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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.
The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors on Sept. 15 unanimously approved a new Large Load Tariff establishing how IID will evaluate and serve very large electricity users, including data centers and other high-demand projects.
Tennessee public power utility Memphis Light, Gas and Water announced that it is the 2026 recipient of the Governor's Environmental Stewardship Award for Energy and Renewable Resources.
Fitch Ratings has affirmed its rating of AA- on approximately $57 million outstanding revenue bonds issued by the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC) for the Northeast Reliability Center in Peabody, Mass., MMWEC said on Sept. 14.
At its Tuesday regular meeting, the Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors will consider approval of a new tariff governing how the utility serves large electricity users, including data centers and other high-demand projects.
Shell Energy North America (US), L.P. (SENA), a subsidiary of Shell plc, has signed an agreement under which it will acquire 100% equity in Hunlock Creek Generating LLC, which owns 169 megawatts of natural gas-fired generation capacity in Pennsylvania.