epa
Environment
The Environmental Protection Agency on Feb. 20 issued a final rule to repeal amendments to the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Oil- and Coal-Fired Fossil Fuel-Fired power plants.
grid
Generation
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, recently announced that it has broken ground on its newest data center: a state-of-the-art 1 gigawatt campus in Lebanon, Indiana.
Contact Tobias Sellier, Senior Director of Media Relations and Communications at MediaRelations@PublicPower.org. Washington D.C., February 24, 2026—The American Public Power Association’s Legislative & Resolutions Committee approved eight policy resolutions during...
nuke
Generation
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Feb. 17 announced a partnership agreement between the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison’s Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics to undertake a study exploring nuclear energy opportunities in Wisconsin.
plant
Generation
A recently announced U.S.-Japan trade agreement calls for the construction of a 9.2- gigawatt natural gas power plant in Ohio.
nuclear plant
Generation
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Feb. 18 issued an executive order aimed at boosting nuclear generation in the state. The EO calls for the Illinois Power Agency and the Illinois Commerce Commission, within 60 days from the date of the Executive Order, and after consultation with other State agencies