substation
Reliability
Texas public power utility Austin Energy recently energized a new substation to add energy capacity for rapidly growing parts of North Austin, Texas.
towers at dusk
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.
data
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.
solar
Distributed Energy Resources
Michigan Public Power Agency, a municipal power joint action agency, recently announced that the White Tail Solar project has entered commercial operation.
plant
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.
towers at dusk
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.
coal plant
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.
people
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.
substation
Reliability
The largest indoor 500 kV gas-insulated substation in the United States is now energized at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s new Cumberland Combined Cycle Power Plant in Middle Tennessee.
grid
Environment
In an interview with the American Public Power Association, Jeff Shaver, Investment Recovery Analyst at Arizona public power utility Salt River Project, details how SRP is recycling old power lines and giving new life to previously unrecyclable material, as well as how those efforts create benefits for the environment and SRP customers.