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As utility customers across the country face rising rates and growing pressure on household budgets, the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has secured a long-term energy strategy projected to save its electric customers approximately $150 million over the next 30 years, the Kansas public power utility reported on Sept. 23.
Unseasonably high temperatures across the Tennessee Valley drove demand for electricity to unprecedented levels in September 2026, leading the Tennessee Valley Authority to set multiple records for high power demand and system reliability, it reported on Sept. 24. As a powerful heat dome sent
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Sept. 22 announced an Energy Infrastructure Development Plan for the state.
Grant PUD commissioners are considering a staff proposal to create new electric rate classes for data centers in 2027 and explore combining some existing rate classes in an ongoing effort to protect core customers from rising costs pushed by the utility's most energy-intense customers. The proposed
In a recent interview with APPA, Branndon Kelley, Executive Vice President of Strategy and Innovation and Chief Strategy Officer at AMP, detailed how AMP members will benefit from a program that provides streamlined access to Noteworthy AI's inspection platform through standardized terms and group
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Sept. 23 announced that he has authorized California to move forward with the process of linking its Cap-and-Invest program to Washington State’s carbon market, building on California’s existing partnership with Québec to cut emissions. The Governor has made the
The three Mid-Columbia River public utility districts, Chelan, Grant and Douglas, approved a settlement agreement to resolve ongoing litigation with the U.S. government, they announced on Sept. 25. The litigation, which began in 2024, was related to the Mid-Columbia PUDs’ collective share of the
The use of texting has boosted the ability of Massachusetts public power utility South Hadley Electric Light to connect with its customers.