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U.S. Power Sector Trade Groups Flag Critical Electrical Steel Crunch

Nine trade groups—including four representing the power sector—have urged the Biden administration to prioritize actions that support the domestic production of electrical steel, warning that shortages are contributing to “significant…


Reconsider Distribution Transformer Efficiency Standards, Power Groups Urge DOE

Three major electric power trade groups in a letter on Feb. 15 urged the Department of Energy (DOE) to reconsider proposed energy efficiency conservation standards for distribution transformers, citing “severe…


Transformer Failures Disrupted Water Supplies in Houston For Nearly Two Days

A nearly two-day-long boil water order that shuttered schools and businesses and affected as many as 2.2 million customers in Houston—the nation's fourth-largest city—was caused by a power outage stemming…


NRECA Receives $15 Million DOE Award to Expand Cyber Protection of Industrial Control Systems

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Department of Energy today awarded a $15 million award to the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association to help electric cooperatives expand their cyber monitoring capabilities of…


Old Dominion Electric Cooperative Issues Solar Power Request for Proposals

Glen Allen, VA (April 29, 2021) – Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC) has issued a request for proposals from solar energy project developers for up to 400 MW of solar…