Tennessee public power utility EPB has named Janet Rehberg to serve as president of its recently established Strategic Initiatives business unit.

Sacramento, California-based public power utility SMUD on Aug. 15 reported that its newest substation “recently attracted national recognition for its bold, geometric architecture and innovative lighting installations,” with recognitions from the Sacramento Business Journal, Association of Outdoor Lighting Professionals and the Sacramento Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineering.

A new 93,000-square-foot research facility in Washington State “that will accelerate the development of energy storage for the nation’s electrical grid and transportation sector” was dedicated on Aug. 13, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory reported.

City officials representing public power utility Idaho Falls Power recently broke ground on the city’s latest power generation facility and clean energy research park.

The growth of data centers could be a boon for natural gas companies, with natural gas firms recently detailing their plans to meet the demand growth.

ISO New England system operators used well-established procedures to balance supply and demand on the regional power system during a capacity deficiency on August 1, 2024, it said on Aug. 6.