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The U.S. Senate should pass the Reliable Power Act (H.R. 3616/S. 3034) to give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, in conjunction with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, a formal role in determining the reliability impacts of federal regulations, the American Public Power Association said in a statement for the record for a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine the state of the bulk power system.
The Lansing Board of Water & Light, a Michigan public power utility, has earned a Diversity Star Award from the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Texas public power utility Austin Energy is launching an innovative battery demand response pilot program designed to give customers new ways to support grid reliability while earning performance awards.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) published its first ever five-year Strategic Plan, CESER said on March 18.
Colorado Springs Utilities recently announced a major upgrade to its wildfire defense strategy: artificial intelligence-powered early detection.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on March 23 issued emergency orders to keep two Indiana coal plants operational.
On March 4, the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) recognized the Grand River Dam Authority with a “Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting.”
TotalEnergies has signed settlement agreements with the United States Department of the Interior (DOI) to relinquish its Carolina Long Bay lease and its New York Bight lease, both awarded in 2022, along with its partners. As a result, TotalEnergies will no longer develop offshore wind projects in the United States.