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The House Committee on Appropriations recently approved a $4.025 billion appropriation for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, as part of the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2025.
In a recent Q&A with Public Power Current, Scott Hughes, Power Director for Hurricane City, Utah, detailed why the city pursued construction of a new substation, which was completed last month, and detailed the steps taken by the city’s public power utility to earn a Reliable Public Power Provider designation from APPA.
The Tennessee Valley Authority on July 25 will host the first-ever Tennessee Valley Women’s Policy Summit, in conjunction with Engage, which is a bipartisan women’s organization.
The Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District board of directors approved the purchase of a new transformer for the Jeffrey hydro plant during its July board meeting.
Dominion Energy Virginia on July 10 announced it has issued a request for proposals from leading small modular reactor nuclear technology companies to evaluate the feasibility of developing an SMR at the company's North Anna Power Station in Louisa County, Va.
Power outages, wildfires, rooftop solar systems, and demand response programs create a need for utilities to communicate with customers quickly and clearly. Utilizing omnichannel communication systems can help ensure customers stay in the know and also help utilities respond to the many outage-related calls and emails from customers.
The California Energy Commission on July 10 adopted a comprehensive strategic plan that will guide the development of offshore wind energy. The plan outlines analysis and strategies to deploy floating turbines off the state’s central and northern coasts with a planning goal of 25,000 megawatts of
Platte River Power Authority and Qcells USA Corp. broke ground on northern Colorado’s largest solar generation project on July 10.