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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Oct .14 announced the fourth Texas Energy Fund (TxEF) loan agreement for a 460 megawatt natural gas power plant in Fairfield, Texas. Calpine Corporation will build the plant which is expected to begin generating power for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas power region before summer 2026.
At the New York Power Authority, “innovation is part of our ecosystem,” Justin Driscoll, President and CEO of NYPA, said on Oct. 6.
The New York Power Authority on Oct. 14 released a new Request for Application for industry developers, storage companies, and other collaborators seeking to voluntarily contribute to the Renewable Energy Access and Community Help (REACH) Program.
Washington State’s Mason PUD 3 recently completed a customer survey, with nearly 1,500 residential customers sharing their thoughts, “giving us valuable insight into your experiences and priorities,” it said on Oct. 1.
ReliabilityFirst recently published a report that details and analyzes the August 11, 2025 bulk power system disturbance that impacted approximately 4,000 customers in the Baltimore area for a duration of 28 minutes.
The Imperial Irrigation District recently announced the appointment of Wayne Strumpfer as General Counsel.
Michigan public power utility Traverse City Light & Power announced that its community broadband division, TCLPfiber, has been named to the 2025 Broadband Communities Top 100 list.
For water and electric utilities, it is critical to communicate with customers about potential leaks, rate changes and outages. Speed and clarity are essential to ensuring water is not wasted and customers know about outages. This boosts customer satisfaction. The use of texting by the City of Bryan, Texas, and Bryan Texas Utilities has yielded a wide range of benefits.
Kentucky public power utility Frankfort Plant Board is seeking proposals to meet all capacity and energy requirements associated with its retail load beginning June 1, 2029.
Plans were unveiled on Oct. 15 for Project Horizon, a two-gigawatt artificial intelligence campus in West Texas.