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The Tennessee Valley Authority on Oct. 24 celebrated the expansion of the Colbert Combustion Turbine Plant in Alabama, which brought 750 megawatts online this summer.
The number of natural gas-fired power plants expected to come online in 2023 is on track to hit back-to-back, year-over-year increases, according to the Energy Information Administration.
KEYS Energy Services is now offering a new rebate program for electric vehicle chargers, the Florida public power utility said on Oct. 19.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Oct. 24 released nearly $3.7 billion in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funding to help households with their home energy costs.
The U.S. Department of Energy on Oct. 13 announced $7 billion to launch seven regional clean hydrogen hubs across the nation.
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power recently launched two new programs designed to help residential customers better understand and manage their home electricity and water use.
A card with a QR Code developed by Washington State’s Clark Public Utilities is a simple, low-effort, low-cost outreach tool that has the potential to create highly effective results in the PUD’s workforce recruitment efforts, said Dameon Pesanti, Public Information Officer at Clark Public Utilities
An increase in electricity demand due to greater use of artificial intelligence should be taken into consideration in managing load growth and setting policies, according to an article in the energy research journal Joule.