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Grant County PUD Commissioners hosted a public hearing on the Washington State PUD’s Open Access Transmission Tariff.
Staff at the Sand Lake Energy Center in Florida recently surpassed 12,000 days without a lost-time accident, demonstrating a commitment to effective safety practices and operating efficiently, the Florida Municipal Power Agency recently reported.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration is launching three voluntary pilot field studies to evaluate energy consumption in data centers, with web-based pilot surveys in Texas and Washington state as well as in-person interviews in Northern Virginia and Washington, DC.
AMP has opened a 10,000-square-foot expansion of the AMP Member Training Center, a major project that marks further investment in the AMP Lineworker Training Program.
The PJM Interconnection and stakeholders on Wednesday advanced several components of a plan to streamline the connection of data centers and other large-load customers while maintaining grid reliability.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on March 26 announced the designation of David Hanson to serve as Interim General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, part of a planned transition after the City announced that Janisse Quiñones will step down as LADWP Chief Executive Officer and Chief Engineer effective March 27, 2026.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency published the funding opportunity for the Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently issued a new licensing pathway intended to accelerate safe, innovative reactor deployment while reinforcing U.S. energy leadership.