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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
City Utilities of Springfield, Mo., is celebrating 20 years of its Smart Solutions program, which has helped thousands of customers make their homes and businesses more energy‑efficient, it said on Oct. 6. Since its launch, Smart Solutions has returned more than $17.7 million to customers through
Snohomish County PUD's inaugural Community Energy Run brought hundreds of community members together on Oct. 3 and raised more than $34,000 for the Community Energy Fund, providing critical energy assistance to local families facing financial hardship. The event welcomed 271 runners and walkers to