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Generation
Siemens Energy on Feb. 3 said it has finalized investment plans presented at its Capital Market Day in Charlotte, N.C., last November. The company is investing $1 billion to ramp-up manufacturing in the United States and will also significantly expand its workforce.
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Distributed Energy Resources
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Feb. 2 granted a preliminary injunction sought by Sunrise Wind LLC regarding a December 22, 2025, suspension order issued by the Director of the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
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Workforce
Tennessee public power utility EPB recently launched a new Quantum Computing Fellowship to provide valuable training and real-world experience, equipping participants to develop quantum solutions that benefit EPB customers and our community.
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Grid Modernization
Anterix and CPS Energy on Feb. 2 announced a spectrum purchase agreement that will enable CPS Energy to deploy a mission-critical 900 MHz private wireless broadband network, marking a major step forward in strengthening grid operations, enhancing resiliency, reliability, and accelerating the digital transformation of the utility’s infrastructure.
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Community Engagement
At a January public meeting, Oregon public power utility Eugene Water and Electric Board adopted a new set of organizational goals for 2026, providing direction for its work priorities in the year ahead.
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Electricity Markets
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has accepted the PJM Interconnection's proposal to create a process separate from the traditional interconnection process for transferring Capacity Interconnection Rights from a retiring facility to an equivalent replacement resource at the same site.