State leaders, local officials and stakeholders recently joined executives from NextEra Energy Resources, and Platte River Power Authority to celebrate the groundbreaking of Colorado’s newest battery energy storage project -- the Weld Energy Center.

Iowa public power utility Muscatine Power and Water in early June marked a major milestone in its long-term energy strategy, with a groundbreaking ceremony for EcoGen 10, a new combined heat and power generating facility designed to support the community’s future energy needs.

Starting in June, customers of Florida public power utility JEA will see a lower fuel charge on their monthly electric bill.

The Grand Haven Board of Light & Power is inviting customers to participate in a new, local Community Solar Garden, the Michigan public power utility said on June 4.

The California Air Resources Board recently adopted updates to the state’s Cap-and-Invest Program, which were proposed earlier this year.

Funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) would increase by $10 million to $4.055 billion in an appropriations bill to be considered by the House Committee on Appropriations on June 9.