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Utility professionals from across the Northeast region this month gathered at the Northeast Public Power Association Training Center for NEPPA’s 2026 Mutual Aid Disaster Exercise.
Washington State-based Avista on June 12 announced that it is taking additional time to evaluate the processing of energy requests from new large data center developers.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on June 12 issued an emergency order that directs TransAlta Centralia Generation to ensure that Unit 2 of the Centralia Generating Station in Centralia, Washington, a coal-fired power plant, remains available to operate.
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and the Department of Public Service on June 12 announced the joint publication of an Advanced Nuclear Policy Options Paper.
Energy Dome and Salt River Project on June 15 announced an agreement to add a 19 megawatt, 10-hour carbon dioxide-based battery system to the grid.
The SunZia Wind Project, the largest wind farm in the U.S., is slated to begin commercial operations this month, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported on June 12.
Michigan public power utility Zeeland Board of Public Works has completed its Power Supply Strategic Plan, marking the conclusion of a comprehensive planning process that will guide how the community is powered for years to come, the utility reported on June 15.
U.S. data center power demand is expected to climb from 31 gigawatts in 2025 to 41 GW in 2026 and 66 GW the year after, Goldman Sachs analysts recently said.