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Environment
Burlington, Vermont, Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak and Burlington Electric Department recently shared Burlington’s Net Zero Energy (NZE) Roadmap update for 2025.
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Bills and Rates
The Lakeland City, Florida, Commission recently to decrease the fuel charge for Lakeland Electric customers, effective June 1, 2026.
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Reliability
City Utilities of Springfield, Mo., continues to make steady progress on its multiyear initiative to replace aging natural gas distribution mains and services throughout Springfield.
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Reliability
ISO New England expects sufficient energy supplies this summer, when the region typically sees its highest demand for electricity.
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Generation
Grant County PUD staff members on May 12 delivered a crash course on “Enhanced Geothermal” energy to familiarize PUD commissioners with that energy source. The high-level course will help commissioners decide whether to join Chelan and Douglas PUDs in their ongoing effort to explore the feasibility
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Transmission
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity issued a Presidential Permit authorizing Basin Electric Power Cooperative to construct, operate, and maintain two new 230 kilovolt electric transmission lines extending from existing substations in North Dakota to the Canadian border.
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Community Engagement
The electric utility for the City of Waterloo, Illinois, was awarded the Illinois Electric Municipal Agency’s 2026 System Achievement Award in recognition of its utility employees’ exemplary skills, dedication, and vision in meeting the electrical demands of their growing city.
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Generation
Lora Anguay, Chief Energy Resources Officer at California public power utility SMUD, on May 19 detailed for an audience of energy officials how the utility has proactively prepared to meet the arrival of large loads in its service area.