Utilities and Infrastructure

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (284+ words) After a hotter-than-normal August pushed up cooling demand across the state, Alabama Power is offering customers ways to stay cool while managing their energy use and costs. Temperatures across Alabama last month ran up to 5 degrees warmer than August 2025, while…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (113+ words) A new $750,000 grant program is giving Anniston property owners a chance to tackle long-delayed repairs and breathe new life into historic commercial spaces. — A new $750,000 grant program will help owners of historic commercial properties in downtown and West 15th reinvest…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (347+ words) Alabama’s largest water utility cut a $63,890,906 check Tuesday, retiring the 2024 revenue anticipation bond it inherited from the Birmingham Water Works Board. Central Alabama Water borrowed $62,715,000 in September 2024 at a 3.750% fixed rate, due September 1, 2026. The other $1,175,906 was interest. “Paying off the RAB…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (398+ words) TVA’s new data center rate is designed to protect North Alabama households and businesses from absorbing the costs of rapidly growing electricity demand from artificial intelligence and large-scale computing facilities. The Tennessee Valley Authority Board approved changes to its wholesale…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (378+ words) Press start on the coffee pot or hit the TV remote, and electric devices zoom to life: Alabama Power is on and ready to serve. At its core, the reliable electricity Alabama Power customers daily expect is due to the…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (347+ words) Meta is launching a $1 billion fund to invest directly in data center communities including Montgomery, expanding the company’s commitment to support areas hosting its artificial intelligence infrastructure. The new Future is for Everyone Fund will direct money toward local priorities…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (161+ words) A boarded-up house on West 14th Street illustrates the type of blighted property Anniston officials are looking to address through new redevelopment strategies. During a City Council budget workshop, officials discussed a proposed pilot program that would focus on acquiring and…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (384+ words) LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ala. — Officials from Gadsden visited the West Morgan-East Lawrence Water and Sewer Authority on Thursday to learn more about its advanced water treatment system as they explore ways to address PFAS contamination concerns in their own community. The…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (40+ words) Decatur Utilities is being recognized by the American Public Gas Association as the 2026 recipient of the Community Service Award. Decatur Utilities is being recognized by the American Public Gas Association as the 2026 recipient of the Community Service Award....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (350+ words) One of Alabama’s largest power companies is promising that everyday consumers will not bear the cost of new AI data center construction across the state. Southern Company, which owns Alabama Power, announced it is joining President Donald Trump’s Ratepayer Protection…...