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Community Engagement
In response to a recent guest column published in Florida’s Tampa Bay Times, Scott Corwin, President and CEO of the American Public Power Association, said in a Letter to the Editor that APPA strongly disagrees with the claim that “the private sector does better than the public sector” when it comes
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Electricity Markets
According to new analysis from The Brattle Group, better utilization of the existing US power system could save consumers more than $100 billion over the next decade.
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Reliability
Under an accelerated large load action plan, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation intends to file revised registry criteria and Reliability Standards on or before December 31, 2026, NERC said in a recent letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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Distributed Energy Resources
Burlington Electric Department announced a five-year renewal of a power purchase agreement with Vermont Wind’s Sheffield Wind Farm.
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Bonds and Financing
The Government Finance Officers Association has awarded the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award to the Fort Pierce Utilities Authority for its budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025.
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Generation
NextEra Energy on March 20 confirmed that President Trump has approved the development of up to 10 gigawatts of natural gas powered generation in Texas and Pennsylvania.
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Generation
The Electric Power Research Institute on March 23 said it is launching Flex MOSAIC, a uniform flexibility classification framework for large electric loads, developed through its DCFlex initiative in collaboration with more than 65 utilities, system operators, regulators, hyperscalers, and technology providers.
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On March 4, the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) recognized the Grand River Dam Authority with a “Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting.”
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Generation
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on March 23 issued emergency orders to keep two Indiana coal plants operational.
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Distributed Energy Resources
TotalEnergies has signed settlement agreements with the United States Department of the Interior (DOI) to relinquish its Carolina Long Bay lease and its New York Bight lease, both awarded in 2022, along with its partners. As a result, TotalEnergies will no longer develop offshore wind projects in the United States.