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Senator James Lankford (R-OK) recently introduced S. 1429, the Promoting Opportunities to Widen Electrical Resilience (POWER) Act, which would help communities recover from disasters and make investments to become more resilient in the future.
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation on April 10 filed the proposed Reliability Standard EOP-012-3 – Extreme Cold Weather Preparedness and Operations with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Four Republican senators have joined in an April 9 letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) in support of the energy credit provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
Florida public power utility OUC recently celebrated the grand opening of the largest solar energy center in its history.
Bonneville Power Administration helicopter pilot Peter Renggli has been recognized as one of the best in his field. The Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration recently honored Renggli, who is also an aircraft flight instructor, with a 2024 Federal Aviation Safety Professional Award in January.
California public power utility Glendale Water & Power recently announced the successful completion and interconnection of the GWP Perkins Building Rooftop Solar Project, a major milestone in the city’s ongoing efforts to expand its clean energy portfolio.
Washington State PUDs are included among recipients of funds announced by the Washington Sate Department of Commerce for grid infrastructure and reliability projects
A new report from the International Energy Agency projects that electricity demand from data centers worldwide is set to more than double by 2030 to around 945 terawatt-hours.