Public Power Current

After making key decisions and launching major infrastructure projects in 2025, City Utilities of Springfield, Mo., is entering 2026 ready to turn strategic plans into tangible value for customers, CU said on Feb. 23.

Colorado’s Fort Collins Light & Power recently purchased property in midtown Fort Collins, Colorado, that will become the site for its newest substation.

The Board for Tennessee public power utility EPB has confirmed the appointment of two key leaders. Julie Hoover will serve as Vice President Human Resources starting on March 9. Mike Kaiser, currently EPB Assistant Vice President Finance, has been promoted to Vice President Finance.

To meet the growing power demands of the Phoenix metropolitan area, Arizona public power utility Salt River Project has issued a 2026 All-Source Request for Proposals, it reported on February 23.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on Feb. 23 issued an emergency order directing the PJM Interconnection, in coordination with Constellation Energy Corporation, to ensure Units 3 and 4 of the Eddystone Generating Station in Pennsylvania remain available for operation “and to employ economic dispatch to minimize costs for the American people,” the Department of Energy said.

U.S. power plant developers and operators plan to add 86 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric generating capacity to the U.S. power grid in 2026 in the Energy Information Administration’s latest Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory report, a record if realized.

The U.S. Department of Energy, in collaboration with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and Idaho National Laboratory (INL), delivered eight sessions of CyberStrike training as part of a proactive approach to energy security for the 2028 Olympics.

A new report from Cleanview identifies 46 data centers with a combined capacity of 56 GW that plan to build their own power "behind-the-meter."