Generation
The Idaho National Laboratory and Amazon Web Services will collaborate to use AWS’s advanced capabilities and cloud infrastructure to develop artificial intelligence tools for nuclear energy projects.
Workforce
A new workforce development “Playbook” aims to help California’s publicly owned water, wastewater, and energy utilities (POUs) attract, develop, and retain a new generation of trained workers.
Safety
American Municipal Power recently announced that its Power Plant Operator Training Program has been approved as a Registered Sponsor by ApprenticeOhio.
Generation
The Lansing Board of Water & Light, a Michigan public power utility, will host a series of open houses to gather feedback on the new Integrated Resource Plan.
Energy Storage
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on July 28 announced the launch of New York’s first Bulk Energy Storage Request for Proposals, which is intended to procure one gigawatt of bulk energy storage as part of New York’s 6 GW Energy Storage Roadmap.
Generation
On July 28, the U.S. Department of Energy issued an emergency order to PJM Interconnection under which PJM will, in coordination with Talen Energy, operate Unit 4 at the Wagner Generating Station in Maryland “as PJM deems necessary beyond its environmental run-hour limitations through October 26, 2025.”
Reliability
Florida Municipal Power Agency recently recognized municipal electric utilities with Florida Public Power Reliability Awards for the first time, honoring the utilities’ achievements in delivering reliable electricity to their customers.
Generation
In conjunction with the recent release of an AI Action Plan, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) tied to federal permitting for artificial intelligence (AI) data centers and related energy infrastructure.
Generation
The average historical volatility of the daily Henry Hub front-month futures price, a key benchmark for U.S. natural gas, trended downward through the first half of the year, with quarterly volatility falling from a recent high of 81% in the fourth quarter of 2024 to 69% by mid-2025, the U.S. Energy Information Administration recently reported.
Generation
Pennsylvania State Senator Katie Muth will soon introduce legislation to prevent Pennsylvania residents and small businesses from subsidizing energy costs driven by large data center operations. The proposal is modeled on Oregon’s recently enacted POWER Act (HB 3546), which established a dedicated