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On April 3, Tennessee Valley Authority President and CEO Don Moul notified the TVA Board of Directors of his intention to retire effective July 1, 2026. "The Board appreciates Don’s service to TVA, its employees and the people of the Tennessee Valley region,” said Mitch Graves, TVA Board Chairman.
To enable public power utilities to continue meeting rising demand from data centers and maintain reliable, affordable service for their existing customers, Congress must resist adopting one-size-fits-all policies for data centers, APPA said in an April 28 letter to lawmakers in advance of a hearing held by the Energy & Commerce Committee’s Energy Subcommittee on policies related to large loads and data centers.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has accepted PJM’s proposal to extend the existing price collar used in the two most recent capacity auctions for two more future delivery years.
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation recently filed its Inverter-Based Resource Registration work plan update with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which reports that NERC and the Regional Entities have processed registration for 100% of entities with identified inverter-based resources.
President Donald Trump signed into law on April 30 the permanent annual spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security, just hours after it was passed by voice vote by the House. The bill had originally passed in the Senate on March 27.
Louisville Gas and Electric, Kentucky Utilities and X-energy, a designer of advanced nuclear reactor technology and manufacturer of advanced nuclear fuels, are collaborating to explore deploying X-energy’s Xe-100 small modular reactor in Kentucky. The companies, subsidiaries of investor-owned PPL
Colorado Springs, Colorado-area lawmakers in late April announced the introduction of new bipartisan legislation that would give Colorado Springs Utilities a three-year extension to the retirement of the coal unit at the Ray Nixon Power Plant, if passed.
The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) and PacifiCorp have successfully launched the Extended Day-Ahead Market (EDAM), the grid operator reported on May 1.
Burbank Water and Power recently celebrated the official ribbon cutting of Burbank, California's largest solar and battery storage system.
Huntsville Utilities earned three Top Performer designations from the Tennessee Valley Authority for achievements in TVA EnergyRight energy program categories, the Alabama public power utility recently reported.