Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The Kansas City Board of Public Utilities on July 17 said it was actively responding to widespread outages across Wyandotte County, Kansas, following severe storms on July 16, which caused extensive damage to power lines, poles, and critical infrastructure throughout the community.
Take a look at how joint action agencies are offering an expanded array of services that help fill in gaps for their member utilities, from training to workforce and assessment.
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.
Customer Service
Scott Corwin on how public power can work together to continue its legacy of providing affordable, reliable power for communities nationwide.
Generation
Talen Energy on July 17 announced that it has signed definitive agreements to acquire Caithness Energy’s Moxie Freedom Energy Center in Pennsylvania and Caithness Energy and BlackRock’s Guernsey Power Station in Ohio, both combined-cycle gas-fired plants located within the PJM Interconnection power market.
Workforce
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power recently received the 2025 Veterans Employer of the Year Award in the Government/Public Sector category by the California Employer Advisory Council (CEAC).
Community Engagement
Texas public power utility Kerrville Public Utility Board on July 16 announced that Assistant General Manager Amy Dozier has been named the recipient of the 2025 Distinguished Service Award by the Texas Public Power Association.
Electricity Markets
President Trump on July 17 nominated David LaCerte to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the remainder of a term expiring June 30, 2026.
Transmission
Citing “significant federal uncertainty,” the New York State Public Service Commission on July 17 said it was recalibrating the timeline for offshore wind transmission development.
Generation
The Idaho National Laboratory and Microsoft have announced a collaboration to use Microsoft’s Azure cloud and artificial intelligence technologies to streamline the nuclear permitting and licensing application process.