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The “hard pivot” back to natural gas development in the U.S. will look very different from the merchant-driven boom of the late 1990s or even the post-shale expansion that followed, according to a new report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange.
Public power utilities across the U.S. have earned top marks from J.D. Power with respect to their brand appeal.
In 2020, after South Carolina’s Rock Hill Utilities implemented texting, the public power utility saw speedy results. The utility's operations include water, electric and sanitation.
Continuing its focus on strategic financial management to control costs for customers, the Santee Cooper Board of Directors on Aug. 6 unanimously approved the sale of approximately $615.3 million in bonds that will deliver savings and other benefits to customers.
California's battery energy storage resources now exceed 21,000 megawatts, making the state’s battery fleet one of the largest in the world.
Arkansas state lawmakers recently reviewed the final Arkansas Nuclear Feasibility Study, which was authorized by Act 707 of 2025. The Joint Committee on Energy reviewed the study last week.
The Federal Communications Commission on August 7 published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the docket, “Build America: Eliminating Barriers to Wireline Deployments.”
Beginning the week of July 27, Idaho Falls Power started a comprehensive aerial inspection of portions of its electric distribution system as part of its ongoing commitment to provide safe, reliable electric service to its community. MJ Inspection Consultants used a specialized drone crew to inspect