Tag Archive for: Jackson County

TVA and Plus Power of Houston sign 20-year battery energy storage agreement

To help strengthen power affordability and American energy dominance, the Tennessee Valley Authority has entered a 20-year contract to add 200 MW/800 MWh of battery energy storage through a project in Jackson County. Houston-based Plus Power and the TVA, the nation’s largest public utility, announced the agreement Tuesday. Plus Power develops, owns, and operates battery […]

Google Grant to Aid Tech Job Creation in Rural North Alabama

Google has provided a $50,000 grant to the Rural Local Initiatives Support Corp. to create an Alabama Rural LISC chapter. Known as the Google Alabama Rural Works P3 Cohort, the company said the initiative will seek to identify and train a diverse workforce, focusing on historically underrepresented populations, in the state’s northern counties. “Rural communities […]