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Santee Cooper on Jan. 22 launched a process seeking proposals to acquire and complete, or propose alternatives, for two partially constructed generating units at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station in Jenkinsville, S.C.
The American Public Power Association has provided a detailed energy-related overview of executive orders and memorandums issued by President Trump after being sworn into office Jan. 20.
The Florida Municipal Electric Association announced its 2024 “Restoring Communities Awards,” which recognize Florida public power utilities for their exemplary power restoration efforts in their own communities or their mutual aid efforts outside of their home communities following hurricanes, other severe weather events and non-weather-related emergencies.
A new rule proposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on heat injury and illness prevention is overly prescriptive and should be amended to allow employers the flexibility to implement alternate procedures that are just as protective as the standards set forth in the proposed rule, the American Public Power Association said in recent comments submitted to OSHA.
On January 17, the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office announced two conditional commitments and one loan closing to power producers in Puerto Rico comprising over $1.2 billion in total.
A fire broke out on Jan. 16 at the Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility in Morro Bay, Calif., prompting local officials to implement an evacuation of nearby residents
President Trump on Jan. 20 named Mark Christie Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
As frigid temperatures sweep through eastern Nebraska, Omaha Public Power District employees have been working proactively to keep power flowing to customers and fortify our generation sources against extreme weather.