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For the third year in a row, Florida public power utility Kissimmee Utility Authority received a Top Workplaces award by the Orlando Sentinel’s 2025 Top Workplaces program.
OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank on Sept. 23 announced five new U.S. AI data center sites under Stargate, OpenAI’s overarching AI infrastructure platform.
Eni and Commonwealth Fusion Systems on Sept. 22 announce a power offtake agreement worth more than $1 billion, expanding a longstanding strategic partnership between the companies to commercialize fusion power.
EPB Quantum℠ on Sept. 17 announced that it is enhancing its quantum computing resources by adding hybrid computing capabilities.
SPONSORED ADVERTISING FEATURE Utilities face several challenges as they address an increasing number of outages. About 83% of major U.S. power outages between 2000 and 2021 were driven by weather-related events, according to Climate Central. As customers grapple with these rising power interruptions
The Florida Municipal Power Agency has received a Top Workplaces of Central Florida award, presented by the Orlando Sentinel Media Group. This is the sixth consecutive year the Agency has been recognized as a Top Workplaces recipient.
The PJM Interconnection marked the completion of Transition Cycle 1 Interconnection Studies Friday, sending out draft agreements for 130 New Service Requests to be completed or withdrawn by year’s end. This marks another milestone in PJM clearing its transition backlog, as only Transition Cycle 2
BrightRidge and the Tennessee Valley Authority have marked the fifth anniversary of their Home Uplift partnership, a program that has brought home energy enhancements to hundreds of lower income BrightRidge homeowners.