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Memphis Light, Gas and Water, in partnership with the Tennessee Valley Authority, will integrate its Share the Pennies program with TVA’s Home Uplift initiative to better serve income-eligible customers with energy-efficiency improvements.
The Community Microgrid Assistance Partnership (C MAP), led by the Department of Energy's Office of Electricity, on May 12 announced a new funding opportunity offering up to $2.5 million in direct project support and approximately $1 million in technical assistance to build or enhance microgrids
Tenaska on May 7 said it will add a natural gas-fueled power plant in Ohio to its plans for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) hub. The energy company’s development team has been promoting CCS as a management solution for carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions while also compensating landowners for
A crew from Tennessee public power utility Greeneville Energy Authority recently helped rescue a bear cub that had climbed up one of the utility’s light poles.
With a central Massachusetts territory that’s heavily wooded, Littleton Electric Light and Water Department (LELWD) needed to find ways to ensure that storms wouldn’t cause outages when trees fell on overhead cables.
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson was joined by representatives of Tribes, state and federal agencies, and others for the recent signing of a historic agreement “that will shape the future of one of the city's most important sources of renewable energy -- the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project,” the Mayor’s Office said.
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s Office of Energy Programs, with partners in the Drive Electric Tennessee statewide collaborative, has released an updated strategy to guide Tennessee’s electric transportation future.
Legislation that creates a pathway for Colorado Springs Utilities to operate a coal-fired unit until Dec. 31, 2032, has been approved by Colorado state lawmakers and will now be sent to Gov. Jared Polis, who has signaled that he will sign the bill into law.