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Technology group Wärtsilä has secured an order to supply a 282 megawatt onsite power solution for a data center project being developed by a major U.S. independent power producer in the United States. The power plant will operate with 15 Wärtsilä 50SG engines. "The order demonstrates the growing
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Community Services has released $3.6 billion in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding for fiscal year 2027, which began October 1. The funding amounts to 90 percent of the total annualized amount made available for
Texas public power utility Kerrville Public Utility Board has been named a 2026 Top Workplace and earned six additional national Top Workplaces Culture Excellence & Industry Awards, recognizing the community-owned utility for its workplace culture, employee experience and excellence within the
The U.S. Department of Energy on Oct. 13 announced plans to lower electricity costs and strengthen grid reliability by supporting the Tennessee Valley Authority in funding 84 transmission and distribution projects across eight states. The projects are expected to add approximately 2.5 gigawatts of
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
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright issued an emergency order directing the PJM Interconnection to dispatch specified units and to order their operation as needed to maintain reliability and authorizes PJM to direct backup generation resources to operate as a last resort before declaring an Energy
More than 400 customers joined Benton PUD on October 1 for an 80th Anniversary Customer Celebration at its Kennewick office, marking eight decades of public power service while giving customers an opportunity to learn more about their utility. The free, family-friendly event was designed to combine
The U.S. Department of Energy recently filed a Notice of Intervention and Statement of Position with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission supporting its recommendation for the PJM Interconnection's proposed Reliability Backstop Procurement. FERC recommends PJM submit revised tariff provisions to