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Massachusetts public power utility Belmont Light has been awarded a Gold EV Adoption Leadership Certification by Forth.
The City of Austin, Minn., through public power utility Austin Utilities, has extended its power sales agreement with the Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency, SMPPA said on Aug. 28.
CPS Energy has entered into two storage capacity agreements with Eolian L.P. for a total of 350 megawatts of battery energy storage, adding to a 50 MW storage capacity agreement signed with Eolian in 2023, as the utility continues the execution of its Vision 2027 generation plan.
A recently announced geothermal energy project in Texas and the execution of power purchase agreements in California mark new milestones for geothermal energy in the U.S.
The Grand River Dam Authority, Oklahoma’s largest public power utility, is working in conjunction with the third largest industrial park in the United States, the MidAmerica Industrial Park, to bring a new data center partner/operator to Northeast Oklahoma.
The Board of Directors of South Carolina’s Santee Cooper on Aug. 27 authorized management to submit an application to the South Carolina Public Service Commission related to the potential expansion of the utility’s Rainey Generating Station, located in Iva, S.C.
The North American Energy Standards Board in August held its second industrywide meeting to develop a standardized contract for the sale and purchase of hydrogen.
During its August 20 board meeting, the Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors approved a resolution to conduct a detailed analysis and evaluate the process and benefits of transitioning all residential customers to an average billing model.