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Workforce
Tennessee public power utility EPB recently launched a new Quantum Computing Fellowship to provide valuable training and real-world experience, equipping participants to develop quantum solutions that benefit EPB customers and our community.
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Distributed Energy Resources
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Feb. 2 granted a preliminary injunction sought by Sunrise Wind LLC regarding a December 22, 2025, suspension order issued by the Director of the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
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Generation
Siemens Energy on Feb. 3 said it has finalized investment plans presented at its Capital Market Day in Charlotte, N.C., last November. The company is investing $1 billion to ramp-up manufacturing in the United States and will also significantly expand its workforce.
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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.
solar
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.