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Community Engagement

City of Fountain Utilities in Colorado Utilizes Sheep to Control Weeds at Substation and Solar Array Site

The City of Fountain Utilities in Colorado is utilizing sheep to control the weeds on a 25-acre piece of land that is home to a substation and solar array.
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Reliability

DOE Assistant Secretary of Electricity Visits Muscatine Power and Water to Highlight Partnership Investments to the Grid

Muscatine Power and Water on Aug. 19 welcomed leaders from the U.S. Department of Energy and the Iowa Economic Development Authority as part of the DOE’s Powering America Road Show, a national initiative showcasing investments towards affordability, reliability, and security of the nation’s electric grid.
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Electricity Markets

PJM Outlines Governance Reforms in Filing with Federal Regulators

The PJM Interconnection has filed with federal regulators a framework of eight governance reforms ahead of negotiations with stakeholders mediated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in September.
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Electricity Markets

ISO-NE Files Proposal with FERC to Assume Asset Condition Reviewer Role

ISO New England has filed a proposal with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that will establish the ISO as the independent reviewer of transmission owners’ asset condition projects in the region.
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Bills and Rates

TVA Board Moves to Protect Customers from Subsidizing Expenses Tied to Growth of Data Center Load

The Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors on Aug. 20 approved updates to TVA’s wholesale rate structure to increase transparency, be more aligned to cost and protect residential and manufacturing customers from subsidizing the expenses associated with the significant growth of data center load in the Valley.
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Community Engagement

AMP Presents Kyle Andrew Krieger Memorial Scholarship to AMP Intern

American Municipal Power on Aug. 20 announce that it has selected University of Toledo student Magdolna Herrick as the 2026 recipient of the Kyle Andrew Krieger Memorial Scholarship.
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Environment

Riviera Utilities Receives $800,000 for Coastal Wastewater Resiliency Improvement Project

Alabama public power utility Riviera Utilities has received $800,000 for its Coastal Wastewater Resiliency Improvement Project.
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Community Engagement

Board of Public Utilities Approves Operating Budget for City Utilities of Springfield, Mo.

The Board of Public Utilities for City Utilities of Springfield, Mo., has approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Operating Budget for the public power utility.