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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) published its first ever five-year Strategic Plan, CESER said on March 18.
Colorado Springs Utilities recently announced a major upgrade to its wildfire defense strategy: artificial intelligence-powered early detection.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on March 23 issued emergency orders to keep two Indiana coal plants operational.
On March 4, the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) recognized the Grand River Dam Authority with a “Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting.”
TotalEnergies has signed settlement agreements with the United States Department of the Interior (DOI) to relinquish its Carolina Long Bay lease and its New York Bight lease, both awarded in 2022, along with its partners. As a result, TotalEnergies will no longer develop offshore wind projects in the United States.
The Electric Power Research Institute on March 23 said it is launching Flex MOSAIC, a uniform flexibility classification framework for large electric loads, developed through its DCFlex initiative in collaboration with more than 65 utilities, system operators, regulators, hyperscalers, and technology providers.
The American Public Power Association on March 23 filed comments supporting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Phase 1 reconsideration of the Interstate Transport Plan Review for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards.
The Government Finance Officers Association has awarded the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award to the Fort Pierce Utilities Authority for its budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025.