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Reliability
The American Public Power Association on Oct. 6 joined a coalition of utility trade associations to express concerns to the Department of Energy regarding a petition by NextNav Inc. at the Federal Communications Commission that proposes reallocating spectrum in the lower 900 megahertz (MHz) band
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Transmission
California's Pacific Gas and Electric Company has filed a proposed 10-Year Electrical Undergrounding Plan with the California Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety that would place approximately 5,000 miles of electric distribution lines underground from 2028 to 2037 in locations where
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Grid Modernization
Katie Jereza, Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity, recently toured Georgia public power utility Marietta Power and Water. The visit celebrated a major milestone in local infrastructure resilience: the deployment of new, state-of-the-art SCADA-controlled
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Community Engagement
Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) has been named as a recipient of the Top Workplaces of Central Florida award, presented by the Orlando Sentinel Media Group. The Agency, celebrating its seventh consecutive recognition, also moved up in the rankings, going from 32 to 28 in the “Company Size 35
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Energy Efficiency
City Utilities of Springfield, Mo., is celebrating 20 years of its Smart Solutions program, which has helped thousands of customers make their homes and businesses more energy‑efficient, it said on Oct. 6. Since its launch, Smart Solutions has returned more than $17.7 million to customers through
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Community Engagement
Snohomish County PUD's inaugural Community Energy Run brought hundreds of community members together on Oct. 3 and raised more than $34,000 for the Community Energy Fund, providing critical energy assistance to local families facing financial hardship. The event welcomed 271 runners and walkers to
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Community Engagement
City Utilities of Springfield, Mo., IT Business Intelligence and Analysis Supervisor Lauren Goodin has been named the Springfield Technology Council’s Technology Professional of the Year. “I’m incredibly grateful for this recognition, but I’m even more proud of the work our team is doing at City
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Generation
Google and Constellation Energy on Oct. 6 announced a long-term strategic clean energy collaboration to bring 890 megawatts of new nuclear capacity onto the PJM Interconnection grid to meet growing demand and increase grid reliability. The 20-year power purchase agreement will enable investments in