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The Board of Directors of the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency has approved the development of a Request for Proposal to be issued to all member municipal utilities to apply to host a pilot Battery Energy Storage System project in their community.
As part of City of Loveland Utilities’ commitment to provide safe and affordable power to our growing community, important upgrades will be made to one of its substations.
A program made available by Missouri River Energy Services -- Bright Energy Solutions -– reduced about 3.9 megawatts of peak load in 2025 with a total program cost of $758 per kilowatt, MRES reported on March 27.
Tennessee’s Cleveland Utilities in March announced the completion of its fiber network construction, marking a major milestone in delivering high-speed, reliable internet service to the Cleveland, Tenn., community.
In a recent interview with APPA, Danielle Blacet-Hyden, Executive Director of the California Municipal Utilities Association, provided details on a new CMUA campaign to educate legislators, regulators, journalists, and the general public about the value and benefits of community-owned, not-for
The Southwest Power Pool on April 2 celebrated the successful expansion of its service territory into the Western Interconnection of the nation’s power grid.
The CPS Energy Board of Trustees approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 (Feb.1, 2026 – Jan. 31, 2027) budget to support necessary investments required to maintain critical infrastructure and provide reliable service to the community, the Texas public power utility reported on April 1.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on March 25 launched a new Street Lights Initiative that will repair and replace up to 60,000 street lights citywide over the next two years.