Customer Service

Traverse City Light & Power Achieves High Customer Satisfaction Scores

Michigan public power utility Traverse City Light & Power earned high marks in its 2025 Residential and Commercial Customer Satisfaction Study, conducted by GreatBlue Research, with results 10-15 percentage points above national public power averages, it said on Aug. 13.
Electric Vehicles

Federal Highway Administration Publishes Interim Final Guidance for National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration on Aug. 11 published Interim Final Guidance for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program.
Electricity Markets

Duke Energy Seeks Approvals to Combine its Two Electric Utilities in the Carolinas

Duke Energy on Aug. 14 asked state and federal regulators for permission to combine its two electric utilities in the Carolinas.
Reliability

Power Transformers and Distribution Transformers will Face Supply Deficits of 30% and 10% in 2025: Report

As electricity consumption continues to surge in the US, pressure on power infrastructure such as transformers has intensified, with a supply shortage for power and distribution transformers to hit 30% and 10%, respectively, in 2025, according to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie, an energy research and consultancy firm.
Community Engagement

JEA to Host Small and Emerging Business and Supplier Summit

Florida public power utility JEA is hosting a free Jacksonville Small and Emerging Business (JSEB) and Supplier Summit on Aug. 18.
Reliability

NMPP Energy Communities Earn Grid Resiliency Grants

Several communities served wholesale power by the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska were recently awarded grants to strengthen the reliability and resilience of their local electric systems, NMPP Energy reported on Aug. 4.