The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on Aug. 14 approved a site permit for the Snowshoe Energy Storage Project, a 150-megawatt stand-alone battery storage facility proposed by Snowshoe BESS LLC.

General Manager Randy Howard on Aug. 15 announced his intention to retire from the Northern California Power Agency in the first quarter of 2026.

Galaxy Digital Inc., a digital assets and datacenter infrastructure company, on Aug. 15 announced the closing of a $1.4 billion project financing facility to support the continued development of its Helios datacenter campus in West Texas.

Michigan public power utility Traverse City Light & Power earned high marks in its 2025 Residential and Commercial Customer Satisfaction Study, conducted by GreatBlue Research, with results 10-15 percentage points above national public power averages, it said on Aug. 13.

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration on Aug. 11 published Interim Final Guidance for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program.

Duke Energy on Aug. 14 asked state and federal regulators for permission to combine its two electric utilities in the Carolinas.