Eight Missouri River Energy Services employees were recognized with Peer Ovation With Earned Recognition (POWER) awards.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on Dec. 16 issued an emergency order that directs TransAlta to keep Unit 2 of the Centralia Generating Station in Centralia, Washington available to operate. Unit 2 of the coal plant was scheduled to shut down at the end of 2025.

Framatome has been awarded a contract to upgrade several digital control systems at Energy Northwest's Columbia Generating Station. The scope of the project includes system design, engineering, manufacturing, testing and installation for new digital feedwater level control and feedwater heater vents and drains systems.

The California Municipal Utilities Association announced the promotion of Derek Dolfie to Senior Director of Energy, effective January 1, 2026.

Public power utilities and communities in Minnesota are included among the recipients of $5.3 million of grant awards announced by the Minnesota Department of Commerce to improve the resilience of Minnesota’s electric grid against severe weather events, malicious physical attacks, and cyber threats.

Landis+Gyr and Massachusetts public power utility Peabody Municipal Light Plant have agreed to a contract that will bring the benefits of intelligent grid management to PMLP’s 27,000 electric customers on the outskirts of Boston.