The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has forecast in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook that solar and wind will lead US power generation growth for the next two years.
Capital Power Corporation, based in Edmonton, Alberta, and Ontario Power Generation are working together to assess the feasibility of developing SMRs to help power Alberta’s electricity grid.
PJM Interconnection, the largest US power grid operator, has asked Talen Energy to postpone retirement of four fossil-fuel-powered plants in Maryland by three years, citing reliability concerns.
The North American Electric Reliability Corp (NERC) said that freezing conditions still remain a reliability concern for power generators.
US electricity generation from wind power is on course to surpass coal-fired electricity generation, potentially by 2026, as wind supply growth expands at a record pace just as coal-fired generation is cut across the country.
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) of Canada and Westinghouse Electric Company have signed an MOU establishing a framework for the two organisations to identify potential areas of cooperation for deployment of nuclear technologies.
The Ontario government is investing $5.9 million in nine new projects to integrate hydrogen use into the Canadian province’s electricity grid.
Capital Power of Canada has announced that it is acquiring two gas-fired power plants in California and Arizona for a total of $1.1 billion.
TotalEnergies (TTE) has signed an agreement with TexGen to acquire three gas-fired plants in Texas, USA for $625 million with a total capacity of 1.5 GW.
TransAlta has announced that it has acquired Canadian-based Heartland Generation for $658 million, which includes the assumption of $268 million of debt.