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Lightshift Energy, a utility-scale energy storage developer, owner, and operator, and the Blue Ridge Power Agency (BRPA) on April 16 announced a partnership to deploy a portfolio of battery energy storage projects across Virginia in collaboration with Central Virginia Electric Cooperative (CVEC), Craig-Botetourt Electric Cooperative (CBEC), and the City of Salem Electric Department (Salem), with the potential for more BRPA projects in the future.
Chris Fredericksen has been appointed as the new General Manager of Idaho Falls Power and Idaho Falls Fiber, pending City Council confirmation.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas on April 15 filed a preliminary Long-Term Load Forecast for the years 2026–2032.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on April 15 issued a penalty order in its enforcement action against American Efficient, LLC and affiliated entities, uncovering what the Commission described "as one of the largest and most brazen fraud schemes in its history. "
On April 9, the Northeast Public Power Association received a decommissioned substation on behalf of Littleton Electric Light and Water Department.
Texas public power utility Kerrville Public Utility Board recently welcomed a new transformer at its Jack Furman Substation, “an expanded addition that helps us better manage customer demand and operate more efficiently,” it noted.
The Guam Power Authority on April 17 said it continued its power restoration process and has made progress it its post-Typhoon Sinlaku recovery.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will take action by June 2026 on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANOPR) proceeding initiated by the U.S. Secretary of Energy that directs the Commission to consider potential reforms designed to ensure the timely, orderly, and equitable integration of significant electrical loads -- such as the increasing demand from data centers -- into the nation’s transmission infrastructure, it said on April 16.