Nebraska Public Power District continues to rank among the lowest cost providers of retail power in the nation, according to data released from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, NPPD said on Nov. 8.

ATC on Nov. 4 published its new 10-year assessment, which identifies needs for electric grid improvements for the next decade throughout the company’s service area.

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Massachusetts public power utility Paxton Municipal Light Department and Lightshift Energy on Nov. 7 hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil the battery storage project in Paxton, Mass., which will bolster the grid for PMLD and its customers.

The California ISO Board of Governors and the Western Energy Markets Governing Body on Nov. 7 approved the next legal steps to implement the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative Step 1, once the trigger based on formal commitments to participation in the Extended Day-Ahead Market is met.

Chelan PUD commissioners recently considered a preliminary budget for 2025 that is focused on modernizing energy generation, maintaining reliability and improving customer experience, the Washington State PUD reported on Nov. 7.