Electricity Markets
The PJM Interconnection marked the completion of Transition Cycle 1 Interconnection Studies Friday, sending out draft agreements for 130 New Service Requests to be completed or withdrawn by year’s end. This marks another milestone in PJM clearing its transition backlog, as only Transition Cycle 2
Bills and Rates
The Lincoln Electric System’s Administrative Board’s Finance Committee proposed a 2026 budget that includes a 3% systemwide increase to retail electric rates during LES’ Administrative Board meeting on Sept. 19.
Workforce
The Florida Municipal Power Agency has received a Top Workplaces of Central Florida award, presented by the Orlando Sentinel Media Group. This is the sixth consecutive year the Agency has been recognized as a Top Workplaces recipient.
Workforce
Tom Dankert will be taking the lead at Minnesota public power utility Austin Utilities on October 6. Mark Nibaur, Austin Utilities General Manager for the last 15 years, retired on September 18.
Bonds and Financing
The City Council of Norwich, Connecticut, recently approved the issuance of $150 million of revenue bonds for electric capital projects that will be pursued by Norwich Public Utilities, a public power utility.
Generation
OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank on Sept. 23 announced five new U.S. AI data center sites under Stargate, OpenAI’s overarching AI infrastructure platform.
Electricity Markets
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas Inc. on Sept. 23 unveiled a new Grid Research, Innovation, and Transformation initiative that it said will advance research and prototyping of emerging concepts and solutions to deeply understand the implications of rapid grid and technology evolution
Workforce
For the third year in a row, Florida public power utility Kissimmee Utility Authority received a Top Workplaces award by the Orlando Sentinel’s 2025 Top Workplaces program.
Energy Storage
The City of Palo Alto, California, a public power community, on Sept. 15 approved a battery storage project contract involving the city’s utility.
Energy Storage
OCI Energy recently announced the successful closing of construction financing for Project Alamo City, a flagship battery energy storage system currently under development in Bexar County, Texas.