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The Zeeland Board of Public Works General Manager Andrew Boatright will retire this September, closing out a 43-year career dedicated to public power, the Michigan public power utility noted on Aug. 24.
ArcLight Capital Partners on Aug. 24 announced a $1 billion equity commitment from its funds to launch Anchor Point Transmission, LLC, an independent transmission company.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on Aug. 21 issued an emergency order directing the PJM Interconnection, in coordination with Constellation Energy Corporation, to ensure Units 3 and 4 of the Eddystone Generating Station in Pennsylvania remain available "to operate and to employ economic dispatch to minimize costs for the American people."
The Placer County Water Agency Board of Directors recently approved a Joint Powers Agreement with the cities of Sacramento and Roseville, establishing the RiverArc Joint Powers Authority (JPA) and formalizing a regional water supply partnership that has been years in the making, California-based PCWA said on Aug. 24.
The Middleton Electric Light Department (MELD) recently announced that MELD Commissioner and revered veteran lineman Kenny Rollins has been honored with the prestigious 2026 Person of the Year Award by the Northeast Public Power Association (NEPPA).
The National Security Agency (NSA), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and other government partners and agencies have released a Cybersecurity Advisory to warn of an active cyber threat to internet-exposed Siemens S7 Series programmable logic controllers (PLCs).
The City of Fountain Utilities in Colorado is utilizing sheep to control the weeds on a 25-acre piece of land that is home to a substation and solar array.
Muscatine Power and Water on Aug. 19 welcomed leaders from the U.S. Department of Energy and the Iowa Economic Development Authority as part of the DOE’s Powering America Road Show, a national initiative showcasing investments towards affordability, reliability, and security of the nation’s electric grid.