Massachusetts public power utility Reading Municipal Light Department (RMLD) and its Board of Commissioners have announced that Jason Small will take the helm as general manager effective January 2, 2026.

The Tennessee Valley Authority announced that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has renewed the operating licenses for all three units at TVA’s Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, allowing continued operation through the mid-2050s.

A study that finds that the western U.S. and Canada electricity grid is significantly underutilized in many areas could help steer new data centers, industrial plants, and major generating projects toward corridors and regions with available headroom, avoiding long waits for new transmission lines and interconnection approvals.

Texas public power utility Kerrville Public Utility Board on Dec. 12 announced that its inaugural Public Facility Corporation bond issuance, supporting the construction of KPUB’s new 122-megawatt natural gas-fired generation facility, has been named the 2025 Small Issuer Financing Deal of the Year by The Bond Buyer.

Arizona public power utility Salt River Project ranked third nationwide among electric utilities serving more than 500,000 customers for reliability performance, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), SRP recently reported.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced $40 million in new annual workforce development funding over the next four years from the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to develop the workforce needed to support advanced nuclear energy in Upstate New York.