Generation
Oracle and OpenAI have entered an agreement to develop 4.5 gigawatts of additional Stargate data center capacity in the U.S.
Generation
The Missouri Public Utility Alliance on July 22 broke ground on the Marshall Energy Center, a new natural gas-fired power plant that is part of MPUA’s “Building MO Power” initiative, a long-term strategy to advance Missouri hometowns through local energy resilience.
Generation
GE Vernova Inc. and Alteia SAS on July 21 announced that GE Vernova has agreed to acquire Alteia SAS. Alteia is a France-based software company specializing in AI computer vision and machine learning, to bring visual intelligence into operations.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders on July 24 announced the introduction of H.R. 4669, the Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act of 2025.
Reliability
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on July 24 approved reliability standards aimed at protecting grid reliability as intermittent power generation technologies increase penetration of the grid.
Generation
The White House on July 23 released “America’s AI Action Plan,” a comprehensive action plan intended to increase U.S. development of artificial intelligence.
Community Engagement
Managers and public officials from public power utilities throughout Florida elected five officers to lead a statewide wholesale power agency in 2025-2026. Elections for the Florida Municipal Power Agency’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee took place July 23 at a public meeting in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Electricity Markets
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved the Southwest Power Pool’s performance-based accreditation (PBA) and effective load carrying capability (ELCC) methodologies and its Expedited Resource Adequacy Study (ERAS) process, SPP said on July 24.
Community Engagement
At a meeting held during its annual conference in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., the Florida Municipal Electric Association on July 23 elected a new slate of officers to preside over the organization’s board of directors.
Reliability
ISO New England is exploring how artificial intelligence can enhance the reliability of the bulk electric system with the continuing development of a tool to identify the likelihood of weather-related equipment failures on the region’s high-voltage transmission network, it said on July 23.