The electric utility for the City of Waterloo, Illinois, was awarded the Illinois Electric Municipal Agency’s 2026 System Achievement Award in recognition of its utility employees’ exemplary skills, dedication, and vision in meeting the electrical demands of their growing city.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity issued a Presidential Permit authorizing Basin Electric Power Cooperative to construct, operate, and maintain two new 230 kilovolt electric transmission lines extending from existing substations in North Dakota to the Canadian border.

Grant County PUD staff members on May 12 delivered a crash course on “Enhanced Geothermal” energy to familiarize PUD commissioners with that energy source. The high-level course will help commissioners decide whether to join Chelan and Douglas PUDs in their ongoing effort to explore the feasibility

ISO New England expects sufficient energy supplies this summer, when the region typically sees its highest demand for electricity.

The U.S. energy storage industry installed 9.7 gigawatt-hours of new capacity in the first quarter of 2026, the strongest first quarter in the sector’s history.