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The Turlock Irrigation District Board of Directors has appointed Brad Koehn as General Manager, effective June 21, 2024.
In a report citing comments filed by the American Public Power Association, the Global Markets Advisory Committee of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission warned of the harmful effects of increasing capital requirements for banks involved in hedging transactions with non-publicly traded entities.
Mystic Generating Station Units 8 & 9 in Massachusetts were retired on May 31, 2024, following 21 years of distinguished service, Constellation Energy said on May 31.
Iowa public power utility Muscatine Power and Water held its regular monthly Board of Trustees meeting on May 28, addressing several important topics that will enhance Muscatine’s utility infrastructure and service reliability.
Southwest Power Pool on June 4 filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission amendments to its tariff that include provisions specific to its western members.
The Washington State Department of Commerce on May 30 announced $39,575,225 in grants to cities, counties, municipal utilities, and federally and state-recognized tribes to support electrification of homes and businesses.
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has received federal funding from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for the Los Angeles Groundwater Replenishment Project, one of multiple projects expected to dramatically reduce the City of Los Angeles’ dependence on purchased, imported water.
The Electric Power Research Institute on June 4 announced an expansion of its eRoadMAP™ providing load hosting capacity, or power capacity, for 10 large utilities in five states, with plans to expand nationwide.