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Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) and Representative Dan Newhouse (R-WA) recently sent a letter to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) urging House leaders and the House Energy & Commerce Committee to allow the Senate-passed S. 1020 to proceed on the House suspension calendar as soon as possible.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families in late November released approximately $3.6 billion in regular block grant funding and an additional $100 million in supplemental Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding to states for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) implementation.
For water and electric utilities, it is critical to communicate with customers about potential leaks, rate changes and outages. Speed and clarity are essential to ensuring water is not wasted and customers know about outages. This boosts customer satisfaction.
Energy New England (ENE) on Dec. 1 announced new partnerships with Littleton Water and Light Department in New Hampshire and the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority (MRRA) in Maine.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on Nov. 25 issued an emergency order directing the PJM Interconnection, in coordination with Constellation Energy, to ensure Units 3 and 4 of the Eddystone Generating Station in Pennsylvania remain available for operation. “The production of electricity from the
Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency, Missouri River Energy Services and its members recently celebrated a recently completed bond sale that will save millions in future debt service payments.
With the U.S. preparing for approximately 90 gigawatts of peak demand growth through 2030, gas and coal generation will only be able to meet about 37 GW of this growth, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie.
On October 23, the Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority successfully closed on its $266.98 million Power Supply System Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Series 2025A -- a major step in strengthening the long-term reliability and affordability of power for its 43 member cities, OMPA reported in the latest issue of its Outlet newsletter.