Average wholesale electricity prices rose in 2021 compared with 2020 levels pushed, in part, by higher natural gas costs, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

The Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative (CMEEC) recently transferred ownership of its Alfred L. Pierce 84-megawatt electric generating facility located in Wallingford, Conn., to MPH AL Pierce LLC.

Electric line crews from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) recently completed work on the Navajo Nation for a mutual aid training exercise that included extending electricity to Navajo homes.

A purchase power agreement (PPA) the City of Denton, Texas, has entered into with Core Scientific to provide power to the company's anticipated digital asset mining operation is unlikely to affect the credit quality of the city’s utility revenue bonds, Fitch Ratings recently said.

Chattanooga, Tenn., public power utility EPB has been recognized by Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) for achieving Performance Excellence in Electricity Renewal (PEER) Gold recertification. The recognition builds on EPB’s designation in 2015 as the first public power utility to achieve PEER certification.

Members of the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Development’s program are encouraged to apply its Energy Innovator Award. The deadline for submissions is Jan. 31, 2022.