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The City of Orrville, Ohio, announced the appointment of Dave Filippi as Utilities Director for the City of Orrville, succeeding longtime Utilities Director Jeff Brediger, who retired after 39 years of dedicated service to the city.
The Florida Municipal Electric Association presented JEA Vegetative Management Specialist Senior Joe Anderson with the association’s Professional Excellence Award during the Aug. 25 JEA Board of Directors meeting.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass joined Councilmember Adrin Nazarian, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power officials, state and federal regulators, and community leaders to celebrate the completion of the North Hollywood Central and North Hollywood West Groundwater Treatment Facilities.
Louisiana public power utility Lafayette Utilities System recently celebrated the grand opening and ribbon cutting of the W. Congress Street Customer Service Center, "a major infrastructure and service investment aimed at enhancing convenience, accessibility, and the overall experience for LUS customers," it said.
Heartland Energy recently announced Brooke Rollag as its new director of economic development.
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."