As we begin 2026, Utilities Service Alliance (USA) is building strong momentum around our mission to drive performance excellence, strengthen collaboration, and deliver measurable value to our members and supplier partners. This year is already shaping up to be one of alignment, innovation, and elevated impact across our USA members and supplier partners. 2026 Strategic...

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. & WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, during the annual USA Nuclear Generator & Supplier Executive Summit in Nashville, Curio, an innovative leader in advanced nuclear technologies, and Utilities Service Alliance, Inc. (USA), a non-profit cooperative that facilitates collaboration among electric utilities that own or operate nuclear power plants, signed a memorandum of understanding that will provide for collaboration and...

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​​On Oct. 16, 2025, Amazon and Energy Northwest announced an agreement to fund efforts to move toward development and deployment of small modular reactor (SMR) technology in Washington state to advance reliable energy across the Northwest. As the demand for energy resources continue to rise, Energy Northwest and Amazon recognize the urgent need to develop...

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The mission of the USA Innovations Steering Committee (ISC) is to create new, modern business solutions that will deliver clear and measurable value to USA members. Recently, the ISC gathered in person at the 2025 USA Winter Conference in Tucson, Arizona, to explore new opportunities. The event featured two days of focused brainstorming, Value Concept...

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Over a dozen volunteers pitched in Feb. 21 for the annual cleaning of Energy Northwest's artificial burrowing owl habitats. The volunteers, which included EN employees, their spouses and children, and retirees inspected and cleaned the burrows before the migratory owls return to begin their spring nesting. Burrowing owls are listed as a Species of Greatest...

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The 2025 Executive Summit will be held at the Grand Hyatt in Nashville, Tennessee on June 17 – 20. As always, we’ll have an agenda packed with the kind of valuable content you’ve come to expect at the Summit.  Our 2025 conference will focus on the theme “Harness- Pulling Together for our Nuclear Future.” Click...

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This year’s Utilities Service Alliance (USA) Winter Conference, held in Tucson, Arizona, at the quintessential Southwest retreat – Hilton’s El Conquistador Resort in the Oro Valley - welcomed one of the largest winter conference gatherings ever held with approximately 200 attendees and guests – which included nuclear executives, nuclear professionals and supplier-partners for three days...

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The nuclear industry has begun comprehensive efforts to strengthen its resiliency. Resiliency is the ability to withstand and reduce the impact of disruptive external threats through planning and preparation, which enables the capability to anticipate, absorb and respond, rapidly recover, and adapt from such an event. USA in 2024 worked to improve resiliency related to...

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The 2025 USA Member & Supplier-Partner Winter Conference is just weeks away!  We’ll be in warm and sunny Tucson, Arizona for our 22nd Annual Winter Conference, where we’ll feature an outstanding agenda loaded with engaging speakers and relevant content! The Conference will also include meetings of the USA Innovations, Procurement Engineering, Site Representative and Supply...

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