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President Trump recently invoked section 303 of the Defense Production Act (DPA) to bolster the development and manufacturing of grid infrastructure and its associated upstream supply chains.
Tennessee public power utility McMinnville Electric System on April 15 announced it has earned a Top Performer designation by the Tennessee Valley Authority for achievements in TVA EnergyRight energy program categories.
With a central Massachusetts territory that’s heavily wooded, Littleton Electric Light and Water Department (LELWD) needed to find ways to ensure that storms wouldn’t cause outages when trees fell on overhead cables.
ElectriCities of North Carolina Inc. has named Paul Hauser Chief Operating Officer.
Omaha Public Power District earned Gold in the Emergency Management category of Chartwell’s Best Practices Awards for its response to a rare, once in 500 year ice event in 2025.
The Healey-Driscoll Administration in Massachusetts on April 27 announced the activation of contracts tied to the offshore Vineyard Wind project.
The New York Independent System Operator on April 24 released its annual Summer Reliability Assessment, finding that the reliability margin under baseline summer conditions is 417 megawatts -- the lowest margin in recent history. The assessment notes that 34,615 megawatts (MW) of power resources are
The board of directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority on April 24 announced the selection of Mike Skaggs as TVA’s interim President and CEO.