In the news today…
Grid:
- E&E News reports that in Massachusetts, the Electric Power Research Institute’s outdoor laboratory pushes grid equipment to its limits to observe its weaknesses in the face of more extreme weather.
- NOLA.com reports that Louisiana regulators approve $39 million for a New Orleans power plant after previously blocking it because city officials said they would not enforce the state’s abortion ban.
- KFYR reports that a North Dakota authority begins taking public comment on proposals to spend federal infrastructure funding on bolstering the state’s electric grid over the next five years.