NY Regulator Nixes State Agency Bid to Speed $5B Transmission Line Build

The New York Public Service Commission has denied the state Power Authority’s request to take over building on an expedited schedule the proposed 175-mile Clean Path power transmission project from upstate Delaware County to New York City, estimated at $5 billion.  Authority spokesperson Lindsay Krysak said while the agency is “disappointed in the commission’s decision […]

Palisades Nuclear Plant Moves Closer to Restart by End of 2025

The federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved key actions that will enable restart of the 800-MW Palisades nuclear power plant by the end of this year—including fuel reloading—which could make it the first decommissioned facility in the U.S. to return to operation. The Covert, Mich., pressurized-water reactor that opened in 1971 shut down in 2022. […]

NORESCO Wins $100M Upgrade Contract for Detroit Great Lakes Water Authority

The Great Lakes Water Authority has engaged NORESCO to carry out $100 million in improvements at its Water Resource Recovery Facility in Detroit, the nation’s largest single-site wastewater treatment plant.  The work, structured as Phase 2 of an ongoing progressive design-build contract, expands significantly on a prior rehabilitation effort and is aimed at bolstering resiliency […]