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Black Hills Corp. and NorthWestern Energy on Aug. 19 announced that each company’s board of directors has unanimously approved a definitive agreement to combine in a merger.
D3Energy launched construction on a 6-MW floating solar system for the Village of Monroeville, Ohio, set to become the largest floating solar installation in Ohio and one of the largest in the country.
The Tennessee Valley Authority and Bicentennial Volunteers on Aug. 15 announced $655,000 in robotics awards for 179 schools and non-profit organizations that serve youth across the TVA’s seven-state region.
The Connecticut Green Bank and GoodLeap on Aug. 13 announced a strategic partnership to develop and operate Virtual Power Plants across Connecticut.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Aug. 19 announced that GE Vernova has committed to investing at least $41 million into the company’s Center of Excellence for steam and generator assembly and testing in Downtown Schenectady.
The Bonneville Power Administration has released its final set of policies and records of decision in the multi-year regional Provider of Choice process.
Iowa public power utility Cedar Falls Utilities is advancing plans to build a new energy center in Cedar Falls, it noted in a recent post on its website.
Marking the 20th anniversary of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which created the modern-day reliability framework, the NERC Board of Trustees recently affirmed their commitment to assuring the reliability and security of the North American grid by approving the ERO Enterprise’s 2026 budgets and accepting the 2025 ERO Reliability Risk Priorities Report.