Transmission
The Department of Energy on July 23 announced that the DOE’s Loan Programs Office has terminated its conditional commitment for the Grain Belt Express Phase 1 project, a high-voltage direct current transmission line intended to connect wind and solar capacity across Kansas and Missouri.
Join this candid, executive-level discussion featuring two public power cybersecurity leaders and a security consulting director with deep experience in energy and national security who will share firsthand strategies for success. Learn practical insights on overcoming integration roadblocks
Reliability
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on July 24 approved reliability standards aimed at protecting grid reliability as intermittent power generation technologies increase penetration of the grid.
Templar Shield

350 Tenth Avenue, Suite 1000
San Diego, CA 92101
United States

OSG GoogleMap Info
Minority Owned Company
maya.levine@templarshield.com
Consulting Firms
Corporate Associate
OSG Company Contact Name
Maya LevineManager, Channel & Alliances(619) 344-2573
OSG Company ID
122345
OSG Grant Services
OSG Elective Pay Compliant
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders on July 24 announced the introduction of H.R. 4669, the Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act of 2025.
Generation
The White House on July 23 released “America’s AI Action Plan,” a comprehensive action plan intended to increase U.S. development of artificial intelligence.
Community Engagement
Managers and public officials from public power utilities throughout Florida elected five officers to lead a statewide wholesale power agency in 2025-2026. Elections for the Florida Municipal Power Agency’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee took place July 23 at a public meeting in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Community Engagement
At a meeting held during its annual conference in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., the Florida Municipal Electric Association on July 23 elected a new slate of officers to preside over the organization’s board of directors.
Electricity Markets
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved the Southwest Power Pool’s performance-based accreditation (PBA) and effective load carrying capability (ELCC) methodologies and its Expedited Resource Adequacy Study (ERAS) process, SPP said on July 24.
Reliability
ISO New England is exploring how artificial intelligence can enhance the reliability of the bulk electric system with the continuing development of a tool to identify the likelihood of weather-related equipment failures on the region’s high-voltage transmission network, it said on July 23.