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Recent tariff policies in the U.S. are set to increase the cost of power generation technologies, with energy storage seeing the biggest hike due to its dependence on Chinese imports, according to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie.
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The American Public Power Association on June 2 filed comments in response to a Department of Energy Request for Information aimed at assisting the DOE in identifying potential modifications to its procedures, interpretations, and policies for considering new or revised energy conservation standards and test procedures for consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment.
The Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority officially began supplying wholesale electricity to the City of Lindsay on June 1, 2025, following the city’s recent decision to join the growing list of municipally owned utilities served by OMPA.
The Grand Haven Board of Light and Power 2025 Customer Survey reflects high satisfaction levels with the utility’s services and future programming, the Michigan public power utility recently said.
Constellation and Meta have signed a 20-year power purchase agreement for the output of the Clinton Clean Energy Center to support Meta’s clean energy goals and operations in the region with 1,121 megawatts of nuclear energy, Constellation said on June 3.
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced plans to reconsider its 2024 final rule requiring a facility response plan for worst case discharges of Clean Water Act hazardous substances for onshore non-transportation-related facilities that could reasonably be expected to cause substantial harm to the environment by discharging a CWA hazardous substance into or on the navigable waters, adjoining shorelines, or exclusive economic zone.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Mark Christie announced on June 2 that he has learned that President Trump has nominated Laura Swett to replace him when his term expires.