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The Idaho Advanced Energy Consortium has issued a request for information seeking interest from communities that want to explore Small Modular Reactors and microreactors as a long-term power solution.
A new Time of Use (TOU) rate will be available to Seattle City Light residential customers starting in May 2026.
Energy Northwest announced that Marcus Harris has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer.
President Trump recently invoked section 303 of the Defense Production Act (DPA) to bolster the development and manufacturing of grid infrastructure and its associated upstream supply chains.
Tennessee public power utility McMinnville Electric System on April 15 announced it has earned a Top Performer designation by the Tennessee Valley Authority for achievements in TVA EnergyRight energy program categories.
With a central Massachusetts territory that’s heavily wooded, Littleton Electric Light and Water Department (LELWD) needed to find ways to ensure that storms wouldn’t cause outages when trees fell on overhead cables.
ElectriCities of North Carolina Inc. has named Paul Hauser Chief Operating Officer.
Omaha Public Power District earned Gold in the Emergency Management category of Chartwell’s Best Practices Awards for its response to a rare, once in 500 year ice event in 2025.