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Georgia Power and Google on Sept. 21 announced a new agreement under which Google will support uprates on Georgia Power’s owned portion of the nuclear units at Plants Vogtle and Hatch in Georgia that will allow the facilities to add approximately 96 megawatts of new capacity to the electric grid to serve Georgia Power customers.
The Lincoln Electric System Administrative Board’s Finance Committee proposed a 2027 budget that includes a 3.5% base retail system rate adjustment during a recent board meeting.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Sept. 21 directed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to halt all permits sought by data centers until the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) completes an audit.
The Michigan Public Power Agency on Sept. 22 announced that the Hart Solar solar energy project has entered commercial operation, fulfilling a power purchase agreement for 50 MW of renewable energy.
The American Public Power Association on Sept. 21 filed comments on the Federal Communications Commission’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposes using section 253 of the Communications Act to establish presumptive limits on state and local government processing timelines, fees, and other
U.S. public power and electric cooperative capital spending continues to accelerate, driven by load growth, higher interest rates, and rising prices, Fitch Ratings said in a report released in September. The report was written by Fitch analysts Patrick Goggins, Kathy Masterson, Dennis Pidherny and
The American Public Power Association recently announced the inaugural set of public power utility Cybersecurity Accelerator Program (CAP) designees.
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission this month released an independent analysis warning that rapidly growing electricity demand – driven largely by data center development – could create serious reliability risks across Pennsylvania and the broader region unless electricity supply keeps pace with that growth.