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President Trump on July 17 nominated David LaCerte to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the remainder of a term expiring June 30, 2026.
Talen Energy on July 17 announced that it has signed definitive agreements to acquire Caithness Energy’s Moxie Freedom Energy Center in Pennsylvania and Caithness Energy and BlackRock’s Guernsey Power Station in Ohio, both combined-cycle gas-fired plants located within the PJM Interconnection power market.
Open Access Technology International recently announced the launch of what it says is the world’s first generative and agentic AI platform purpose-built for the energy industry through a pilot program with the California Independent System Operator.
A coalition of environmental groups recently filed a petition for review in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals against the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) regarding its decision to join the Southwest Power Pool’s Markets+ day-ahead market.
The Vermont Public Power Supply Authority has entered into agreement with GF Power LLC, a subsidiary of GlobalFoundaries, to provide administrative and market participation services in support of GF’s operations at its facility in Essex Junction.
A bipartisan group of 150 members of Congress recently introduced House Resolution 575 to designate July 10 as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply 282 megawatts of flexible engines to operate a new data center project in Ohio.
With hurricane season for 2025 underway, Connecticut public power utility Norwich Public Utilities on July 7 said it has completed extensive efforts to prepare for severe weather that could impact utility services for its customers in the weeks and months ahead.