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Intelligent power management company Eaton is working with Tennessee Valley Authority to repurpose its retired Bull Run Fossil Plant in Clinton, Tennessee into a critical asset supporting reliable and clean energy. As more electricity comes from variable sources and electricity demand increases
At its monthly open meeting on June 26, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission formally decided to take no action on a notice of inquiry that sought comments on whether to modify the CIP standards to address the risks of coordinated cyberattacks and to better align with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee on June 25 held a full committee markup, approving thirteen bills related to electric reliability including H.R. 3616, the Reliable Power Act, which would give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission a formal role in determining, and mitigating, the potential reliability impacts of federal regulations. APPA supports H.R. 3616.
The Kerrville Public Utility Board, a Texas public power utility, made history recently with the first project to execute a loan agreement under the newly established Texas Energy Fund, following a ceremonial signing held June 25 with leadership from the Public Utility Commission of Texas in Austin, Texas.
The Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency announced the official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Ashwood Solar I project, which took place on June 25, 2025.
The Illinois Municipal Electric Agency, a wholesale electric supplier to 32 municipally owned utilities, started receiving 25 megawatts of energy and capacity from Big River Solar in Southern Illinois beginning June 1, 2025.
Tantalus Systems on June 25 announced that the Indiana Municipal Power Agency will be deploying Tantalus’ AI-powered TRUGrid Reliability and TRUGrid Transformer analytics across all 19 of its member utilities participating in the Agency’s AMI program with Tantalus.
Wisconsin-based utility We Energies announced on June 25 that the company plans to extend the operating lives of units 7 and 8 at the Oak Creek Power Plant and expects to have the units available to meet high energy demand periods through the end of 2026.