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The New York Power Authority has been given new authority to develop, own, and operate renewable energy generating projects, either alone or in collaboration with other entities, under a recently enacted state budget, NYPA said on May 3.
Cherie Rene Cheramie became the first woman to graduate from Austin Energy Climbing School, joining 10 other trainees as they completed their first step in joining Austin Energy field crews.
Voters in El Paso, Texas, on May 6 will vote on a proposal that includes exploring the creation of a public power utility.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on April 20 announced the completion of the first solar-plus-storage project by a municipality on Long Island, now operating in the Town of East Hampton.
Texas public power utility Lubbock Power & Light is lowering the power cost recovery factor portion of its electric rate for the summer.
Average interconnection costs for the Southwest Power Pool are stable for projects that complete all interconnection studies but have escalated sharply for projects that withdraw from the queue, according to a report from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
In a recent meeting with House members, John Maclaga, Assistant Director for North Carolina public power utility Wilson Energy, detailed the current supply chain challenges facing the electric power sector and offered potential solutions to alleviate those challenges.
Washington State’s Snohomish County PUD on April 22 held a successful first energy block party, which featured a wide variety of activities for attendees to experience.