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Compute North is expanding its operations in Kearney, Nebraska, potentially adding as much as 70 megawatts (MW) to Nebraska Public Power District’s (NPPD) load. The Eden Prairie, Minn.-based company, which provides energy-intensive computing capacity for blockchain, cryptocurrency mining, and other
Across the country, a new generation of female engineers is making its mark at public power utilities. For many, their path to engineering began at a young age, with their interest sparked by a math teacher in high school, a high school introduction to engineering course or discovering a love for fixing things.
Randy Howard, General Manager of the Northern California Power Agency (NCPA), and other panelists at a congressional hearing on March 11 underscored the need for Congress to reinstate advance refunding bonds, among other key bond modernization steps.
Douglas County PUD Commissioners Aaron Viebrock, Molly Simpson and Ronald E Skagen recently moved the first shovels of dirt at the soon to be built renewable hydrogen production facility near Baker Flats, East Wenatchee.
Incentives from the New York Power Authority (NYPA), Empire State Development, and Genesee County, N.Y., have prompted Plug Power to invest $290 million in a green hydrogen fuel production facility and electric substation.
[Submiitted by City Utilities of Springfield] City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri has launched a new group called SWAG – Strong Women Achieving Goals. The mission of this group is to energize, empower, and enrich women to better their personal and professional lives. This will be done by
In the wake of rotating outages implemented by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) in February after an arctic blast hit the state, there may be a move to turn ERCOT into a state agency, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick recently said.
Holland Energy Park (HEP), a power plant in Holland, Mich., is preparing to retire $91 million of debt this year, during only its fourth year of operation, pending final approval from the Holland City Council.