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Reliability
MGM Transformers and VanTran Transformers recently announced the opening of their new 430,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility in Waco, Texas.
Reliability
Given that the cost of transformers has almost doubled in the past five years and the lead time to have one delivered is now more than 120 weeks, it is important that Washington State’s Grant PUD has a proactive plan to begin scheduling replacement of transformers at a rate of two a year, Kasey Grant, Manager of Asset Management Strategy and Planning at the PUD, recently said.
Electricity Markets
A new report from ISO New England projects the region’s annual electricity consumption will increase by about 11% over the next decade, driven primarily by the electrification of heating systems and transportation.
Bonds and Financing
Fitch Ratings on April 30 notified the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency that IMEA’s long-term debt was affirmed as an “AA- rating with a Stable Outlook.”
Community Engagement
Austin’s public power utility, Austin Energy, is celebrating 130 years of service in May.
Community Engagement
The Kansas City Board of Public Utilities on May 2 announced Nick Moreno's appointment as its first Stakeholder Engagement Manager, effective May 3, 2025.
Community Engagement
Nicki Fuller, general manager and CEO of the Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives, has joined the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) Board of Directors.
Data center load growth has tripled over the past decade, with a sharp increase over the past few years, and the U.S. Department of Energy expects it to double again by 2028. Meeting this load growth is going to be a challenge. Here are a few things to consider when companies are evaluating whether
Public power utilities are seeing growth in customers that slightly outpaces the overall growth in U.S. population. Since 2014, the number of total customers of public power utilities has grown 2.24 million. When accounting for the typical number of people each residential customer serves, that’s
As many talk about the need to grow and develop more electric infrastructure, uncertainty in the global and domestic economy is making it difficult for utilities to plan and support this growth. Years after the COVID-19 pandemic put strains on the supply chain for a host of equipment and materials