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The Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors on Aug. 20 approved updates to TVA’s wholesale rate structure to increase transparency, be more aligned to cost and protect residential and manufacturing customers from subsidizing the expenses associated with the significant growth of data center load in the Valley.
American Municipal Power on Aug. 20 announce that it has selected University of Toledo student Magdolna Herrick as the 2026 recipient of the Kyle Andrew Krieger Memorial Scholarship.
Alabama public power utility Riviera Utilities has received $800,000 for its Coastal Wastewater Resiliency Improvement Project.
The Board of Public Utilities for City Utilities of Springfield, Mo., has approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Operating Budget for the public power utility.
In 2020, after South Carolina’s Rock Hill Utilities implemented texting, the public power utility saw speedy results. The utility's operations include water, electric and sanitation.
The Bonneville Power Administration on Aug. 20 celebrated its 89th anniversary.
Six Northeast Public Power Association Board members were re-elected and one new board member was elected as a new board member.
In a new analysis, McKinsey & Co. examines whether too much generation is being constructed to supply data centers. Analysts at the consulting firm conclude that for power sector players, the greater near-term risk might be underbuilding rather than overbuilding.