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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently issued an order approving the issuance of a certificate for a pipeline project that will supply natural gas to a Tennessee Valley Authority power plant.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on June 5 announced more than $6 million in grants for public power utilities to improve the dependability of the electric grid and keep the lights on during disruptive events such as extreme weather, wildfire or natural disasters.

The Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment recently announced the award of over $15 million in grants to local communities to support critical infrastructure upgrades that will strengthen the reliability and resilience of Nebraska’s electric grid. Grant recipients include public power

A final report on Winter Storm Elliott, a 2022 storm that contributed to power outages for millions of electricity customers in the Eastern half of the country, was presented to Commissioners at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Sept. 21.

As the electricity markets update their models for resource adequacy, how seemingly small changes can have a big effect on public power’s long-term planning.

U.S. Sens. Jim Risch (R-ID) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) on Feb. 10 introduced the Accelerating Reliable Capacity (ARC) Act, which would authorize federal backstop authority to help utilities and reactor operators cover cost overruns of advanced nuclear reactor projects.

The PJM Interconnection recorded a drop of approximately 520 megawatts of wholesale solar generation from before the Aug. 21 eclipse until the peak of the eclipse, the mid-Atlantic grid operator recently reported.

Two separate reports recently released by the New York Independent System Operator "provide important insights into evolving challenges of maintaining reliability of the high voltage electric system as consumer demand increases and generation retires," the grid operator said on Oct. 14.