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Generation
A new report released by the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project offers recommendations for utilities, states, and IT companies tied to the development of data centers.
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The evolving electric utility business environment places special demands on public power governance. However, public power veterans and policymakers agree that the more things change, the more they remain the same. Competitive Forces Reshape the Electricity Business “The pace of change in the
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Georgia Power, a subsidiary of investor-owned Southern Company, on Aug. 31 filed a recommendation with the Georgia Public Service Commission to continue construction of the Vogtle nuclear expansion near Augusta, Ga.
Lee Meyerhofer on a blue background
Lee Meyerhofer has been a commissioner for Kaukauna Utilities in Wisconsin since 1995 and its president since 2005. Lee was elected to the Kaukauna City Council in 1992 and to the Wisconsin Legislature in 1998. On the Legislature, he served as the ranking member of the Energy and Utilities Committee
nuclear design
Generation
Louisville Gas and Electric, Kentucky Utilities and X-energy, a designer of advanced nuclear reactor technology and manufacturer of advanced nuclear fuels, are collaborating to explore deploying X-energy’s Xe-100 small modular reactor in Kentucky. The companies, subsidiaries of investor-owned PPL
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Generation
TerraPower, a nuclear innovation company, Evergy and the Kansas Department of Commerce, recently announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore siting TerraPower’s flagship technology, the Natrium® reactor1 and energy storage system, within Evergy’s service territory in
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Electricity Markets
The California Public Utilities Commission recently established a centralized procurement strategy aimed at boosting the state’s clean energy resources.
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A number of public power utilities including Snohomish County PUD, Austin Energy and SMUD are exploring opportunities tied to vehicle-to-grid technologies.
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Workforce
After more than four decades with Maryland-based Easton Utilities, Hugh Grunden announced his retirement as President and CEO effective July 1.
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Reliability
in a recent interview with APPA, Joseph Bunch, General Manager and CEO for New Smyrna Beach Utilities, detailed the steps the utility has taken in recent years to improve reliability. He also detailed how the utility benefits from its membership in the Florida Municipal Power Agency.