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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on July 28 announced the launch of New York’s first Bulk Energy Storage Request for Proposals, which is intended to procure one gigawatt of bulk energy storage as part of New York’s 6 GW Energy Storage Roadmap.
On July 28, the U.S. Department of Energy issued an emergency order to PJM Interconnection under which PJM will, in coordination with Talen Energy, operate Unit 4 at the Wagner Generating Station in Maryland “as PJM deems necessary beyond its environmental run-hour limitations through October 26, 2025.”
Florida Municipal Power Agency recently recognized municipal electric utilities with Florida Public Power Reliability Awards for the first time, honoring the utilities’ achievements in delivering reliable electricity to their customers.
In conjunction with the recent release of an AI Action Plan, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) tied to federal permitting for artificial intelligence (AI) data centers and related energy infrastructure.
The average historical volatility of the daily Henry Hub front-month futures price, a key benchmark for U.S. natural gas, trended downward through the first half of the year, with quarterly volatility falling from a recent high of 81% in the fourth quarter of 2024 to 69% by mid-2025, the U.S. Energy Information Administration recently reported.
Pennsylvania State Senator Katie Muth will soon introduce legislation to prevent Pennsylvania residents and small businesses from subsidizing energy costs driven by large data center operations. The proposal is modeled on Oregon’s recently enacted POWER Act (HB 3546), which established a dedicated
Tantalus Systems recently announce that Tennessee public power utility EPB is expanding its existing partnership with Tantalus to deploy TRUSense Ethernet Gateways (“TEGs”) across its service territory.
GE Vernova and Crusoe, the industry’s first vertically integrated AI infrastructure provider, recently announced a deal to deliver 29 units of GE Vernova’s LM2500XPRESS aeroderivative gas turbine packages to Crusoe AI data centers.
The following is a transcript of the June 30, 2025, episode of Public Power Now. Learn more about subscribing to Public Power Now at Publicpower.org/Podcasts. Some quotes may have been edited for clarity. Paul Ciampoli Welcome to the latest episode of Public Power Now. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA’s News
This two-part virtual series will provide a foundational overview of cost of service, from basic concepts to leveraging data for decision making. Review rate trends and strategies from utilities across the nation and hear how others are integrating distributed energy resources and restructuring