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At its December 2023 regular board meeting, the Board of Directors for the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency adopted the agency’s sustainability plan, which sets forth the agency’s vision for reducing to net-zero the carbon emissions of the power supply delivered to member municipalities by 2050.
Building on $180 million in joint energy-related research, Tennessee public power utility EPB and Oak Ridge National Laboratory marked 10 years of collaboration on Jan. 26 with the announcement of a new Collaborative for Energy Resilience and Quantum Science. The new joint research effort will focus
The New Braunfels Utilities Board of Trustees has formally approved a CEO agreement, designating Ryan Kelso as the new CEO of the Texas public power utility.
Orsted on Jan. 25 said that it will reposition Skipjack Wind, a combined 966-megawatt project in development off the coast of the Delmarva peninsula, for future offtake opportunities.
Independence Power & Light Director James Nail has retired. His last day with the City of Independence, Mo., was Jan. 9.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects average wholesale electricity prices for 2024 in most areas of the country to be close to or slightly lower than in 2023 because of relatively stable generation fuel costs. However, periods of high demand or power market supply constraints could
Florida public power utilities have been recognized as part of the “Florida 500,” a list of the state’s most influential business leaders.
SMUD CEO and General Manager Paul Lau has named Scott Martin SMUD’s new Chief Financial Officer, effective Jan. 27. Martin replaces Jennifer Davidson, who is retiring after six successful years as CFO and more than 17 years at SMUD, a California public power utility. Martin currently serves as SMUD