Generation
Wisconsin-based utility We Energies announced on June 25 that the company plans to extend the operating lives of units 7 and 8 at the Oak Creek Power Plant and expects to have the units available to meet high energy demand periods through the end of 2026.
Energy Efficiency
Learn how your utility can develop and implement Property Energy Plans, a key energy benchmark innovation developed by Burlington Electric Department and Burlington 2030 District to reduce energy use and costs for residential customers.
Distributed Energy Resources
The Illinois Municipal Electric Agency, a wholesale electric supplier to 32 municipally owned utilities, started receiving 25 megawatts of energy and capacity from Big River Solar in Southern Illinois beginning June 1, 2025.
Customer Service
College Station Utilities, which serves College Station community members, has seen higher customer satisfaction since implementing text messaging. Customers benefit from the utility’s communication about outages, both planned and unplanned, through TextPower, an ARCOS company that provides mission-critical communications via text.
Electricity Markets
Electricity demand in the PJM Interconnection and ISO New England reached multiyear highs on June 23 and June 24, respectively, the Energy Information Administration said on June 27. Electricity demand increased significantly due to a heat wave that affected most of the Eastern United States the week of June 23.
Grid Modernization
Tantalus Systems on June 25 announced that the Indiana Municipal Power Agency will be deploying Tantalus’ AI-powered TRUGrid Reliability and TRUGrid Transformer analytics across all 19 of its member utilities participating in the Agency’s AMI program with Tantalus.
Workforce
The City of Glendale, California, recently announced the appointment of Scott Mellon as the new General Manager of Glendale Water and Power.
Electricity Markets
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has accepted ISO New England’s recently proposed improvements to the economic study process, which will help identify and avoid future transmission congestion costs through targeted upgrades.
Bonds and Financing
Moody’s, a national credit rating agency, recently affirmed the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency’s long term debt as an “A1 Rating with a Stable Outlook.”
Environment
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on June 30 voted unanimously to revise its regulations on the implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act and issued a staff manual outlining the revised procedures.