2026 Mid-Term Election Debrief - What Happened and What's Next
Explore the political and legislative landscape following the 2026 midterms with expert perspectives from both Democratic and Republican insiders.
November 18, 2026
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The PJM Interconnection Board of Managers has directed a series of actions to strengthen reliability and manage affordability impacts of large loads connecting to the grid at a faster pace than new generation, the grid operator said on July 27.
In a recent interview with APPA, Doug Brown, the new President and CEO of the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency, discusses the steps that IMEA has taken to receive top-tier ratings from the major credit rating agencies.
The Oregon Department of Energy recently detailed how the City of Forest Grove Light and Power Department in Oregon is improving resilience in its community through the placement of transmission lines underground.
Representatives Nick Langworthy (R-NY) and Kim Schrier (D-WA) recently introduced H.R. 9806, the Fair Licensing for Operations of Water Structures (FLOWS) Act.
Washington State's Grant PUD lost 15 wood distribution poles in the wildfire that threatened Coulee City in Washington State earlier this month and crews have now installed a new, fabric wrap around the lower portion of the new poles to make them more resistant to fire damage.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on July 28 announced that the New York Power Authority approved $13 million in funding to support clean energy workforce development across New York State.
The U.S. Department of Energy on July 29 announced a landmark partnership with Kentucky public power utility Paducah Power System and other energy industry participants to redevelop portions of DOE’s Paducah Site into a data center campus accompanied by new affordable energy infrastructure.
Helicopter operations began supporting the next step in JEA's work to raise the electric transmission lines spanning the St. Johns River in Florida.
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey recently announced a multibillion-dollar energy investment in Grant County that will add 2.6 gigawatts of new natural gas generation for the region, marking another major step toward the Governor's 50 by 50 generation plan.