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Electricity Markets
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently issued an order finding that a filing submitted by ISO New England and other regional entities partially complies with two FERC orders related to generator interconnections.
Distributed Energy Resources
The Southern California Public Power Authority, on behalf of its member utilities, is soliciting competitive proposals from qualified respondents for renewable energy projects or products consistent with the California Renewable Energy Resources Program and the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program, including amendments enacted by passage of California's SB 100.
Energy Efficiency
Santee Cooper is launching a new program to help reduce barriers to energy efficiency for customers with high-energy burdens, it said on April 2.
Bills and Rates
The Truckee Donner Public Utility District board of directors approved several key initiatives at its March meeting including, among other things, approving a power cost adjustment credit to electric customers and a new bill round-up program.
Reliability
President Trump on April 8 signed energy-related executive orders including EOs focused on bolstering the country’s grid reliability and the use of coal generation. One of the EOs calls for the completion of a report that identifies regions where coal-powered infrastructure is available and suitable for supporting AI data centers.
Energy Efficiency
Vermont public power utility Burlington Electric Department in partnership with the Burlington 2030 District has helped to reduce building energy consumption through a project funded by a grant from the American Public Power Association’s Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments program.
Workforce
Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems announced that Matt Hastings has been appointed as the assistant general manager and managing director of planning.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority in partnership with the American Public Power Association has officially launched the 2025 Light Up Navajo effort to help bring electricity to families in need in the Navajo Nation, NTUA said on April 8. This year there are 45 electric utility companies that will
Energy Storage
Platte River Power Authority, the Colorado-based wholesale public power provider owned by Estes Park, Fort Collins, Longmont and Loveland, is working with Weld Energy Storage, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, to develop PRPA’s first large-scale battery energy storage project.
Generation
Argan Inc. recently announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Gemma Power System, received a notice to proceed on its previously announced engineering, procurement and construction services contract with Sandow Lakes Energy Company, LLC of Rockdale, Texas, for a 1.2-gigawatt ultra-efficient natural gas-fired plant in Lee County, Texas.