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John Thomas, executive vice president and chief financial and strategy officer at the Tennessee Valley Authority, has announced his plans to retire on March 7, 2025, after nearly 20 years of service.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Dec. 3 announced that contracts have been executed for 23 large-scale land-based renewable energy projects that will provide more than 2.3 gigawatts of clean energy.
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Grant County PUD Commissioners recently approved a five-year purchase power agreement with Goose Prairie Solar Development as part of Grant PUD’s plan for powering anticipated growth in the Washington State county.
Power outages, wildfires, rooftop solar systems, and demand response programs create a need for utilities to communicate with customers quickly and clearly. Utilizing omnichannel communication systems can help ensure customers stay in the know and also help utilities respond to the many outage-related calls and emails from customers.
For the third consecutive month, Texas public power utility Austin Energy is reducing customers’ bills.
Fitch Ratings has assigned an “A” rating to approximately $120 million power system revenue bonds, series 2025 issued by the Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency.
The American Public Power Association recently joined with other trade associations in submitting comments in separate proceedings at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on reliability matters.