In a recent letter to lawmakers in New Mexico, commissioners with the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) said that the New Mexico Legislature, and not the PRC, is the proper body to conduct a study that would evaluate shifting the state’s electric sector to public power.

Insurers and utility leaders weigh in on the changing approaches to risk management and how increased risk is affecting utility insurance coverage and rates.

An explainer on how not-for-profit utilities are getting shut out of incentives to develop wind and solar, and how directly refundable tax credits could provide a fair alternative.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Feb. 2 unveiled legislation that, among other things, opens the door for state utility regulators to evaluate whether an investor-owned utility or a consumer-owned utility is in the best interests of the state.

A credit program aimed at supporting small businesses in Rochelle, Ill., through a credit on Rochelle Municipal Utilities (RMU) bills has been quite successful, said Michelle Pease, Community Development Director for the City of Rochelle.

Carbon Free Power Project, LLC (CFPP), a wholly owned subsidiary of Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems, continues to advance the development and deployment of its first-of-a-kind small modular reactor nuclear plant at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory near Idaho Falls, Idaho.