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Electricity Markets
ISO New England, the region’s electric grid operator, anticipates having sufficient resources to meet consumer demand for electricity this winter.
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Generation
A Black & Veatch report finds that 53% of utilities cite limited available power as the top obstacle to getting data centers online, with transmission (47%) and substation upgrades (46%) close behind.
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Workforce
Nebraska’s Custer Public Power District recently announced the appointment of Brad Noack as its new General Manager, effective January 5, 2026.
solar
Bonds and Financing
Fitch Ratings has affirmed its rating of AA- on approximately $14.5 million in outstanding revenue bonds issued by the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC) for the MMWEC Master Sergeant Alexander Cotton Memorial Solar Project in Ludlow, MA.
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Distributed Energy Resources
The Gila River Indian Community Utility Authority, an Arizona public power utility, in late September held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Olas S-thoñ solar site.
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Bills and Rates
A bipartisan group of 31 senators on Nov. 14 sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., encouraging the agency to immediately release the highest amount of Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding available under the recently signed continuing resolution (CR).