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Staff for the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF) will not be available to provide programmatic support for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and new LIHEAP grants will not be made during a government shutdown, according to recently released guidance released by the ACF.
Public power utilities across the U.S. celebrate Public Power Week the first full week of October every year to help customers and stakeholders understand how they can better engage with their community-owned utility and benefit from all its offerings.
Iowa public power utility Sioux Center Municipal Utilities is conducting a survey of residents to gather insights and opinions on the electric utility’s services and to identify areas for improvement. The survey is open through Nov. 21, 2025.
Public power utilities across the U.S. are planning a wide range of activities to celebrate this year’s Public Power Week, which is October 5-11. Those activities include, among other things, spotlighting the voices of customers on social media, holding cookouts and providing power plant tours.
The Electric Power Research Institute recently launched GridFAST™ -- a central online portal that modernizes and simplifies the way fleet operators and charging providers interact with the United States' 3,200 utilities, it said on Sept. 30.
In an important step forward for water management in California, Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 72, which will update the California Water Plan and set long-term water supply targets.
Xcel Energy recently said it is making a first-of-its-kind proposal to build out a battery storage network across Minnesota.
Dawson Public Power District’s board voted unanimously to sign a new wholesale power contract at its October meeting, the Nebraska public power utility said on Oct. 6.
Texas public power utility Denton Municipal Electric in early October announced a new power purchase agreement with Jupiter Power, LLC for 100 megawatts of battery storage capacity through the Tidwell Power II project located in central Texas. The agreement, which was approved by the Denton, Texas
Entergy Arkansas recently announced it will power Google’s planned $4 billion technology investment in Arkansas. Google’s investment will focus on cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure, including the development of a new data center in West Memphis, Arkansas – the company’s first facility in the state.