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In 2020, after South Carolina’s Rock Hill Utilities implemented texting, the public power utility saw speedy results. The utility's operations include water, electric and sanitation.
Veolia has been selected by a major project developer to operate and maintain a 350-megawatt microgrid to power an AI data center campus.
Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate would reauthorize the Rural and Municipal Utility Advanced Cybersecurity (RMUC) Grant and Technical Assistance Program at the Department of Energy through 2031 and authorize $250 in appropriations.
Continuing its focus on strategic financial management to control costs for customers, the Santee Cooper Board of Directors on Aug. 6 unanimously approved the sale of approximately $615.3 million in bonds that will deliver savings and other benefits to customers.
California's battery energy storage resources now exceed 21,000 megawatts, making the state’s battery fleet one of the largest in the world.
Arkansas state lawmakers recently reviewed the final Arkansas Nuclear Feasibility Study, which was authorized by Act 707 of 2025. The Joint Committee on Energy reviewed the study last week.
The Federal Communications Commission on August 7 published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the docket, “Build America: Eliminating Barriers to Wireline Deployments.”
Beginning the week of July 27, Idaho Falls Power started a comprehensive aerial inspection of portions of its electric distribution system as part of its ongoing commitment to provide safe, reliable electric service to its community. MJ Inspection Consultants used a specialized drone crew to inspect