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TerraPower on April 23 announced the official start of construction on Kemmerer Unit 1 in Wyoming, which is on track to be the first utility-scale advanced nuclear power plant in the United States.
The Village of Trempealeau, Wisconsin, has been awarded a $125,000 grant from the Wisconsin Public Service Commission through the Rural Energy Startup Program.
Advanced efforts are underway at Grant County PUD to develop a long-term plan for transmission system upgrades and expansion that will include a public-facing website that shows where transmission service is available, how much it will cost and how to request it, the Washington State PUD said on Jan. 21.
Missouri River Energy Services on Aug. 7 announced that it has submitted a facility permit application to the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission to construct the Toronto Power Plant -- a natural gas-fired generating facility located two miles north of Toronto, South Dakota.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy on April 30 held a hearing on 14 bills related to grid reliability.
The California Independent System Operator has recommended 38 transmission upgrades in its draft 2025-2026 Transmission Plan, with an estimated cost of $7 billion at full buildout over the next decade.
Moody’s Investors Service affirmed the A3 credit rating and stable outlook of Burlington Electric Department (BED) in a credit opinion update issued December 12, 2025, citing BED’s “generally competitive rates and diverse power supply mix that is 100% renewable under Vermont statutes.”
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Pennsylvania State Senator Katie Muth will soon introduce legislation to prevent Pennsylvania residents and small businesses from subsidizing energy costs driven by large data center operations. The proposal is modeled on Oregon’s recently enacted POWER Act (HB 3546), which established a dedicated
Nebraska Public Power District has reached phase two of a feasibility study assessing preliminary siting options for advanced nuclear reactors in Nebraska.