U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on March 16 issued an emergency order that directs TransAlta to keep Unit 2 of the Centralia Generating Station in Centralia, Washington available to operate.

A total of 25 gigawatts of new data center capacity was added in Q4 2025, half of Q3 additions, “signaling a challenging development environment and a focus on the existing pipeline,” according to a new analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

The Florida Municipal Electric Association announced the winners of the 2025 Safety Awards. The recipients were honored for their continued commitment to safe work practices during the past year.

Ormat Technologies on March 12 announced the commencement of commercial operations at the Shirk energy storage facility, an 80-megawatt/320-megawatt hour Battery Energy Storage System located in Visalia, California.

Minnesota public power utility ALP Utilities completed construction on its new Operations Center in September. With final project costs now confirmed, the facility was delivered approximately $1.4 million under the approved budget.

U.S. marketed natural gas production reached a new record in 2025, growing by 5.3 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) to average 118.5 Bcf/d, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's latest Natural Gas Monthly.