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| Included are the daily clippings for March 16, 2026. |
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| Electric Utility News
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| In my 20 years of leading SAP transformations, I've seen a recurring pattern: utilities spend millions on "digital front doors" only to find that the back-office engine is still stuck in 1998. Today, the... |
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03/15/2026 Online
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NES put 410 lineworkers on standby for anticipated weekend storm, roughly double what it staged heading into January's crippling ice storm. by WZTV Sun, March 15, 2026 at 9:48 PM Updated Sun, March 15,... |
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| To meet data center and domestic manufacturer demand, Atlas Energy will spend $840M on 1.4 GW of natural gas generators from Caterpillar. Utility Dive The play: With the current grid squeeze, some utility... |
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03/15/2026 Online
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| ...senate bill that would impose an immediate, one-year moratorium on large-scale solar projects statewide (TVA projects excluded). More than 15% of counties in the U.S. have essentially blocked new utility-scale... |
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03/15/2026 Online
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| Chattanooga Times Free Press |
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| Copyright © 2026, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Inc. All rights reserved. This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of Chattanooga Times Free Press, Inc. Material from... |
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03/15/2026 Online
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| Brentwood TN Patch.com |
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| ...on to get plugged in! ☀️ In today's newsletter: Why Brentwood officials are pushing for a seat on NES board Also on today's calendar: Albert Castiglia and 6 more events. Find out what's happening in... |
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03/15/2026 Online
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| The American Public Power Association |
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| The Grand Island Utilities Department in Nebraska announced the next step in developing a Regional Public Power Workforce Training Facility in Grand Island, which is a collaborative effort designed to strengthen... |
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03/14/2026 Online
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| Carroll County News Leader +1 other publication
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| ...six buildings, each powered by 69 Caterpillar natural gas-powered generators to meet the intensive energy demands. Construction is slated to begin this spring. Once built, Taylor will likely hear the equivalent... |
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03/13/2026 Online
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| ... Construction equipment is stationed near transmission towers in Houston. The U.S. Department of Energy on March 12, 2026, announced a $1.9-billion funding opportunity for transmission system upgrades.... |
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03/13/2026 Online
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| Politics & Government
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| ...and recycling associations and companies. The group would sunset in 2030, unless continued by the General Assembly. The council's initial report would be due by Dec. 31. The legislation cleared the state... |
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03/14/2026 Online
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| The Tennessean |
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| Introduced in response to Nashville Electric Service’s management of Winter Storm Fern, the bill would require city-owned electric utilities to add board members from each county they operate in. March... |
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03/13/2026 Online
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| Telecom, Technology, and Cybersecurity News
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| Johnson City Press |
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| Progress & Promise: Johnson City, Jonesborough, and Washington County's Path of Growth |
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03/15/2026 Online
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| WTVF CBS 5 Nashville |
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| Tennessee to spend $200 million in federal funds to bring broadband to all homes by 2028 More than $200 million in federal BEAD funding will expand high-speed internet to 43,000 unserved Tennessee homes... |
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03/13/2026 Online
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| ...have reported canceled or delayed orders. Photo of workers with the Mason County (Wash.) Public Utility District installing fiber optic cable on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021 by Ted S. Warren/AP WASHINGTON,... |
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03/13/2026 Online
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| ...124 of 1,184 panels still to be installed along the east side of the stadium. Work tied to the ETFE cable net system is also advancing. Hydraulic stand jackets used to lift the system arrived last month.... |
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03/13/2026 Online
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| Water and Natural Gas Utility News
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| xAI will keep its Colossus supercomputer cool with wastewater, leaving the drinking supply to support human intelligence. The Colossus Water Recycling Plant will send treated wastewater to an xAI data... |
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03/16/2026 Online
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| Gallatin News |
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| ...with The Gallatin News (identifying information has been redacted). A number of Gallatin Public Utilities customers have been seeing sharp increases in their February gas bills. KELLY KIPER Sharp increases... |
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03/16/2026 Online
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| ...desert sits a sign: "Caution docks may be slippery." They are not. In fact, there's not a drop of water to be seen at Antelope Point Marina, which once sat near the shore of Lake Powell, the nation's second-largest... |
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03/15/2026 Online
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| JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Two bills aimed at protecting Mississippi water customers from sudden rate hikes have passed the Legislature and are headed to Gov. Tate Reeves' desk. The legislation, authored... |
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03/14/2026 Online
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| ...could also bring those hangers down and cause a safety hazard," she said. The spokesperson for Metro Water Services, which is overseeing the tree canopy assessments in the area, said the city received more... |
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03/13/2026 Online
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