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The Public Service Commission of South Carolina approved an application by Dominion Energy and Santee Cooper to jointly construct a natural gas combined-cycle generating facility.
The Environmental Protection Agency on May 14 released a pre-publication version of its proposed rule to revisit the unmanaged combustion residual leachate (CRL) provision in the 2024 Steam Electric Effluent Limitation Guidelines (ELG) rule.
A total of 21 teams recently competed at the Northeast Public Power Association's Lineworker’s Rodeo, to kick of its RodE&O Conference and Expo at Loon Mountain Resort in Lincoln, New Hampshire.
Texas public power utility New Braunfels Utilities has issued a Request for Proposals to solicit and procure up to 250 megawatts of dispatchable future power supply in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas market.
The Governing Board of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority in April met to review and approve initiatives focused on strengthening energy reliability and advancing infrastructure projects across the Territory.
The U.S. Department of Energy recently renewed two emergency orders to further strengthen Puerto Rico’s electric grid as the island prepares for rising energy demand and the upcoming 2026 hurricane season.
City Utilities of Springfield, Mo., has created an educational video explaining the challenges and advantages of placing existing transmission lines underground.
The Nebraska Public Power District is included among the recipients that will receive U.S. Department of Energy funding to support the near-term deployment of advanced light-water small modular reactors in the U.S.