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Riviera Utilities President and Chief Executive Officer Brian Skelton has announced his plans to retire at the end of November, concluding a 41-year career in the municipal utility industry, the Alabama public power utility reported on Sept. 25. Skelton joined Riviera Utilities in May 2024 after
The City of Ruston, Louisiana, acting through its municipal electric utility, Ruston Light & Power, has issued a Request for Proposals for wholesale power supply starting June 1, 2027. The city's existing full requirements arrangement expires May 31, 2027, and the city is seeking a successor
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority on Sept. 23 announced awards for eight new bulk energy storage projects and 13 large-scale renewable energy projects. Combined, these projects are expected to provide 1.7 gigawatts (GW) of new large-scale energy resources. This reinforces
The Senate Banking Committee recently voted unanimously to pass S. 4395, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2026. The bill would reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program through 2031; it is currently scheduled to expire at the end of 2027. A House companion bill (H.R
ElectriCities of North Carolina on Sept. 28 announced that it has named Tara Young Chief Legal Officer. Young has more than 22 years of legal experience, including 11 as an in-house attorney within the energy industry. Most recently, Young served as General Counsel at Spearmint Energy, a utility
Cowlitz PUD is continuing its commitment to providing safe, reliable electric service while being responsible to customers. Despite a projected budget deficit in 2027, Cowlitz PUD will not increase rates and plans to cover the shortfall through existing financial reserves. The 2027 budget reflects
The continuing growth of solar power brought New England to a new electricity milestone on Sept. 21 -- 500 “duck curve” days.
Public electric vehicle charging access is expanding in the NextZero Participant towns of Belmont, Hull, and Ipswich, Mass., the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company reported in the Summer 2026 issue of its Joint Action Newsletter. The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC)