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Generation
The Idaho Advanced Energy Consortium has issued a request for information seeking interest from communities that want to explore Small Modular Reactors and microreactors as a long-term power solution.
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Bills and Rates
A new Time of Use (TOU) rate will be available to Seattle City Light residential customers starting in May 2026.
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Energy Northwest announced that Marcus Harris has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer.
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Electricity Markets
Commonwealth Fusion Systems on April 28 said it has applied to connect its first ARC fusion power plant in Chesterfield County, Virginia, to the PJM Interconnection.
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Electricity Markets
President Trump recently invoked section 303 of the Defense Production Act (DPA) to bolster the development and manufacturing of grid infrastructure and its associated upstream supply chains.
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Community Engagement
Tennessee public power utility McMinnville Electric System on April 15 announced it has earned a Top Performer designation by the Tennessee Valley Authority for achievements in TVA EnergyRight energy program categories.
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Reliability
With a central Massachusetts territory that’s heavily wooded, Littleton Electric Light and Water Department (LELWD) needed to find ways to ensure that storms wouldn’t cause outages when trees fell on overhead cables.
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ElectriCities of North Carolina Inc. has named Paul Hauser Chief Operating Officer.