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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on June 11 announced the kickoff of the Nuclear Reliability Backbone process by the Public Service Commission.
The Missouri Public Utility Alliance broke ground on the Fulton Energy Center on June 10. The Fulton Energy Center is part of MPUA’s “Building MO Power” initiative, a long-term strategy to advance Missouri through local energy resilience.
The House Appropriations Committee on June 11 approved the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, 2027, which would provide $34.1 billion for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), a $2 billion increase over the fiscal year (FY) 2026 appropriation and $1.5 billion more than was requested by
Five years ago, Imperial Irrigation District (IID) relied primarily on social media to communicate outage information—without a way to reach customers directly. All that changed in 2021 when IID tapped Arcos TextPower, implementing the messaging system in two phases.
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a business meeting to consider and vote on pending legislation.
Cypress Creek Energy on June 11 announced financial close on Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the Steel River Energy Center, marking a major milestone for one of the largest solar and battery storage developments in the U.S.
Florida public power utilities recently detailed how they are proactively taking steps to prepare for this year’s hurricane season, which began in June.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently accepted the PJM Interconnection's proposed Expedited Interconnection Track (EIT), a temporary, standalone process to quickly advance projects of significant size to address the urgent need for more capacity resources.