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Arizona public power utility Salt River Project has invested $3 million in 34 research and development projects with Arizona’s three largest public universities -- Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University and the University of Arizona -- as part of an ongoing effort to support reliable power and water delivery to SRP customers.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has proposed a broad overhaul of its regulations governing nuclear reactor licensing and oversight, eliminating outdated requirements, increasing regulatory flexibility and using more risk-informed approaches to support safe and efficient nuclear deployment, it said on Sept. 11.
In a recent interview with APPA, Chris Fredericksen, the general manager of Idaho Falls Power and Idaho Falls Fiber, detailed the path taken by the utility to deliver value to its customers through Idaho Falls Fiber.
The use of texting has boosted the ability of Massachusetts public power utility South Hadley Electric Light to connect with its customers.
Michigan public power utility Coldwater Board of Public Utilities has secured a $226,000 U.S. Department of Energy grant for building out grid reliability. In a conversation with APPA, CBPU general manager Paul Jakubczak discussed how the grant will be used to address the public power utility’s most
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin on Sept. 14 signed a final rule partially repealing the 2024 Carbon Pollution Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units.
The state of Tennessee, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the United Kingdom announced a strengthened partnership to accelerate the commercial deployment of fusion energy, focusing on supply chains, workforce development, and enabling regulatory pathways that support safe and rapid commercial scale-up, TVA said on Sept. 14.
As part of the ongoing commitment of Louisiana public power utility Lafayette Utilities System to system hardening and reliability, a portion of its aging wooden transmission infrastructure was recently replaced with high-durability steel poles across our service territory.