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The Board of Public Utilities has approved the Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budget for City Utilities of Springfield, Mo.
Oklo Inc., an advanced nuclear technology company, on Sept. 4 announced plans to design, build, and operate a fuel recycling facility in Tennessee as the first phase of an advanced fuel center through investment totaling up to $1.68 billion and aiming to create more than 800 high-quality jobs.
The House on Sept. 4 passed 214-213 the Energy and Water Development Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, which provides $24.1 billion for nondefense energy programs, a cut of over $675 million, or 2.7 percent, below the fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Sept. 4 participated in an advanced nuclear energy workforce roundtable in New York City hosted by the New York Power Authority.
The role even small utilities play in upholding U.S. cyber readiness and protecting critical infrastructure from bad actors.
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Sept. 4 held a hearing to consider the nominations of Laura Swett and David LaCerte to be Federal Energy Regulatory Commission commissioners.
With earthquakes causing an estimated $14.7 billion in damages annually across the United States, the Department of Energy is stepping up efforts to reduce the risk to critical infrastructure through a new cutting-edge simulation tool and data resources.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the Lower Colorado River Authority in August announced that Phase One of the Timmerman Power Plant in Maxwell, Texas, is commercially operational and connected to the state grid.
New York Transco and the New York Power Authority recently launched a new mobile app to keep residents, businesses and stakeholders along the Propel NY Energy transmission project route informed and engaged. The app is designed to bring timely, accurate project information directly to those along the 90-mile transmission route and beyond, New York Transco said.
Utilities face several challenges as they address an increasing number of outages. As customers grapple with these rising power interruptions, 65% report that they’re frustrated with utilities’ impersonal communications. However, utilities can now address this communications challenge by taking advantage of AI. Rather than simply reacting to outages as they happen, power providers can embrace intelligent, customized, and proactive messaging that humanizes these crises for their customers.