ElectriCities of North Carolina on Sept. 28 announced that it has named Tara Young Chief Legal Officer. Young has more than 22 years of legal experience, including 11 as an in-house attorney within the energy industry. Most recently, Young served as General Counsel at Spearmint Energy, a utility

The Senate Banking Committee recently voted unanimously to pass S. 4395, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2026. The bill would reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program through 2031; it is currently scheduled to expire at the end of 2027. A House companion bill (H.R

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority on Sept. 23 announced awards for eight new bulk energy storage projects and 13 large-scale renewable energy projects. Combined, these projects are expected to provide 1.7 gigawatts (GW) of new large-scale energy resources. This reinforces

The City of Ruston, Louisiana, acting through its municipal electric utility, Ruston Light & Power, has issued a Request for Proposals for wholesale power supply starting June 1, 2027. The city's existing full requirements arrangement expires May 31, 2027, and the city is seeking a successor

Riviera Utilities President and Chief Executive Officer Brian Skelton has announced his plans to retire at the end of November, concluding a 41-year career in the municipal utility industry, the Alabama public power utility reported on Sept. 25. Skelton joined Riviera Utilities in May 2024 after

The U.S. energy storage market installed a record 18.9 GWh of battery energy storage systems in Q2 2026, driven by a shift toward longer-duration storage systems and stronger residential energy capacity. Energy market growth went up 17% year-over-year (y-o-y), despite a 7% overall decline in