Public Power Current

Bloom Energy this month released a mid-year update to its annual Data Center Power Report, which surveys decision-makers across the data center ecosystem.

The PJM Interconnection will open its annual capacity auction June 30 for the delivery year beginning June 2028.

The PJM Interconnection has issued a Hot Weather Alert for its Western Region for June 29 and a Hot Weather Alert for the entire region PJM serves for June 30 to July 3 ahead of an expected prolonged period of 90+ degree weather.

The Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University SIPA recently released new research focused on the causes of rising electricity prices in the United States – including the role of AI and data centers – and provides recommendations that policymakers can implement to upgrade the grid and lower costs for ratepayers.

Fervo Energy, NVIDIA, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory announced an agreement to develop a next-generation digital twin platform for Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) technology, known as EGS-Twin.

ICF on June 25 released a new report on rising U.S. electricity demand, the available capacity to serve that growth, and the investments needed to maintain reliability and affordability.

U.S. Senator Alan Armstrong (R-OK) recently introduced S. 4944, the American Energy and Mineral Infrastructure Act, which would reform federal permitting under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Clean Water Act (CWA), promote interagency coordination for the review of natural gas pipeline projects, and clarify permissible hardrock mining activities for permitting purposes.

California public power utility SMUD plans to issue approximately $250 million of Electric Revenue Bonds and Subordinated Electric Revenue Bonds during the month of June 2026. The Bonds consist of Green Bonds with a second party opinion provided by Kestrel, it said on June 25 in a news release