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$97 Million Awarded to Rural Electric Co-ops for Grid Resilience

The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), Georgia Transmission Corporation, and eleven rural electric utilities have been selected to negotiate contracts for over $97 million in federal funding from the Department of Energy’s Grid Resilience and Innovative Partnerships (GRIP) program to enhance grid resilience. The consortium will focus on completing...

SEEM Members Submit Filing for Proposed Advanced Bilateral Market Platform

The Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM) members recently filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the approval of an automated, intra-hour energy exchange that aims to lower costs to customers and optimize renewable energy resources. The new SEEM platform will facilitate sub-hourly, bilateral trading, allowing participants to buy and sell power close to the time the...

Oglethorpe Announces New CEO

Oglethorpe Power Corporation has announced that Michael L. Smith has been appointed as its new President and Chief Executive Officer.  Mr. Smith previously served in the same position for Georgia Transmission Corporation.  To read more, click here.