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As part of ongoing efforts to maintain high levels of reliability and meet growing demand, Washington State’s Snohomish County PUD crews this summer will make electric system improvements and complete preventative maintenance projects.
Utilidata has formed a research partnership with the University of Michigan to collect and analyze electric vehicle charging behaviors.
Florida public power utility Keys Energy Services recently completed a review of power outage statistics for calendar year 2022 that showed power reliability levels are at all-time highs for the utility.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service on May 31 released guidance that provides additional information about the application process and technical guidance for the expanded Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit program under the Internal Revenue Code.
The California Senate recently approved legislation under which all new electric vehicles sold in California by 2030 would be required to come equipped with bidirectional charging.
President Biden on June 3 signed into law legislation that lifts the U.S. debt limit through 2024 and includes energy permitting reforms.
Constellation Energy is acquiring NRG Energy’s 44 percent stake in the 2,645-megawatt South Texas Project nuclear plant in Texas.
MidAmerican Energy and Missouri River Energy Services have decided not to pursue a pumped hydro project at this time, MRES said on May 23. MidAmerican Energy and MRES teamed up to explore the Gregory County Pumped Storage Project as a way to store the energy that is already being generated from