Nebraska public power utility Lincoln Electric System has completed its South 56th Street Reliability Project, it said on April 9.

Lawmakers across the U.S. have since the start of the year introduced legislation aimed at spurring the development of nuclear power generation in their respective states.

Argan Inc. recently announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Gemma Power System, received a notice to proceed on its previously announced engineering, procurement and construction services contract with Sandow Lakes Energy Company, LLC of Rockdale, Texas, for a 1.2-gigawatt ultra-efficient natural gas-fired plant in Lee County, Texas.

Platte River Power Authority, the Colorado-based wholesale public power provider owned by Estes Park, Fort Collins, Longmont and Loveland, is working with Weld Energy Storage, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, to develop PRPA’s first large-scale battery energy storage project.

Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems announced that Matt Hastings has been appointed as the assistant general manager and managing director of planning.

President Trump on April 8 signed energy-related executive orders including EOs focused on bolstering the country’s grid reliability and the use of coal generation. One of the EOs calls for the completion of a report that identifies regions where coal-powered infrastructure is available and suitable for supporting AI data centers.