Reliability
Mason County PUD No. 3 recently provided an update on its Belfair electrical upgrade project to increase resiliency, reliability, and capacity for North Mason, Washington, customers.
Generation
Hope Utilities on Aug. 14 announced an agreement to construct a natural gas pipeline to supply a fuel cell project being developed by American Electric Power to power a data center in central Ohio.
Community Engagement
Arizona public power utility Salt River Project recently donated 175 life jackets to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Lake Patrol for distribution across the county’s five lakes.
Generation
To address the urgent challenges posed by the rapid growth of large, power-dense loads, particularly artificial intelligence data centers and crypto mining operations, the University of Texas at Austin recently convened a “Large Load Symposium.”
Electricity Markets
The Bonneville Power Administration has released its final set of policies and records of decision in the multi-year regional Provider of Choice process.
Distributed Energy Resources
D3Energy launched construction on a 6-MW floating solar system for the Village of Monroeville, Ohio, set to become the largest floating solar installation in Ohio and one of the largest in the country.
Electricity Markets
The PJM Interconnection has launched the second phase of its new planning tool, NextGen.
Reliability
Public power utilities across storm-prone areas of the Pacific Rim and Eastern Seaboard are taking a proactive approach to building grid strength and disaster preparedness.
Electricity Markets
In a recent interview with APPA, Doug Buresh, President and CEO of the Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency, details the key benefits that the joint action agency offers to its All Requirements members.
Electric Vehicles
Despite continued uncertainty surrounding National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure funding, the electric vehicle public charging industry is showing strong signs of resilience and progress, according to the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Public Charging Study released Aug. 13.