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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced that six new EVolve NY electric vehicle fast chargers are now available to the public in Southold, N.Y. The site is the first high-powered EV charging hub on the North Fork of Long Island and is part of the New York Power Authority’s effort to expand accessible EV infrastructure across the state.
On August 29, Santee Cooper and the National Audubon Society filed a Stipulation with the Public Service Commission of South Carolina regarding a 1.5-mile span of the proposed 21.5-mile Wassamassaw–Indian Field 230kV transmission project that traverses the Francis Beidler Forest on an existing right of way.
The following is a transcript of the August 4, 2025, episode of Public Power Now. Learn more about subscribing to Public Power Now at Publicpower.org/Podcasts. Some quotes may have been edited for clarity. Paul Ciampoli Welcome to the latest episode of Public Power Now. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA's
The U.S. Department of Energy on Sept. 8 issued a Request for Application and is seeking proposals from U.S. companies to build and power AI data centers at Idaho National Laboratory.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on July 28 announced the launch of New York’s first Bulk Energy Storage Request for Proposals, which is intended to procure one gigawatt of bulk energy storage as part of New York’s 6 GW Energy Storage Roadmap.
Florida Municipal Power Agency recently recognized municipal electric utilities with Florida Public Power Reliability Awards for the first time, honoring the utilities’ achievements in delivering reliable electricity to their customers.
Pennsylvania State Senator Katie Muth will soon introduce legislation to prevent Pennsylvania residents and small businesses from subsidizing energy costs driven by large data center operations. The proposal is modeled on Oregon’s recently enacted POWER Act (HB 3546), which established a dedicated
GE Vernova and Crusoe, the industry’s first vertically integrated AI infrastructure provider, recently announced a deal to deliver 29 units of GE Vernova’s LM2500XPRESS aeroderivative gas turbine packages to Crusoe AI data centers.
The average historical volatility of the daily Henry Hub front-month futures price, a key benchmark for U.S. natural gas, trended downward through the first half of the year, with quarterly volatility falling from a recent high of 81% in the fourth quarter of 2024 to 69% by mid-2025, the U.S. Energy Information Administration recently reported.
On July 28, the U.S. Department of Energy issued an emergency order to PJM Interconnection under which PJM will, in coordination with Talen Energy, operate Unit 4 at the Wagner Generating Station in Maryland “as PJM deems necessary beyond its environmental run-hour limitations through October 26, 2025.”