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The House of Representatives recently approved by voice vote H.R. 1001, legislation providing for a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to address diminishing hydropower production at the Glen Canyon Dam in Arizona.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects U.S. hydropower generation will increase by 7.5% in 2025.
For the first time, ISO New England has issued detailed predictions for electricity consumption and peak demand 20 years into the future.
The Environmental Protection Agency recently moved to clarify when stationary emergency backup generators may operate in nonemergency situations.
Empire Offshore Wind LLC, a subsidiary of Equinor ASA, has been informed by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management that the stop work order has been lifted for the Empire Wind project, allowing construction activities to resume.
A new report from Wood Mackenzie finds that despite surging power demand, the gas turbine market could experience "turbo lag" in the next 15 years due to manufacturing constraints, rising costs, and competition from renewables. The report, titled "Turbocharged vs turbo lag: The new landscape for gas
Retail electricity prices have increased faster than the rate of inflation since 2022, and the U.S. Energy Information Administration expects them to continue increasing through 2026, based on forecasts in its Short-Term Energy Outlook.
As Ryan Kornegay, an apprentice with Florida public power utility JEA, prepares to take the next step in his career and become a JEA lineworker, his choice of profession flows from a family with a long history in lineworking. Kornegay has won APPA’s Overall Apprentice Award at the Lineworkers Rodeo