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The American Public Power Association on Oct. 6 joined a coalition of utility trade associations to express concerns to the Department of Energy regarding a petition by NextNav Inc. at the Federal Communications Commission that proposes reallocating spectrum in the lower 900 megahertz (MHz) band
California's Pacific Gas and Electric Company has filed a proposed 10-Year Electrical Undergrounding Plan with the California Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety that would place approximately 5,000 miles of electric distribution lines underground from 2028 to 2037 in locations where
Beginning Oct. 1, Energy Wise customers will benefit from lower winter on-peak rates, and all customers will see a decrease in fuel costs, public power utility Colorado Springs Utilities recently reported. Energy Wise rates reward customers for shifting some of their electric use to lower-cost hours
In preparation for Hurricane Isaias, which is projected to make landfall over the far Western Florida Panhandle late Friday night or very early Saturday morning after peaking as a Category 2 hurricane, the Florida Municipal Electric Association has activated its mutual aid network to aid with power
Black Hills Corp. on Oct. 6 announced it has signed definitive agreements effective Sept. 30, 2026, with terms through 2048, to serve a planned Google data center to be constructed in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The negotiated agreements include a Large Power Contract Services Agreement (LPCSA) and a
For the fourth year in a row, Florida public power utility Kissimmee Utility Authority received a Top Workplaces award by the Orlando Sentinel’s 2026 Top Workplaces program. "KUA joined the area’s top 134 dynamic companies, which made the list based on achieving high employee satisfaction and being
Katie Jereza, Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity, recently toured Georgia public power utility Marietta Power and Water. The visit celebrated a major milestone in local infrastructure resilience: the deployment of new, state-of-the-art SCADA-controlled
Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) has been named as a recipient of the Top Workplaces of Central Florida award, presented by the Orlando Sentinel Media Group. The Agency, celebrating its seventh consecutive recognition, also moved up in the rankings, going from 32 to 28 in the “Company Size 35