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The City of Ocala, Florida, has launched a summer education program for high school students and recent graduates with the goal of supporting professional development and community engagement.
President Trump on Aug. 26 signed Executive Order (EO) 14420 -- Declaring a National Emergency to Secure the United States Bulk-Power System, which would limit the importation of foreign-produced bulk-power system electric equipment. The EO finds that the use of foreign bulk-power system electric
ElectriCities of North Carolina presented 19 public power communities with Public Power Awards of Excellence at the 2026 ElectriCities Annual Conference in Hot Springs, Virginia, it reported on Aug. 26.
In the first half of the year, the United States nearly doubled the gas-fired capacity it is developing to directly power data centers, but uncertainty persists about how and when this capacity gets built, according to a new analysis from Global Energy Monitor.
A new report from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory aims to support energy industry stakeholders to improve electric utility planning processes by identifying a range of tactical approaches to consider distribution system planning elements in integrated resource planning to meet electricity needs at least cost.
The Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) and Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) on Aug. 26 recognized Florida Lineworker Appreciation Day.
The Niles, Mich., City Council has approved agreements for a 10-megawatt solar project and 8.75-megawatt battery storage system.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved North American Electric Reliability Corporation Reliability Standard EOP-004-5 to improve the reporting of events involving inverter-based resources.