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Workforce
A Massachusetts television station recently highlighted the Northeast Public Power Association’s Training Center in Littleton, Mass.
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Generation
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds recently announced the completion of the final report from the Iowa Nuclear Energy Task Force, which was established in January to evaluate opportunities for advancing nuclear energy technologies and infrastructure in Iowa.
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Transmission
As Colorado Springs Utilities continues its transition to a more diverse energy portfolio, investments in a stronger electric grid will help ensure reliable service for customers today and in the future, the public power utility recently noted in an update on transmission projects.
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Community Engagement
Michigan public power utility Traverse City Light & Power (TCLP) and The Salvation Army are partnering to launch a new locally administered energy-assistance program beginning October 1, 2026. The program will help qualifying TCLP customers pay both their electric bills and home-heating costs.
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Electricity Markets
Staff from ISO New England’s Internal Market Monitoring unit and Energy New England’s Operations and Regulatory and Market Affairs teams recently toured Braintree Electric Light Department’s Watson 1 & 2 peaking generation units in Massachusetts following a meeting on the units’ participation in the ISO New England markets.
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Generation
Italy-based Ansaldo Energia has signed a contract with Pacifico Energy for the supply of eight AE64.3A gas turbines in a 60 Hz configuration, together with the associated generators, for a strategic power generation project supporting major data center infrastructure in Texas.