Wärtsilä has received an order to supply 412 MW of engine power to support a major new hyperscale data center project in Ohio.

On April 17, the California ISO selected LS Power Grid California (LSPGC) to finance, construct, own, operate and maintain a new 230-kV underground transmission line that will strengthen power infrastructure and improve electric grid reliability across the Bay Area, LSPG said on April 20.

Plus Power and the Tennessee Valley Authority on April 21 announced a 20-year energy storage agreement to add 200-megawatt /800 megawatt-hour utility-scale battery energy storage to the Tennessee Valley.

The Board of Trustees of Greenville Electric Utility System has appointed Tyler Hjorth, P.E., as the utility’s new General Manager, the Texas public power utility reported on April 21.

The following is a transcript of the March 16, 2026, episode of Public Power Now. Learn more about subscribing to Public Power Now at Publicpower.org/Podcasts. Some quotes may have been edited for clarity. Paul Ciampoli Welcome to the latest episode of Public Power Now. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA's

Silicon Valley Power, the municipally owned utility of the City of Santa Clara, Calif., and Emerald AI on April 21 announced a pilot program to demonstrate how flexible data centers can help support grid reliability, affordability, and more efficient system planning as advanced digital infrastructure continues to grow in Silicon Valley.