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At its 86th Annual Conference and Membership Meeting in Spokane, Washington, the Northwest Public Power Association presented awards to nine individuals and one member utility.
Massachusetts public power utility Middleborough Gas and Electric Department marked a significant milestone in the construction of its new Electric Division Building with a traditional topping off ceremony on May 15.
Grant County PUD Commissioners recently authorized General Manager and CEO John Mertlich on behalf of Grant PUD to participate in the Mid-C Geothermal Interlocal Cooperative Agreement with Chelan and Douglas County PUDs.
Voltus, a virtual power plant operator and distributed energy resource platform, on June 2 announced a Bring Your Own CapacityTM three-year agreement with Google.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration is projecting record-high natural gas consumption by the U.S. electric power sector for the summer of 2027, primarily driven by increasing sales of electricity to the commercial and industrial sectors in the West South Central and Mid-Atlantic regions.
The public power communities of Batavia and Peru, Illinois, were among the recipients of grid resilience grants recently announced by the Illinois Finance Authority.
During a recent Board of Commissioners meeting, the Clallam County PUD Board received a presentation on broadband expansion efforts.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the release of two solicitations that will advance the New York Power Authority’s initiative to develop at least 1 gigawatt of advanced nuclear energy in Upstate New York.