Environment
The Truckee Donner Public Utility District, a California public power utility, recently launched a community-focused educational campaign that highlights the unique characteristics of the region's water source and the infrastructure that delivers it to homes and businesses.
Generation
X-energy Reactor Company LLC, Amazon, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Corporation and Doosan Enerbility on Aug. 25 announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the deployment of Xe-100 fourth generation advanced small modular reactors and TRISO-X fuel in the U.S. to meet growing power demands from data centers and artificial intelligence.
Generation
The Utah Office of Energy Development (OED), TerraPower and Flagship Companies announced on Aug. 25 the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the potential siting of a Natrium® reactor and energy storage plant in Utah.
Community Engagement
ElectriCities of North Carolina Inc. recently presented 23 communities with Public Power Awards of Excellence at the 2025 ElectriCities Annual Conference held in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This represents a record number of communities recognized for excellence, it said on Aug. 26.
Electricity Markets
ISO New England has released its initial proposal for Regional Energy Shortfall Threshold (REST) metrics that will help the region assess the grid’s ability to deliver energy during extreme weather conditions, it said on Aug. 22.
Workforce
Electric Cities of Georgia hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its new ECG Training Institute location on August 27 in the Indian Springs Business Park in Forsyth, Georgia.
Reliability
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter and Hitachi Energy officials announced on Aug. 20 that the company is expanding manufacturing operations in Alamo, Tennessee.
Reliability
Santee Cooper has secured final approval for 14 projects, totaling $6.9 million in funding, submitted to its Grid Resilience Grant Program last year by electric cooperatives and municipal and other utilities from across South Carolina.
Generation
On August 25, the Palisades Power Plant in Covert Township, Michigan, officially transitioned from decommissioning to operations status under the oversight of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Holtec International reported.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
In the wake of two major storms hitting the Imperial Irrigation District service area on Sunday, Aug. 24, and torrential rains and winds brought into the area the afternoon and evening of Monday, Aug. 25, the California public power utility has been working around the clock to return power service to customers, it said on Aug. 27.