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NewsOctober 7, 2016

Natural Gas Utility Tests Larger Trailers

Fairbanks Natural Gas in Alaska is upgrading to larger trailers to transport liquefied natural gas to its customers. The utility first ran a pilot program using the custom-made trailer last fall, which has a 13,000-gallon capacity and can hold 30% more gas than traditional LNG trailers.

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NewsOctober 6, 2016

Minn. Utility Opens New Facility

Austin Utilities (Minn.) opened its new Service and Operations Center to the public, which combines the utility's three sites into one main facility. Austin Utilities expects to save $2.5 million over the next 10 years with the new center, which solves several safety and regulation issues that the old sites faced.

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NewsOctober 6, 2016

Fla. Utility Halfway to 1 Million Solar Panels

Florida Power & Light Company, the largest generator of solar power in Florida, has completed the installation of half of the 1 million new solar panels it plans to add by the end of this year to power its customers.

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NewsOctober 6, 2016

Seattle Electric Utility to Construct $12M Training Facility

Seattle City Light plans to build a new training facility to help expand its workforce. The public utility currently conducts training at various sites, but plans to consolidate all training into a 13,000-sq. ft. facility that is expected to cost $12 million.

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NewsSeptember 22, 2016

Washington Gas Exceeds GHG Emission Reduction Goals

Washington Gas announced that it has exceeded its greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction goals four years ahead of schedule. The utility planned on reducing its GHG emissions 70% by 2020, but has already reached a 74% reduction from its fleet and facilities.

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NewsSeptember 22, 2016

S.D. Utility Truck Aids in Fair Ride Rescue

Utility workers from the Cherry-Todd Electric Cooperative in Rosebud, S.D. helped rescue a group of fair-goers after their ride stopped in mid-air.

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NewsSeptember 22, 2016

Pa. Utility Invests in Technology for Fleet

Pa.-based PPL Corporation, one of the largest utilities in the country, is investing $16 billion in improvements to its infrastructure over the next five years. Among those improvements is the adoption of new technology in its fleet, which the company hopes will improve service and operations.

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NewsSeptember 22, 2016

Ark. Utility Fleets Send in Reinforcements for Infrastructure Projects

Entergy Arkansas, which provides electricity for over 700,000 customers in 63 counties across the state, announced that it is investing $1.7 billion in electrical infrastructure improvements throughout its service area between 2016 and 2018.

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NewsSeptember 22, 2016

Truck and Van News: GM Recalls and Updates from Ford and Daimler

Daimler and Ford announce plans for future models and GM recalls a number of its models for air bags.

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NewsSeptember 21, 2016

Sempra Energy Announces Executive Appointments

Sempra Energy today announced several executive appointments as part of the company's ongoing leadership development and succession planning process.

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