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Electricity Markets
The PJM Interconnection has filed a proposal with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission with the goal of commencing a Reliability Backstop Procurement (RBP) on Sept. 30, 2026.
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Community Engagement
Lafayette Utilities System has launched a new online reporting option for electric outages to further streamline customer communication and enhance emergency response efficiency, the Louisiana public power utility reported in late June.
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Reliability
After nearly three years of engineering, manufacturing, and testing, one of Silicon Valley Power’s new 336 MVA power transformers recently arrived at the Port of Stockton following its journey across the Pacific from HD Hyundai Electric's manufacturing facility in Ulsan, South Korea, the California public power utility recently reported.
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Reliability
Washington State's Chelan PUD has ended a public safety power shutoff watch that was issued for the greater Chelan and Manson areas.
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Electricity Markets
Hourly peak load in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the regional transmission organization serving most of Texas, reached a record 91.1 gigawatts on July 22, 2026, according to data reported to the U.S. Energy Information Administration for its Hourly Electric Grid Monitor.