A report prepared for the Western Electricity Coordinating Council aims to help educate policymakers about the exponential growth of large loads and highlight the challenges and risks to reliability that are driven by the interconnection of these facilities, which include data centers, cryptocurrency mining operations, large industrial manufacturing facilities, aggregate transportation electrification, and more.

Florida public power utility JEA has promoted Alberto J. “A.J.” Souto to serve as treasurer for the utility. Souto assumed his new role on March 10.

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada has awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to Texas public power utility Greenville Electric Utility System for its annual comprehensive financial report for the fiscal year ended

Nebraska public power utility Lincoln Electric System is calling on its customers to take a brief online survey to help inform the utility’s strategic planning process.

Hitachi Energy on March 10 announced additional major investments of more than $250 million by 2027 to expand global production of critical components for transformers.

The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors, led by Director Karin Eugenio and Vice Chairman JB Hamby, has unanimously approved an additional $10 million investment to enhance IID’s public benefits programs, ensuring relief for vulnerable customers and long-term energy savings for all, the California public power utility said on March 4.