Utilities will not be successful if they think that they can discipline their way to a culture of safety, said John Haarlow, CEO and General Manager of Washington State’s Snohomish County PUD, on June 10. In addition, the level of morale is directly proportional to safety culture, Haarlow said at APPA’s National Conference in New Orleans.

U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright recently announced the release of the fourth loan disbursement to Holtec to help fund the restart of the Palisades Nuclear Plant in Michigan.

College Station Utilities, which serves College Station community members, has seen higher customer satisfaction since implementing text messaging.

Omaha Public Power District on June 19 announced that the newest addition to its generation fleet, Turtle Creek Station, is now operational. The Turtle Creek Station units are capable of producing 450 MW when at full unit output.

DESRI and California public power utility Sacramento Municipal Utility District on June 19 announced that they have executed a long-term power purchase agreement for the Dry Creek Energy Storage project. Dry Creek is a 160 megawatt/640 megawatt-hour battery energy storage system located in Sacramento County, Calif.