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Environment
Oregon public power utility Springfield Utility Board has received approval for $9,638,749 in funding through Oregon’s Safe Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund to support the McKenzie River Water Supply Project, a key investment in Springfield’s long-term drinking water reliability and resiliency.
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Community Engagement
The Brownsville Public Utilities Board announced the release of its 2026-2030 Strategic Business Plan, which the Texas public power utility said is a forward-looking roadmap designed to guide the organization’s growth and service delivery over the next five years.
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Generation
U.S. power plant developers and operators plan to add 86 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric generating capacity to the U.S. power grid in 2026 in the Energy Information Administration’s latest Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory report, a record if realized.
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Generation
A new report from Cleanview identifies 46 data centers with a combined capacity of 56 GW that plan to build their own power "behind-the-meter."
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Security
The U.S. Department of Energy, in collaboration with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and Idaho National Laboratory (INL), delivered eight sessions of CyberStrike training as part of a proactive approach to energy security for the 2028 Olympics.
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Bonds and Financing
The Santee Cooper Board of Directors recently unanimously approved the sale of approximately $460 million in bonds to fund capital improvement projects and refinance debt issued in 2014, 2015 and 2016.