As part of an ongoing commitment to provide a healthy habitat for fish to thrive, Tuolumne River partners Modesto Irrigation District, Turlock Irrigation District and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission in December announced the construction completion of the Tuolumne River Mainstem Channel Restoration Upstream of Old La Grange Bridge Project.

California public power utility Truckee Donner Public Utility District has been awarded the District Transparency Certificate of Excellence from the Special District Leadership Foundation, “in recognition of its outstanding efforts to promote transparency and good governance,” it said on Dec. 20.

In support of EPB’s effort to further enhance energy reliability and resilience for customers while containing costs as much as possible, the Board of Directors for the Tennessee public power utility has authorized the utility to work with local businesses to install localized energy resources of 5-MW or less at locations that will benefit both businesses and the community.

The board of Nebraska’s Omaha Public Power District in December approved a new proposal to help ensure a reliable, resilient power supply amid record load growth, new planning reserve margin requirements and extreme weather this year that drove up costs.

The U.S. Department of Energy on Dec. 20 announced a $28.7 million investment for a project in the public power community of Tallahassee, Fla., that calls for the deployment of a utility-scale battery energy storage system to provide backup power to facilities providing critical services, like nursing homes and community centers.

A new report from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory estimates that data center load growth has tripled over the past decade and is projected to double or triple by 2028.