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The PJM Interconnection has filed a proposal with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission with the goal of commencing a Reliability Backstop Procurement (RBP) on Sept. 30, 2026.
Lafayette Utilities System has launched a new online reporting option for electric outages to further streamline customer communication and enhance emergency response efficiency, the Louisiana public power utility reported in late June.
After nearly three years of engineering, manufacturing, and testing, one of Silicon Valley Power’s new 336 MVA power transformers recently arrived at the Port of Stockton following its journey across the Pacific from HD Hyundai Electric's manufacturing facility in Ulsan, South Korea, the California public power utility recently reported.
The American Public Power Association recently filed reply comments with the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Wireline Competition Bureau.
Arizona public power utility Salt River Project on July 30 celebrated the completion of the Gilbert Road Pipeline project -- a major infrastructure investment designed to enhance water reliability and operational flexibility throughout the Valley.
California public power utility Truckee Donner Public Utility District is launching a community-wide water conservation campaign to help residents and businesses understand and prepare for the state’s “Making Conservation a California Way of Life” regulation, which takes effect Jan. 1, 2027. The
After more than 40 years with Benton PUD, Steve Hunter officially retired on June 30 and the PUD has named its primary operations facilities the Stephen B. Hunter Operations Center.
The U.S. Department of Energy on July 29 announced a landmark partnership with Kentucky public power utility Paducah Power System and other energy industry participants to redevelop portions of DOE’s Paducah Site into a data center campus accompanied by new affordable energy infrastructure.