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Brian Taylor, General Manager for Tennessee public power utility CDE Lightband, and Lance Haynie, Government Affairs Director for the City of Santa Clara, Utah, on June 10 provided a variety of examples of how artificial intelligence can be utilized by public power utilities and public power cities.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on June 18 took several actions to remove regulatory obstacles and therefore speed up the construction of needed natural gas infrastructure projects in the U.S.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has upheld a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission decision denying Kimball Wind, LLC’s request to order the Western Area Power Administration to pay for interconnection costs under section 211A of the Federal Power Act.
President Trump Signs Executive Order on Wildfire Prevention and Response
The board of directors for California public power utility Truckee Donner Public Utility District recently met and took a number of actions including adopting a 2025 Wildfire Mitigation Plan.
The American Public Power Association said it appreciates the recent actions taken by the federal government to withdraw from the December 2023 “12/14 Agreement.” That memorandum of understanding between the federal government, the states of Oregon and Washington, four tribes, and several
Chelan PUD commissioners on June 16 approved contract terms to power a Microsoft data center campus in Washington State.
Google and CTC Global Corp. on June 17 announced a collaboration to accelerate the deployment of next-generation transmission technology for the U.S. power grid.