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Electricity Markets
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission in December approved Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association’s Organized Wholesale Market application, finding that Tri-State’s expanded participation in the Southwest Power Pool Regional Transmission Organization is in the public interest.
Workforce
AMP announced the most recent recipients of its Employee Innovator Award, recently presented at an all-staff meeting to two different teams of employees.
Generation
The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors in December adopted a resolution that calls for the setting of guideline principles to ensure that new large electric energy loads do not compromise the reliability of the local electric grid or impact the costs to existing customers.
Reliability
Idaho Falls Power was honored with the "System Improvement Award" at the Utah Associated Municipal Power System 2025 Annual Member Meeting. “This award recognizes utilities that have made significant improvements in electric service and reliability for their customers and this year, we are being
Electricity Markets
The North American Energy Standards Board in December announced the adoption of NAESB Business Practice Standards to support Western Interconnection Loading Relief (WLR), a new flow-based approach for managing congestion on the bulk electric grid.
Environment
The American Public Power Association on Jan. 5 filed comments in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s and the Army Corps of Engineers' proposal to revise the definition of Waters of the United States.
Energy Storage
Alabama public power utility Huntsville Utilities in December took delivery of an 83,000-pound battery for a grid load management project.
Transmission
The Midcontinent ISO on Jan. 6 announced the selected developers for two transmission projects that MISO said will strengthen reliability and support the region’s long-term energy need