Electricity Markets
In its most recent Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the U.S. Energy Information Administration forecasts nationwide U.S. retail electricity sales to ultimate customers will grow at an annual rate of 2.2% in both 2025 and 2026, compared with average growth of 0.8% between 2020 and 2024.
Generation
The U.S. Department of Energy on Aug. 4 announced the next steps in the Trump administration’s efforts to strengthen domestic supply chains for nuclear fuel.
Workforce
Glenn Gavit has been named the director of the City of College Station’s electric utility, City Manager Bryan Woods said Friday. Gavit has served as interim director since Timothy Crabb retired in May.
Generation
Public power utilities across the U.S. were recently recognized by the American Public Gas Association through APGA's System Operational Achievement Recognition (SOAR) program, which honors public natural gas systems that have achieved excellence in the operation of their natural gas utility.
Generation
Google on Aug. 4 unveiled two new utility agreements with Indiana Michigan Power and Tennessee Valley Authority that represent the first time that Google will deliver data center demand response by targeting machine learning (ML) workloads.
Generation
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Aug. 4 announced the second Texas Energy Fund (TEF) loan agreement will fund a 456 megawatt natural gas power plant in Houston.