The Public Utility Commission of Texas on Sept. 26 unanimously approved a transmission plan to meet the future electricity needs of the Permian Basin Region.

A new report from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory details the continued growth of hybrid power plants in the U.S.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Kansas Director Christy Davis on Sept. 25 announced that USDA Rural Development is moving forward in the awards process with KPP Energy and new clean energy projects from seven other applicants through the Powering Affordable Clean Energy program.

Santee Cooper team members are making preparations for the anticipated effects Tropical Storm Helene may have on South Carolina-based Santee Cooper’s service territory, the state-owned utility said on Sept. 25.

Public power utility crews from various states have deployed to Florida and Georgia in advance of the arrival of Tropical Storm Helene, which is expected to make landfall as a hurricane on Thursday.

Texas public power utility CPS Energy is part of the newly formed Total Grid Orchestration Alliance, which will focus on addressing critical energy transition issues facing utilities.