Public Power Current

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on March 12 unveiled a sweeping set of actions tied to the energy sector and public power specifically.

Santee Cooper on Feb. 26 said it has launched Marketplace, an online one-stop, energy-saving shop, to offer residential customers easy access to affordable, energy-efficient products, most at discounted prices or with automatic rebates.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has directed a number of state agencies to, among other things, implement a comprehensive analysis of how tariffs "will increase costs for electricity, natural gas, heating fuels and other essential energy sources across the state."

The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors, led by Director Karin Eugenio and Vice Chairman JB Hamby, has unanimously approved an additional $10 million investment to enhance IID’s public benefits programs, ensuring relief for vulnerable customers and long-term energy savings for all, the California public power utility said on March 4.

Hitachi Energy on March 10 announced additional major investments of more than $250 million by 2027 to expand global production of critical components for transformers.

Nebraska public power utility Lincoln Electric System is calling on its customers to take a brief online survey to help inform the utility’s strategic planning process.

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada has awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to Texas public power utility Greenville Electric Utility System for its annual comprehensive financial report for the fiscal year ended

Florida public power utility JEA has promoted Alberto J. “A.J.” Souto to serve as treasurer for the utility. Souto assumed his new role on March 10.