Customer Service
Scott Corwin on how public power can work together to continue its legacy of providing affordable, reliable power for communities nationwide.
Generation
Talen Energy on July 17 announced that it has signed definitive agreements to acquire Caithness Energy’s Moxie Freedom Energy Center in Pennsylvania and Caithness Energy and BlackRock’s Guernsey Power Station in Ohio, both combined-cycle gas-fired plants located within the PJM Interconnection power market.
Workforce
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power recently received the 2025 Veterans Employer of the Year Award in the Government/Public Sector category by the California Employer Advisory Council (CEAC).
Community Engagement
Texas public power utility Kerrville Public Utility Board on July 16 announced that Assistant General Manager Amy Dozier has been named the recipient of the 2025 Distinguished Service Award by the Texas Public Power Association.
Electricity Markets
President Trump on July 17 nominated David LaCerte to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the remainder of a term expiring June 30, 2026.
Transmission
Citing “significant federal uncertainty,” the New York State Public Service Commission on July 17 said it was recalibrating the timeline for offshore wind transmission development.
Generation
The Idaho National Laboratory and Microsoft have announced a collaboration to use Microsoft’s Azure cloud and artificial intelligence technologies to streamline the nuclear permitting and licensing application process.
Transmission
The House on a party-line vote on July 18 adopted the Senate-passed version of roughly $9 billion in fiscal year 2025 spending rescissions requested by President Trump in June.
Distributed Energy Resources
Austin Energy on July 16 provided details on its new Solar Insights tool, which it said is “an innovative digital feature designed to enhance the experience of residential solar customers through the City of Austin utility customer portal.”
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The Lower Colorado River Authority recently delivered a mobile substation transformer to temporarily power Hunt area customers of Texas public power utility Kerrville Public Utility Board in the wake of catastrophic flooding that devastated the Hill Country region earlier this month.