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Generation
The United States now has the most gas-fired power capacity in development globally, over a third of which is slated to directly power data centers and meet an anticipated increase in energy demand from AI, according to new analysis from Global Energy Monitor.
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Distributed Energy Resources
Greenville Electric Utility System (GEUS) has partnered with SunGrid Power to own and operate four community solar facilities in Greenville, Texas, expanding local generation capacity while providing long-term cost stability for customers.
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Transmission
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proceeding under the Department of the Interior’s approved emergency permitting process to expedite the timely construction of the Nebraska Public Power District’s R-Project Transmission Line.
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Community Engagement
Texas public power utility Austin Energy has been honored with the Consumer Education Award for overhauling the Solar 101 education course to be more user-friendly and to combat solar misinformation, the Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative (SECC) announced on Feb. 2.
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Reliability
The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority Governing Board recently approved a series of actions aimed at advancing critical infrastructure projects, strengthening financial stability, and accelerating improvements customers will see and feel across the territory.
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Generation
The Department of Energy (DOE) published a notice in the Federal Register that establishes a new categorical exclusion for new nuclear reactors from National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review.
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Transmission
Great River Energy, ITC Midwest and Xcel Energy on Feb. 3 proposed a series of new electric transmission projects anchored by a 765 kilovolt backbone transmission line that will connect to the existing transmission grid in eastern South Dakota, travel across southern Minnesota and connect to the broader regional grid.
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Workforce
In a unanimous vote Tuesday night, EWEB’s Board voted to move forward with negotiating an employment offer to BPA’s John Hairston.
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Generation
The Tennessee Valley Authority on Feb. 3 reported $3 billion in total operating revenues on 40 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity sales for the three months ending on Dec. 31, 2025.
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Generation
Another massive piece of power equipment will soon be making its way to Omaha Public Power District’s Turtle Creek Station. It’s part of a planned expansion of the plant to help us reliably meet the growing demand for electricity in our service territory, OPPD said on Feb. 4.