The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity on Sept. 24 announced its intention to help fund 31 grid-improvement projects across 26 states as part of the Department’s Speed to Power through Accelerated Reconductoring and other Key Advanced Transmission Technology Upgrades (SPARK)

The Imperial Irrigation District has executed agreements with BHE Renewables, through its CalEnergy subsidiary, which include 86 megawatts of around-the-clock geothermal energy from the Salton Sea 4 and Leathers geothermal projects in Calipatria, along with additional capacity from the Yuma

ElectriCities of North Carolina and the Missouri Public Utility Alliance (MPUA) recently hosted cybersecurity training for public power utility officials.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Sept. 22 unanimously affirmed the final Environmental Impact Report for the city’s proposed acquisition of PG&E’s local electric grid, clearing a required step as San Francisco explores expanding public power. Previously, the Planning Commission had

U.S. public power and electric cooperative capital spending continues to accelerate, driven by load growth, higher interest rates, and rising prices, Fitch Ratings said in a report released in September. The report was written by Fitch analysts Patrick Goggins, Kathy Masterson, Dennis Pidherny and