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Babcock & Wilcox on Aug. 11 announced that it has signed an agreement with Siemens Energy to start work on 20 Siemens Energy steam turbine generator sets totaling 1 gigawatt of generating capacity for use in its FastPower℠ program for data center projects.
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has deployed new solutions and updates to service connection standards and requirements under the Power Ready LA initiative and Mayor Karen Bass’ Executive Directive 19, LADWP said on Aug. 13.
Oregon public power utility Eugene Water & Electric Board will keep power lines in neighborhoods at higher risk for wildfire on wildfire safety settings for the rest of the summer, it reported on Aug. 13.
This summer has seen utilities either implement or actively prepare for the use of public safety power shutoffs -- a proactive step aimed at lowering the chances that power equipment could spark wildfires in the face of adverse weather conditions such as extreme winds.
The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority recently announced the successful conclusion of the 2026 Light Up Navajo VII electrification initiative, resulting in 269 homes of Navajo families connected to the electric grid for the very first time.
Blue Energy and GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy on Aug. 13 announced the signing of an agreement that launches the next phase of their collaboration to deploy a 2.5 GW gas-plus-nuclear power plant in Texas.
MentorAPM is deepening its partnership with the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC) in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
While New Hampshire could theoretically withdraw from ISO New England, there is significant practical uncertainty tied to such a move, London Economics International concludes in a recent report.