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Bills and Rates
The New York Power Authority on Oct. 14 released a new Request for Application for industry developers, storage companies, and other collaborators seeking to voluntarily contribute to the Renewable Energy Access and Community Help (REACH) Program.
Community Engagement
Washington State’s Mason PUD 3 recently completed a customer survey, with nearly 1,500 residential customers sharing their thoughts, “giving us valuable insight into your experiences and priorities,” it said on Oct. 1.
Reliability
ReliabilityFirst recently published a report that details and analyzes the August 11, 2025 bulk power system disturbance that impacted approximately 4,000 customers in the Baltimore area for a duration of 28 minutes.
Workforce
The Imperial Irrigation District recently announced the appointment of Wayne Strumpfer as General Counsel.
Community Engagement
Michigan public power utility Traverse City Light & Power announced that its community broadband division, TCLPfiber, has been named to the 2025 Broadband Communities Top 100 list.
Generation
Bloom Energy and and Brookfield on Oct. 13 announced a $5 billion strategic partnership that marks the first phase of a joint vision to build AI factories capable of meeting the growing compute and power demands of artificial intelligence.
Generation
Oregon-based Portland General Electric and GridCARE successfully completed their first joint project to accelerate large load interconnections using flexibility for data centers in Hillsboro, Oregon.
Generation
Douglas County PUD Commissioners Molly Simpson, Aaron Viebrock and Ronald Skagen invited the community to learn about and see a renewable hydrogen production facility in Baker Flats, the Washington State PUD said on Oct. 9.