Public Power Current

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman David Rosner on Sept. 18 asked the country’s regional transmission organizations and independent system operators to respond to a series of questions tied to large load forecasting.

The PJM Interconnection and stakeholders recently began an accelerated process to find consensus on how to integrate large load customers rapidly and reliably without risking an electricity supply shortage.

Achieving 85% of the New England states’ carbon dioxide emissions reduction goals by 2045 may be possible through a combination of mostly solar, land-based wind, and short-duration energy storage, according to ISO New England’s latest economic study report, "New England’s Evolving Grid."

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Sept. 18 voted unanimously to approve a suite of actions focused on modernizing the reliability and security of the nation’s bulk power system in the face of threats in cybersecurity, supply chain risk management, and extreme cold weather.

The U.S. Department of Energy on Sept. 18 announced the Speed to Power initiative, which is aimed at accelerating the speed of large-scale grid infrastructure project development for both transmission and generation.

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Sept. 17 held a hearing titled, “Oversight of the US Army Corps of Engineers.”

Texas public power utility Kerrville Public Utility Board has approved its Fiscal Year 2026 budget, keeping rates steady to provide economic relief for families and businesses recovering from the devastating Hill Country Floods, it said on Sept. 17.

Adult sockeye salmon migrating to Canada’s Okanagan River Basin will have a better chance to survive and spawn during drought years following a successful, “trap-and-haul” pilot project carried out July 16 by Grant PUD, Chelan PUD and Canada’s Okanagan Nation Alliance with ample support from agencies on both sides of the border, Grant PUD and Chelan PUD said.