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Bills and Rates
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and Related Agencies recently held a markup of Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations legislation.
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Reliability
Hitachi Energy on Sept. 4 announced an investment of more than $1 billion to expand the production of critical electrical grid infrastructure in the United States.
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Generation
California public power utility SMUD has entered into a new partnership with PlanetBids, a procurement software provider for California agencies.
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Community Engagement
The public power community of Vineland, N.J., is a recipient of a New Jersey Broadband Infrastructure Deployment Equity grant in the amount of $3.7 million.
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Generation
The Board of Public Utilities has approved the Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budget for City Utilities of Springfield, Mo.
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Generation
Oklo Inc., an advanced nuclear technology company, on Sept. 4 announced plans to design, build, and operate a fuel recycling facility in Tennessee as the first phase of an advanced fuel center through investment totaling up to $1.68 billion and aiming to create more than 800 high-quality jobs.
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Generation
The House on Sept. 4 passed 214-213 the Energy and Water Development Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, which provides $24.1 billion for nondefense energy programs, a cut of over $675 million, or 2.7 percent, below the fiscal year 2025 enacted level.
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Workforce
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Sept. 4 participated in an advanced nuclear energy workforce roundtable in New York City hosted by the New York Power Authority.
Public power utility cybersecurity network.
Security
The role even small utilities play in upholding U.S. cyber readiness and protecting critical infrastructure from bad actors.
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Electricity Markets
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Sept. 4 held a hearing to consider the nominations of Laura Swett and David LaCerte to be Federal Energy Regulatory Commission commissioners.