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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3) and the National Security Agency (NSA) on June 30 issued a joint statement on potential targeted cyber activity against U.S. critical infrastructure by Iran.
California community choice aggregator Silicon Valley Clean Energy in June announced the official launch of its innovative new financing pilot program, designed to make clean energy home upgrades more accessible and affordable for residents across 13 Santa Clara County, California, communities. The
Tennessee public power utility Memphis Light, Gas and Water in June cut the ribbon for a new electric substation in Collierville, Tenn.
College Station Utilities, which serves College Station community members, has seen higher customer satisfaction since implementing text messaging. Customers benefit from the utility’s communication about outages, both planned and unplanned, through TextPower, an ARCOS company that provides mission-critical communications via text.
The Public Service Company of New Mexico has formally committed to join the California ISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market (EDAM), CAISO said on July 2.
Google and Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) on June 30 announced that Google has signed a power purchase agreement for 200 megawatts of electricity from CFS’ inaugural ARC power plant.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on June 30 voted unanimously to revise its regulations on the implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act and issued a staff manual outlining the revised procedures.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 (H.R. 1) passed by the U.S. Senate on July 1 will not change the ability to claim energy tax credits through elective payment and also leaves intact the tax exclusion for municipal bonds.