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Community Engagement
Oregon public power utility Central Lincoln PUD recently provided an update on construction of its new headquarters. “After several months of site preparation, the project is now moving into a more visible phase, with foundation work complete and framing underway,” it said in late May. Central
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Generation
Data centers in the U.S. caused average retail electricity rates to fall modestly rather than rise between 2015 and 2024, the Electric Power Research Institute said on June 23 in a brief based on a white paper.
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The Trinity Public Utilities District Board of Directors, at its May 12, 2026 meeting, appointed Sarah Sheetz to replace long time General Manager Paul Hauser effective June 22, 2026.
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Generation
Constellation and Walmart on June 23 announced a long-term nuclear power purchase agreement for electricity from Constellation's Dresden Clean Energy Center in Illinois. The agreement includes approximately 176 MW of wholesale supply, including 30 MW of expanded generating capacity.
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Generation
The Public Utility Commission of Texas on June 23 entered into the fifth agreement under the Texas Energy Fund (TxEF) Completion Bonus Grant (CBG) Program, with Tejas Power Generation, LLC, a subsidiary of Shell Energy North America (US) L.P.
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Lora Anguay, a 22-year SMUD veteran and deeply rooted community leader, has been named to succeed Paul Lau as the utility’s CEO and General Manager, the California public power utility reported on June 23.