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The American Public Power Association has received Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Program funding that will help APPA members assess and improve incident response capabilities.
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe recently signed SB 953 into law, which includes several Missouri Public Utility Alliance legislative priorities that MPUA worked on throughout this year's legislative session.
Arizona public power utility Page Utility Enterprises is building a new 15 MVA transformer designed to enhance grid reliability and accommodate load growth that is scheduled for completion in November 2026. PUE general manager Bryan Hill noted that the new transformer will be replacing a unit that
Emerald PUD crews have been busy this year completing and advancing several projects to improve reliability and support growing energy needs across its system, the Oregon PUD reported on July 6.
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Laboratory of the Rockies have signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a strategic partnership to advance research and technical collaboration in support of the reliability and resilience of the North American bulk power system.
To support a data center project in Georgia, OpenAI is contracting with Georgia Power for 3.2 gigawatts of power which will be delivered in phases between 2028 and 2032.
The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee on July 22 held an oversight hearing with the five commissioners of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
The U.S. Department of Energy on July 26 issued an emergency order directing the Southwest Power Pool to dispatch specified generation units and to order their operation as needed to maintain reliability.