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The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee recently held a hearing to examine the Department of Energy’s Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request. DOE Secretary Chris Wright served as the only witness.
With wildfire season now underway, California public power utility Truckee Donner Public Utility District is urging customers to prepare for the possibility of prolonged power outages during wildfire season.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on June 22 issue a National Terrorism Advisory Bulletin, noting that the ongoing Iran conflict is causing a heightened threat environment in the United States.
Energy agencies and offices from a group of Northeast states on June 23 released a Request for Information on Interregional Transmission Projects.
ENGIE North America will pilot a new precycling provision to incorporate solar panel and project component recycling into initial agreements at four projects. The precycling provision incorporates recycling into power purchase agreements and helps developers incorporate end-of-life material recycling at the start of the project’s lifecycle.
ABB recently announced the launch of its new Battery Energy Storage Systems-as-a-Service.
Utilities will not be successful if they think that they can discipline their way to a culture of safety, said John Haarlow, CEO and General Manager of Washington State’s Snohomish County PUD, on June 10. In addition, the level of morale is directly proportional to safety culture, Haarlow said at APPA’s National Conference in New Orleans.
California community choice aggregator MCE has doubled down on around-the-clock geothermal electricity to provide more renewable, reliable energy for Bay Area, California, residents and businesses.