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Massachusetts public power utility Holyoke Gas & Electric announced that the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board has issued its Final Decision approving HG&E’s LNG Infrastructure & Resiliency Project, with conditions, on April 24.
Ashtrom Renewable Energy leaders were recently joined by members of CPS Energy, SOLV Energy, and elected officials as they broke ground on El Patrimonio, a new solar facility in Bexar County, Texas.
The Public Service Commission of South Carolina approved an application by Dominion Energy and Santee Cooper to jointly construct a natural gas combined-cycle generating facility.
The Environmental Protection Agency on May 14 released a pre-publication version of its proposed rule to revisit the unmanaged combustion residual leachate (CRL) provision in the 2024 Steam Electric Effluent Limitation Guidelines (ELG) rule.
A total of 21 teams recently competed at the Northeast Public Power Association's Lineworker’s Rodeo, to kick of its RodE&O Conference and Expo at Loon Mountain Resort in Lincoln, New Hampshire.
Texas public power utility New Braunfels Utilities has issued a Request for Proposals to solicit and procure up to 250 megawatts of dispatchable future power supply in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas market.
The Governing Board of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority in April met to review and approve initiatives focused on strengthening energy reliability and advancing infrastructure projects across the Territory.
The U.S. Department of Energy recently renewed two emergency orders to further strengthen Puerto Rico’s electric grid as the island prepares for rising energy demand and the upcoming 2026 hurricane season.