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Almost nine out of 10 customers who responded (87.5%) to a recent survey rated Oregon public power utility Springfield Utility Board’s overall job as positive.
Michigan Public Power Agency, a municipal power joint action agency, recently announced that the White Tail Solar project has entered commercial operation.
The New York Power Authority was recently named a Best Midsize American Employer by Forbes Magazine.
Memphis Light, Gas and Water is debuting a customer-centered way to pay called PowerPay. Formerly MLGW PrePay, this service offers customers an alternative to traditional monthly billing, allowing them to purchase utilities in advance and monitor their usage in real time.
The U.S. Department of Energy on Feb. 10 renewed two emergency orders to further strengthen Puerto Rico’s electric grid as the island prepares for rising energy demand and the 2026 hurricane season.
Texas public power utility Austin Energy recently energized a new substation to add energy capacity for rapidly growing parts of North Austin, Texas.
Effective January 1, the city of Lake Worth, Fla., has entered into an agreement with the Florida Municipal Power Agency’s All-Requirements Power Supply Project.
Even modest measures to curb data centers’ energy use during peak hours could substantially reduce the amount of new generation capacity needed to meet growing U.S. electricity demands over the next decade, a new report on the potential economic benefits of data center load flexibility said.