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Electricity Markets
Heartland Energy has issued a request for proposals for Midcontinent Independent System Operator Zone 1 delivered capacity.
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Community Engagement
The Eugene Water & Electric Board completed the transfer of electric service for customers in the McKenzie Valley to Lane Electric Cooperative.
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Bonds and Financing
S&P Global Ratings has affirmed its "A" issuer credit rating and revised its outlook to positive from stable on Silicon Valley Clean Energy.
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Electricity Markets
The PJM Interconnection has launched an effort to rethink the future of its wholesale electricity markets.
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Generation
Legislation that creates a pathway for Colorado Springs Utilities to operate a coal-fired unit until Dec. 31, 2032, passed the Colorado Senate.
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Bonds and Financing
The Tennessee Valley Authority on May 5 reported $6.6 billion in total operating revenues on nearly 82 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity sales for the six months ending March 31, 2026.
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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Electric utility crews, including those at public power utilities, have been at the ready over the last few days to help with the disaster unfolding in Houston, but so far, the situation in the biggest city in Texas looks more like a matter of saving lives than of getting power restored.
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Bills and Rates
On April 21, a group of 38 senators sent a bipartisan “Dear Colleague” letter to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Chair Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV) and Ranking Member Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) in support of the highest level of funding possible for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) is the only Republican signatory.
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Community Engagement
While energy knowledge has begun to recover following the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, overall energy literacy levels remain below pre-pandemic benchmarks, and gaps persist across income, geography, and educational access, a recent report issued by the National Energy Foundation said.
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Grid Modernization
Rudy Garza, President and CEO of CPS Energy, has been elected to the Board of Directors for the Electric Power Research Institute. He begins his term in August.