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The Environmental Protection Agency recently issued its proposed rule to amend the Hazardous Solid Waste Management System: Disposal for Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Generating Units: Legacy/ CCRMU.
The PJM Interconnection has released a paper that outlines PJM’s proposal to address the need for a Reliability Backstop Procurement.
The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority in partnership with the American Public Power Association has officially launched the 2026 Light Up Navajo VII.
Fitch Ratings has upgraded American Municipal Power Meldahl Hydroelectric Project bonds to “A” from “A-,” the rating agency said on April 10.
Minnesota public power utility Owatonna Public Utilities on April 13 announced the passing of its General Manager Roger Warehime, who served the utility for over two decades, joining OPU in 2004 and serving as General Manager since December 2018.
The City of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Wastewater Treatment Plant has been recognized by the Bonneville Power Administration and Idaho Falls Power for major energy efficiency upgrades, resulting in reduced consumption and substantial cost savings.
The Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company, in collaboration with Marblehead Municipal Light Department and West Boylston Municipal Light Plant, is launching a pioneering pilot program to modernize residential energy audits using advanced aerial technology, MMWEC said on April 8.
Major work is underway at California public power utility Redding Electric Utility’s Redding Power Plant this spring.