cyber
Security
The House Homeland Security Committee on Sept. 3 approved H.R. 5079, the Widespread Information Management for the Welfare of Infrastructure and Government Act, which would reauthorize the 2015 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) for an additional 10 years.
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Generation
MISO on Sept. 4 announced the first 10 projects to be evaluated under its new Expedited Resource Addition Study (ERAS) process, an innovative effort aimed at fast-tracking needed generation projects across the region.
capitol
Bills and Rates
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and Related Agencies recently held a markup of Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations legislation.
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Reliability
Hitachi Energy on Sept. 4 announced an investment of more than $1 billion to expand the production of critical electrical grid infrastructure in the United States.
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Generation
California public power utility SMUD has entered into a new partnership with PlanetBids, a procurement software provider for California agencies.
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Community Engagement
The public power community of Vineland, N.J., is a recipient of a New Jersey Broadband Infrastructure Deployment Equity grant in the amount of $3.7 million.
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Generation
The Board of Public Utilities has approved the Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budget for City Utilities of Springfield, Mo.
nuke
Generation
Oklo Inc., an advanced nuclear technology company, on Sept. 4 announced plans to design, build, and operate a fuel recycling facility in Tennessee as the first phase of an advanced fuel center through investment totaling up to $1.68 billion and aiming to create more than 800 high-quality jobs.
capitol
Generation
The House on Sept. 4 passed 214-213 the Energy and Water Development Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, which provides $24.1 billion for nondefense energy programs, a cut of over $675 million, or 2.7 percent, below the fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
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Workforce
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Sept. 4 participated in an advanced nuclear energy workforce roundtable in New York City hosted by the New York Power Authority.