Western utilities are trying to limit their liability when they spark wildfires

Electricity providers around the West have been sued for billions of dollars for sparking catastrophic wildfires. Some have even gone bankrupt after power lines sparked flames. In Wyoming, there’s concern the same could happen, ultimately impacting …

Adani Power gets 67 out of 100, ranks in top 80 percentile of all global electric utilities in S&P Global CSA score

New utilities under I-10

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Notice of Hearing on Propsed Assessment 2024 Street/Utilities Improvement

NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED ASSESSMENT 2024 STREET AND UTILITIES IMPROVEMENTS TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Notice is hereby given that the City Council of Thief River Falls, Minnesota, will meet on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council …

Willamette Valley vineyards seek $11 million in damages from utilities for 2020 Holiday Farm Fire

Three Willamette Valley vineyards are suing two regional utility companies for alleged neglect and for not shutting down power to the transmission lines they say contributed to the 2020 Holiday Farm Fire east of Eugene. The vineyards claim the smoke and …

AI power demands are rising and so are attacks on utilities. Here’s what they can do about it.

AI is changing the world as we know it. From powering the development of autonomous vehicles, to driving breakthroughs in healthcare and medicine, to enhancing decision-making and productivity for businesses, AI has proven its value many times over.  But …

Fort Wayne implements cutting-edge microgrid for utilities

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (NETWORK INDIANA) – City leaders in Fort Wayne feel that they are on the cutting edge of energy usage with their new microgrid that launched this month to power the city’s water utilities. It draws on a newly-completed floating solar panel …

Utilities trying to look generous when they’re not | California Focus

Twice every year, California’s privately-owned utility companies make a big effort to appear generous, when they’re actually being the opposite. It happened most recently late last fall, when all three of the big privately owned electric providers, Pacific …

Rural water utilities are still reeling from Helene 

Katie Myers Blue Ridge Public Radio The most exciting part of the day at Spruce Pine Montessori School is when the truck arrives to empty the porta-johns. At that point in the afternoon, the kids… Premium Content is available to subscribers only. Please …

Milestone for major Urban Utilities pipeline upgrade

Urban Utilities has begun the next stage of its Brisbane River pipeline upgrade, one of the utility’s most complex and unique capital works projects.  The scope of the project involves renewing a critical piece of wastewater infrastructure, 60m below the …