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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Feb. 18 issued an executive order aimed at boosting nuclear generation in the state. The EO calls for the Illinois Power Agency and the Illinois Commerce Commission, within 60 days from the date of the Executive Order, and after consultation with other State agencies
A recently announced U.S.-Japan trade agreement calls for the construction of a 9.2- gigawatt natural gas power plant in Ohio.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Feb. 17 announced a partnership agreement between the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison’s Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics to undertake a study exploring nuclear energy opportunities in Wisconsin.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, recently announced that it has broken ground on its newest data center: a state-of-the-art 1 gigawatt campus in Lebanon, Indiana.
GE Vernova on Feb. 16 announced that it has secured a contract with Lincoln Electric System to supply two LM6000VELOX aeroderivative gas turbine packages for the Terry Bundy Generating Station (TBGS) in Lincoln, Nebraska.
The Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority on Feb. 17 announced that Brad Hans officially begins assuming duties as General Manager on February 23, 2026, ahead of Dave Osburn’s retirement on Feb. 26.
PacifiCorp on Feb. 17 announced it has entered into an agreement with Portland General Electric Company to sell its wind, natural gas generation and distribution assets and infrastructure in the state of Washington for $1.9 billion, subject to customary purchase price adjustments.
The largest indoor 500 kV gas-insulated substation in the United States is now energized at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s new Cumberland Combined Cycle Power Plant in Middle Tennessee.