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In a recent interview with APPA, Randy Trimble, Executive Director of Energy Delivery for Texas public power utility Bryan Texas Utilities, provides details on a training center for line workers completed earlier this year, highlighting the key role utility line workers played in designing the hands
SPONSORED ADVERTISING FEATURE The use of texting has boosted the ability of Massachusetts public power utility South Hadley Electric Light to connect with its customers. South Hadley Electric Light first implemented a texting program in December 2020 during the COVID pandemic, seeking ways to
X-Energy on Oct. 30 announced the completion of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s safety review for the initial deployment of X-energy’s Xe-100 high-temperature gas-cooled reactor. The proposed Long Mott Generating Station would be the first grid-scale advanced nuclear reactor at an
Muscatine Power and Water Trustees reviewed proposed 2027 operating budgets for electric, water and communications utilities at their October meeting. The proposals include major energy projects, water system improvements, and broadband expansion, the Iowa public power utility said. "Costs to
Utility-scale solar developers are increasingly co-locating battery storage with new solar photovoltaic capacity. As of September 2026, over 16% of new utility-scale solar capacity added this year is co-located with operable battery storage, compared with 2% in 2017, according to data reported to
The following is a transcript of the October 5, 2026, episode of Public Power Now. Learn more about subscribing to Public Power Now at PublicPower.org/Podcasts . Some quotes may have been edited for clarity. Paul Ciampoli Welcome to the latest episode of Public Power Now. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA's
Vermont Governor Phil Scott and Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston in late October signed a Memorandum of Understanding between Vermont and Nova Scotia that establishes a framework for collaboration on offshore wind energy, electricity transmission planning, and regional grid integration. The three
Electric Power Engineers (EPE) and SPP announced their collaboration on the first release of EPE’s Flexible Automation Simulation Toolset (FAST) for transmission studies. Purpose-built by industry experts, FAST combines advanced automation with AI to help system operators and utilities manage the