The Lincoln Electric System’s Administrative Board’s Finance Committee proposed a 2026 budget that includes a 3% systemwide increase to retail electric rates during LES’ Administrative Board meeting on Sept. 19.

Traverse City Light & Power, along with other electric utilities in Michigan, will now fund the Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund (LIEAF), expanding eligibility and funding under the Michigan Energy Assistance Program (MEAP), for its customers as required by the Michigan Public Service Commission.

SMUD and its customers have achieved a major clean energy milestone for the Sacramento region, the California public power utility reported.

Over the past few years, net electricity inflows from Canada into New York and New England (Independent System Operator of New England, or ISO-NE) have decreased, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Sept. 19.

The virtual power plant market grew rapidly over the last year, reaching 37.5 GW of behind-the-meter flexible capacity, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie.

California public power utility Pasadena Water and Power (PWP) recently reported improvements that make customer-installed solar power more accessible to facilitate a more electrified future.