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ElectriCities of North Carolina on Sept. 28 announced that it has named Tara Young Chief Legal Officer. Young has more than 22 years of legal experience, including 11 as an in-house attorney within the energy industry. Most recently, Young served as General Counsel at Spearmint Energy, a utility
Commissioners with Washington State’s Grant PUD recently passed a resolution authorizing an electricity prepayment transaction. The authorization also approves the execution and delivery of one or more power supply contracts, limited assignment agreements and other documents related to the purchase
Florida public power utility Gainesville Regional Utilities is reducing its electric fuel adjustment from 50 to 45 mills and its purchased gas adjustment from 35 to 32 cents per therm beginning Sept. 29. The reduction will lower a 1,000 kWh residential electric bill from $151.60 to $146.60, or $5
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 27 signed a bill into law that expands the list of professions for which an assault or battery of a person in that profession carries elevated misdemeanor penalties to include utility workers including public power workers. The bill, SB-1330, which was sponsored
Cowlitz PUD is continuing its commitment to providing safe, reliable electric service while being responsible to customers. Despite a projected budget deficit in 2027, Cowlitz PUD will not increase rates and plans to cover the shortfall through existing financial reserves. The 2027 budget reflects
The continuing growth of solar power brought New England to a new electricity milestone on Sept. 21 -- 500 “duck curve” days.
Public electric vehicle charging access is expanding in the NextZero Participant towns of Belmont, Hull, and Ipswich, Mass., the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company reported in the Summer 2026 issue of its Joint Action Newsletter. The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC)
The U.S. energy storage market installed a record 18.9 GWh of battery energy storage systems in Q2 2026, driven by a shift toward longer-duration storage systems and stronger residential energy capacity. Energy market growth went up 17% year-over-year (y-o-y), despite a 7% overall decline in