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APPA on Dec. 12 sent a request for guidance sent to Treasury Assistant Secretary Kenneth Kies in relation to private use regulations for output facilities.
The City Council of Salem, Va., honored A.K. Briele, who is retiring from his position as city Electric Department Director at the end of the year, by proclaiming December 11, 2025, "A.K. Briele Day" in Salem.
The Tennessee Valley Authority announced that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has renewed the operating licenses for all three units at TVA’s Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, allowing continued operation through the mid-2050s.
Massachusetts public power utility Reading Municipal Light Department (RMLD) and its Board of Commissioners have announced that Jason Small will take the helm as general manager effective January 2, 2026.
Capital Power, which is headquartered in Canada, has entered into an memorandum of understanding with Apollo Funds to form an investment partnership to pursue the acquisition of merchant U.S. natural gas generation assets, with total potential committed equity of up to $3 billion.
The House of Representatives on Dec. 11 passed H.R. 3898, the Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act, by a vote of 221-205.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced $40 million in new annual workforce development funding over the next four years from the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to develop the workforce needed to support advanced nuclear energy in Upstate New York.
Arizona public power utility Salt River Project ranked third nationwide among electric utilities serving more than 500,000 customers for reliability performance, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), SRP recently reported.