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The Kansas City Board of Public Utilities on July 17 said it was actively responding to widespread outages across Wyandotte County, Kansas, following severe storms on July 16, which caused extensive damage to power lines, poles, and critical infrastructure throughout the community.
The Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority on July 9 announced the commissioning of the Woodward Energy Storage project, a new 40-megawatt, four-hour battery energy storage facility designed to enhance OMPA’s power supply to its 43 municipal members.
In its third transaction, California community choice aggregator MCE, in partnership with the California Community Choice Financing Authority, issued more than $1 billion in green bonds on June 18.
California CCA Pioneer Community Energy to Expand to 13 New Northern California Communities California community choice aggregator Pioneer Community Energy on July 16 announced its expansion into 13 new communities. A service launch date is set for October 2027.
Salt River Project on July 16 announced it has recycled more than 500 tons of previously unrecyclable wooden utility poles, successfully diverting them from Arizona landfills.
Westinghouse Electric Company and Google Cloud on July 15 announced they are collaborating to use artificial intelligence tools to transform the construction of advanced Westinghouse nuclear reactors into an efficient, repeatable process and to enhance the operations of existing nuclear power plants using data-driven insights.
Texas public power utility Kerrville Public Utility Board on July 16 announced that Assistant General Manager Amy Dozier has been named the recipient of the 2025 Distinguished Service Award by the Texas Public Power Association.
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power recently received the 2025 Veterans Employer of the Year Award in the Government/Public Sector category by the California Employer Advisory Council (CEAC).