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Workforce
Public power utilities across the U.S. highlighted the wide variety of job opportunities in the utility sector during Careers in Energy Week, which took place October 20-24.
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Energy Storage
Texas public power utility Austin Energy is taking a major step forward in meeting the City’s climate and reliability goals, agreeing to a large-scale battery storage contract with Jupiter Power to provide up to 100 megawatts of electricity from a utility-scale battery storage facility, the utility said on Oct. 23.
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Bonds and Financing
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ‘A’ rating of Heartland Energy with a stable outlook.
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Environment
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Sept. 17 held a hearing titled, “Oversight of the US Army Corps of Engineers.”
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Bills and Rates
Texas public power utility Kerrville Public Utility Board has approved its Fiscal Year 2026 budget, keeping rates steady to provide economic relief for families and businesses recovering from the devastating Hill Country Floods, it said on Sept. 17.
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Environment
Adult sockeye salmon migrating to Canada’s Okanagan River Basin will have a better chance to survive and spawn during drought years following a successful, “trap-and-haul” pilot project carried out July 16 by Grant PUD, Chelan PUD and Canada’s Okanagan Nation Alliance with ample support from agencies on both sides of the border, Grant PUD and Chelan PUD said.
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Workforce
Florida public power utility JEA has promoted veteran technology leader Steven Selders to chief information officer.
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Environment
The House Energy and Commerce Environment Subcommittee recently held a hearing focused on reforming permitting processes under the Clean Air Act (CAA).
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Workforce
Eugene Water and Power CEO and General Manager Frank Lawson will retire in spring 2026, after a decade in the top leadership position at the utility.
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Customer Service
College Station Utilities, which serves College Station community members, has seen higher customer satisfaction since implementing text messaging. Customers benefit from the utility’s communication about outages, both planned and unplanned, through TextPower, an ARCOS company that provides mission-critical communications via text.