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The Imperial Irrigation District is moving forward with a major investment to replace its aging Unit 4 power plant at the El Centro Generating Station, expanding the District's ability to produce its own electricity and reducing its reliance on outside energy markets, it said on Nov. 4. The IID
Recent storm systems brought significant rainfall and runoff across central Arizona, which generated substantial inflows into the Salt and Verde River reservoir system and helped replenish water supplies following several years of dry conditions, Arizona public power utility Salt River Project said
A flurry of recent major announcements show that utilities and companies including Google and Amazon are seeking to leverage nuclear uprates as part of a broader strategy to meet growing power supply needs. Utilities have been using power uprates since the 1970s as a way to increase the power output
At the Board of Commissioners Meeting on December 15, Florida public power utility OUC will propose a fuel rate decrease that would save customers about $5 a month, resulting in approximately $3.3 million in monthly savings for all OUC electric customers. If approved, the rate would take effect in
Snohomish County PUD has selected its first round of Electric Pathways for Transportation grants, providing more than $2.3 million for transportation electrification projects across the county. The program, which is funded through the sale of clean fuels credits the PUD receives from the Department
New York Power Authority President and CEO Justin Driscoll has been named a 2026 Economic Development Trailblazer by City & State New York. “Justin Driscoll is leading the New York Power Authority into the nuclear age. Driscoll is tasked with implementing Gov. Kathy Hochul’s ambitious energy agenda
The PJM Interconnection expects to have sufficient resources to reliably meet electricity demand this winter under expected conditions, though reserve margins continue to tighten as demand outpaces new power supplies, it said on Nov. 5. PJM, the grid operator for 13 states and the District of
The California Municipal Utility Association on Nov. 16 will hold a Wildfire Forum that will bring together utility leaders, wildfire mitigation specialists, emergency response partners, and policy experts for a focused half‑day program on California’s evolving wildfire landscape. Two executives