Bonds and Financing
Part of the Spring Education Institute. Explore the ins and outs of cost of service — from key concepts to the nuts and bolts of working through a cost of service model.
Security
The U.S. Department of Energy, in collaboration with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and Idaho National Laboratory (INL), delivered eight sessions of CyberStrike training as part of a proactive approach to energy security for the 2028 Olympics.
Generation
A new report from Cleanview identifies 46 data centers with a combined capacity of 56 GW that plan to build their own power "behind-the-meter."
Bonds and Financing
The Santee Cooper Board of Directors recently unanimously approved the sale of approximately $460 million in bonds to fund capital improvement projects and refinance debt issued in 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Environment
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission voted unanimously to streamline its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review for water power actions, that have minimal or no impacts to the environment, to provide greater efficiency and regulatory certainty to regulated industries.

Paul Lau

Paul Lau - CEO RT
Paul Lau
SMUD, Sacramento, California
Chief Executive Officer and General Manager
Generation
U.S. power plant developers and operators plan to add 86 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric generating capacity to the U.S. power grid in 2026 in the Energy Information Administration’s latest Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory report, a record if realized.
Environment
The Environmental Protection Agency on Feb. 20 issued a final rule to repeal amendments to the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Oil- and Coal-Fired Fossil Fuel-Fired power plants.
Community Engagement
The Brownsville Public Utilities Board announced the release of its 2026-2030 Strategic Business Plan, which the Texas public power utility said is a forward-looking roadmap designed to guide the organization’s growth and service delivery over the next five years.