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The Truckee Donner Public Utility District Board of Directors wrapped up its May 6 and June 3 board meetings with a focus on long-term investments in electric reliability and wildfire safety, while also tending to key financial and regulatory business that keeps the utility running transparently and efficiently, the California public power utility said on June 17.
Florida public power utility JEA has received another strong credit rating action, with S&P Global Ratings affirming its ratings for JEA’s Electric Enterprise and Water and Sewer System and revising the outlook on the Water and Sewer System from negative to stable, JEA said on June 18.
Keys Energy Services recently earned two national honors that recognize its ongoing commitment to employee health, wellness, and workplace culture.
Drake State Community and Technical College, in partnership with Alabama public power utility Huntsville Utilities, recently announced the successful completion of an inaugural Underground Utilities Course.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on June 18 issued tailored show cause orders under section 206 of the Federal Power Act to each of the six regional grid operators under its jurisdiction, directing them to justify or reform the rules that govern how data centers, manufacturing facilities, and other large energy users connect to the electric grid.
The Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company recently announced that its team at the Stony Brook Energy Center has reached two years with zero lost time accidents.
The Public Utility Commission of Texas on June 18 approved the Electric Reliability Council of Texas Batch Zero process for large-user connection requests.
Fitch Ratings has upgraded the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities' utility system revenue bond rating from A to A+ and assigned the utility a Stable Outlook. Fitch also established BPU's Standalone Credit Profile at A+.