Distributed Energy Resources
The New York Power Authority on July 29 published a draft of its Updated Strategic Plan, which details the Power Authority’s efforts to develop, own and operate renewable generation and energy storage projects to improve the reliability and resiliency of New York’s grid.
Community Engagement
The Imperial Irrigation District, a California public power utility, recently announced the award of more than $1.1 million in grants to 20 local educational institutions through its new Grants for Energy Modernization in Schools (GEMS) program.
Electricity Markets
The governors of states in the PJM Interconnection recently announced that they will join together to host a one-day technical conference in Philadelphia on September 23, 2025, “to explore options to protect electricity consumers in their states,” a news release from New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said.
Generation
Bloom Energy on July 24 announced that it will deploy its fuel cell technology at select Oracle Cloud Infrastructure data centers in the U.S.
Reliability
A Modernization of Standards Processes and Procedures Task Force has posted a white paper on potential improvement opportunities for transforming how the North American Electric Reliability Corporation develops its reliability standards in three areas: standards initiation, standards development, and balloting.
Environment
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on July 29 announced that the agency will begin a formal reconsideration of the 2009 Endangerment Finding, including reconsidering all of EPA’s regulations and actions that rely on the Endangerment Finding.
Grid Modernization
Naperville, Illinois’ public power utility is using artificial intelligence to improve services and forecast electricity load growth.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
This report gives an overview of the various considerations and aspects of hardening grid infrastructure against extreme weather events. The report also includes five case studies that review how public...