Public Power Current

Washington State's Grant PUD will spend much of the next two years preparing to make a big change in the way it buys the electricity it needs when generation from Priest Rapids and Wanapum dams isn’t enough and sells when the dams generate more than what’s needed to power Grant County.

Alpha Generation Services on April 16 announced that it has formally withdrawn its previously submitted Notices of Intent to Retire the Gowanus and Narrows Generating Stations in Brooklyn, New York.

Reading Municipal Light Department recently announced that there will be no distribution rate increase in the spring of 2026.

Lightshift Energy, a utility-scale energy storage developer, owner, and operator, and the Blue Ridge Power Agency (BRPA) on April 16 announced a partnership to deploy a portfolio of battery energy storage projects across Virginia in collaboration with Central Virginia Electric Cooperative (CVEC), Craig-Botetourt Electric Cooperative (CBEC), and the City of Salem Electric Department (Salem), with the potential for more BRPA projects in the future.

Chris Fredericksen has been appointed as the new General Manager of Idaho Falls Power and Idaho Falls Fiber, pending City Council confirmation.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas on April 15 filed a preliminary Long-Term Load Forecast for the years 2026–2032.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on April 15 issued a penalty order in its enforcement action against American Efficient, LLC and affiliated entities, uncovering what the Commission described "as one of the largest and most brazen fraud schemes in its history. "

On April 9, the Northeast Public Power Association received a decommissioned substation on behalf of Littleton Electric Light and Water Department.