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Reliability

Littleton Electric Light and Water Department Boosts Reliability With Strategic Overhead Design Strategies

With a central Massachusetts territory that’s heavily wooded, Littleton Electric Light and Water Department (LELWD) needed to find ways to ensure that storms wouldn’t cause outages when trees fell on overhead cables. The utility has switched to covered cable and today, about 90% to 95% of its distribution system is covered cable.

The Art of Public Speaking and Effective Communication Workshop

How you communicate directly impacts your credibility, influence, and leadership effectiveness. Whether you’re presenting to city council, briefing a utility board, speaking with customers, or sharing updates with your team, your ability to communicate clearly and confidently matters. In this...
October 25, 2026

Crisis Communications

When a crisis strikes, leaders are expected to respond with speed, clarity, and confidence—often in highly charged situations where instincts can work against effective communication. In today’s fast moving media environment, successful crisis communications requires a strategic approach focused on...
October 25, 2026
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Distributed Energy Resources

New York Grid Operator Announces New Solar Generation Record

The New York Independent System Operator reported that New York set a new record for solar generation on June 3.
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Electricity Markets

Hot Weather Alert Issued for June 11–12 for PJM’s Mid-Atlantic and Southern Regions

The PJM Interconnection has issued a Hot Weather Alert for June 11–12 for the Mid-Atlantic and Southern regions ahead of expected 90-degree weather.
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Energy Storage

SRP Celebrates Completion of 200 MW Battery Energy Storage Project

EDP Renewables North America LLC and Salt River Project on June 9 celebrated the completion of Flatland Energy Storage, a 200 megawatt/800 megawatt-hour battery energy storage system in Coolidge, Arizona.
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Bonds and Financing

Lincoln Electric System Executes Successful 2026 Bond Sale

Lincoln Electric System completed a successful revenue and refunding bond sale June 2, positioning the utility to support continued system investments while maintaining long-term financial stability, the Nebraska public power utility reported on June 9.
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FCC Signals Intent to Regulate Public Power Pole Attachments

The Federal Communications Commission recently announced it will consider adopting a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that “proposes to adopt presumptions that would limit the authorization processing timelines and fees that state and local governments may impose” using Section 253 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

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