Your Weekly Energy News Roundup Stay up to date with the latest energy news! US ENERGY UPDATE | August 22, 2024 View this email in your browser As dangerous heat grips Texas, solar power and batteries keep the electric grid humming along With temperatures climbing over 100 in much of the state, the Texas electric grid set an all-time record for energy demand Tuesday. It may very well do it again on Wednesday. Despite the heat wave, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas has yet to ask people to conserve electricity. That’s a big change from 2023, when extreme weather and fear of low power reserves prompted ERCOT to issue 11 requests for conservation through the year. Read More  Regulators Clear Path for Georgia Power’s New Fossil Fuel-Burning Units Georgia utility regulators voted Tuesday to “certify” the cost to construct three new oil and gas-burning units Georgia Power says are needed to meet a wave of electricity demand — mostly it says from energy-hungry data centers — paving the way for the company to charge ratepayers for the project in the future. Read More  Rocky Mountain Power Executive Grilled by Lawmakers Over Proposed Rate Hike Dick Garlish, RMP’s president, left the interim meeting of the Utah Legislature’s Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment committee with a homework assignment: Create a new structure for assessing rate increases, one that doesn’t make Utahns pay for the company’s expenses in states with different energy policies. Read More In Wyoming, Bill Gates Moves Ahead with Nuclear Project Aimed at Revolutionizing Power Generation Bill Gates and his energy company are starting construction at their Wyoming site for a next-generation nuclear power plant he believes will “revolutionize” how power is generated. Read More Hydrogen Hub Set to Power West Virginia “We really haven’t dealt with (anything) of this size and magnitude,” Haug said. “This Appalachian Hub and ARCH2 is of strategic importance to the United States. It is critically important that we got this hub across the line. … The U.S. is going to be the leading producer of clean hydrogen in the world. Not only the leading producer, but probably the leading exporter of clean hydrogen in the world.” Read More Subscribe to the US Energy Update The US Energy Update was created to keep the public informed about the wide range of energy news which comes from the diverse and fast-paced energy industry. Our mission is to provide a compendium of interesting and insightful news relevant to energy industry professionals and observers.   Subscribe Today Copyright © 2024 US Energy Update, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.