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The San Diego Community Power Board of Directors on Feb. 7 approved a rate adjustment to decrease electricity generation charges for the second year in a row.
Grant PUD’s CEO and General Manager Rich Wallen has accepted an executive role with his former employer, Georgia-based Oglethorpe Power, effective March 31, Grant PUD said on Feb. 6.
Heartland Energy CEO Russell Olson is celebrating twenty years with the South Dakota-based joint action agency in February.
Arizona public power utility Salt River Project, Arizona Public Service and Tucson Electric Power announced that they will be working together to explore adding nuclear generation in Arizona.
For the first time in its history, CleanPowerSF delivered 100% renewable electricity to all 375,000 customers on its default green service in 2023.
The Energy Northwest Board of Directors elected a new inside director to the Executive Board, a new president and officers at its Jan. 22 public meeting in Olympia, Wash.
U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) on Feb. 6 introduced a bill to encourage the domestic production of electric distribution transformers. The American Public Power Association supports the bill.
Massachusetts public power utility Westfield Gas and Electric recently announced the launch of Home Plus, an innovative financing pilot program designed to help Westfield homeowners transition to energy-efficient air source heat pump systems while improving their home’s overall energy efficiency.