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Oklo Inc., an advanced nuclear technology company, recently held a groundbreaking ceremony at Idaho National Laboratory for its first Aurora powerhouse, the Aurora-INL.
Utility-scale battery storage systems are increasingly being used for price arbitrage, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported.
By Kevin Bleau, energy resources manager, Belmont Light, Massachusetts; Doron Koll, Stan Faryniarz, and Crissy Maddalo, Daymark Energy Advisors. Supported and made possible by Craig Spinale, Belmont Light's general manager. Acknowledgements Belmont Light has been powering the Belmont community since
SOO Green, a jointly owned transmission project being developed by energyRe and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, on Sept. 25 announced approval on the final municipal franchise agreement, giving the project an "all-clear" path to construction in Iowa.
Great Lakes Utilities recently announced that Rice Lake Utilities and Gresham Municipal Utilities have joined as their newest members.
CPS Energy announced the closing on its acquisition of PROENERGY’s four natural gas power generation facilities with an aggregate electric capacity of approximately 1,632 megawatts for $1.387 billion, subject to customary net working capital adjustments.
In a recent interview with APPA, Sharon Israel, Utilities Director for the public power community of Loveland, Co., detailed how she has proactively engaged with the utility’s workforce and discussed the success of the utility’s drone inspection program.
The American Public Power Association is offering its member utilities a wide variety of resources to help them highlight and celebrate Public Power Week 2025, which is October 5-11.