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Three governors on May 27 announced actions and plans tied to data centers including a pause on consideration of any new data center tax exemption requests and requiring the reporting of energy and water use.
The Smart Electric Power Alliance recently announced the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors including Lora Anguay, Chief Energy Resources Officer at Sacramento Municipal Utility District, a California public power utility.
Omaha Public Power District has signed a power purchase agreement with Nebraska-based Sandhills Energy for a new 250-megawatt facility coming to Burt County, Neb.
The American Public Power Association on May 15 submitted comments to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in response to its request for input on potential future changes to the Nationwide Permit (NWP) program.
MEAG Power announced that Pineview Solar LLC, a utility-scale solar energy facility in Wilcox County, Georgia, entered commercial operation and is now serving 22 MEAG Power Participant communities with 80 MW of generation.
Springfield, Ill.-based City Water, Light and Power’s first sets of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations have been installed and are now in operation at multiple sites across Springfield.
The Paducah Power System Board of Directors on May 11 promoted Cory Hicks as the utility’s new Chief Executive Officer to replace retiring CEO Dave Carroll. Hicks has served since last July as Paducah Power’s Chief Strategy Officer.
One of the ways in which Energy New England provides value to its members when it comes to power supply portfolio management is that the joint action agency avoids a cookie cutter approach, noted John Tzimorangas, President and CEO of Energy New England, in a recent interview with the American Public Power Association.