Tennessee public power utility Nashville Electric System recently teamed up with Tennessee State University, the Tennessee Valley Authority and other organizations to host a virtual simulation of Nashville’s March 2020 tornado.

Reading Municipal Light Department officially commissioned the River Park Energy Storage System in May with a ribbon cutting and networking event. Local legislators, town officials, and industry partners were in attendance.

Forty-three ElectriCities member utilities had no lost workday cases due to accidents or injuries in 2024. Each member is receiving a 2024 ElectriCities Municipal Electric Safety Award recognizing their perfect records and safe operating practices.

The Federal Communications Commission recently granted a petition for declaratory ruling regarding “demand response” communications under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

On June 3, the Sun Prairie City Council unanimously approved Jill Weiss to serve as General Manager of Wisconsin public power utility Sun Prairie Utilities, following the unanimous recommendation from the SPU Commission at a special meeting held on May 22. Weiss has over 15 years of public utility

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on June 11 announced its proposal to repeal the 2024 Carbon Pollution Standards that regulates greenhouse gas emissions from existing and new power plants.