Washington State’s Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County and the Port of Pend Oreille are partnering to evaluate potential opportunities for federal and state grant funding aimed at improving cost-effective broadband access for county residents.

The Village of Bergen, N.Y., has received $1.26 million from Empire State Development for a project that will support electrical infrastructure upgrades.

Talen Energy, an independent power producer, has completed a transaction with TeraWulf Inc. to purchase TeraWulf’s interest in Nautilus Cryptomine, a 200-megawatt bitcoin mining facility in Berwick, Pa.

Florida public power utility KEYS Energy Services relaunched its popular rebate program for energy efficient appliances and equipment on October 1.

After years of stagnant growth, U.S. electricity demand recently surged, with the increase driven in part by the commercial sector, particularly the rapid expansion of data centers and the adoption of artificial intelligence, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City said in a Sept. 25 Economic Bulletin

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations on Oct. 3 opened applications for up to $400 million “to spur innovative, community-focused, clean energy solutions for rural and remote communities across the United States.”