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Workforce
The New York Power Authority was recently named a Best Midsize American Employer by Forbes Magazine.
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Bills and Rates
Memphis Light, Gas and Water is debuting a customer-centered way to pay called PowerPay. Formerly MLGW PrePay, this service offers customers an alternative to traditional monthly billing, allowing them to purchase utilities in advance and monitor their usage in real time.
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Reliability
The U.S. Department of Energy on Feb. 10 renewed two emergency orders to further strengthen Puerto Rico’s electric grid as the island prepares for rising energy demand and the 2026 hurricane season.
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Reliability
Texas public power utility Austin Energy recently energized a new substation to add energy capacity for rapidly growing parts of North Austin, Texas.
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Electricity Markets
Effective January 1, the city of Lake Worth, Fla., has entered into an agreement with the Florida Municipal Power Agency’s All-Requirements Power Supply Project.
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Generation
Even modest measures to curb data centers’ energy use during peak hours could substantially reduce the amount of new generation capacity needed to meet growing U.S. electricity demands over the next decade, a new report on the potential economic benefits of data center load flexibility said.
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Reliability
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on Feb. 17 renewed an emergency order that directs the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, in coordination with Consumers Energy, to ensure that the J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in West Olive, Mich., remains available for operation "and to employ economic dispatch to minimize costs for the American people," the Department of Energy said.
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Generation
GE Vernova on Feb. 16 announced that it has secured a contract with Lincoln Electric System to supply two LM6000VELOX aeroderivative gas turbine packages for the Terry Bundy Generating Station (TBGS) in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Workforce
The Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority on Feb. 17 announced that Brad Hans officially begins assuming duties as General Manager on February 23, 2026, ahead of Dave Osburn’s retirement on Feb. 26.
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Electricity Markets
PacifiCorp on Feb. 17 announced it has entered into an agreement with Portland General Electric Company to sell its wind, natural gas generation and distribution assets and infrastructure in the state of Washington for $1.9 billion, subject to customary purchase price adjustments.