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The Chester Municipal Electric Light Department (CMELD), serving approximately 700 customers in the community of Chester, Massachusetts, has joined the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC) as a member.
Meta Platforms on Jan. 9 unveiled a series of nuclear energy agreements tied to the development of new nuclear generation and uprates at existing nuclear plants.
Randy Howard, executive director of the Northern California Power Agency, and Travas Deal, CEO of Colorado Springs Utilities, on Jan. 8 testified before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries at a hearing to discuss federal wildfire policy, including the Fix Our Forests Act.
SMUD Chief Executive Officer & General Manager Paul Lau is retiring after almost 45 years at SMUD, the California public power utility reported on Jan. 9.
A group of linemen for Winter Park, Florida, recently participated in a story time at the Winter Park Library.
The Municipal Electric Systems of Oklahoma Inc. recently presented the association’s annual Electric Operations and Reliability Competition awards for 2024 performance.
The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors unanimously elected Division 5 Director Karin Sol Eugenio to serve as the leader of the IID Board throughout 2026.
KPP Energy recently announced the launch of a scholarship program designed to invest in the future workforce of Kansas public power communities.