The Middleton Electric Light Department (MELD) recently announced that MELD Commissioner and revered veteran lineman Kenny Rollins has been honored with the prestigious 2026 Person of the Year Award by the Northeast Public Power Association (NEPPA).

The Placer County Water Agency Board of Directors recently approved a Joint Powers Agreement with the cities of Sacramento and Roseville, establishing the RiverArc Joint Powers Authority (JPA) and formalizing a regional water supply partnership that has been years in the making, California-based PCWA said on Aug. 24.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on Aug. 21 issued an emergency order directing the PJM Interconnection, in coordination with Constellation Energy Corporation, to ensure Units 3 and 4 of the Eddystone Generating Station in Pennsylvania remain available "to operate and to employ economic dispatch to minimize costs for the American people."

ArcLight Capital Partners on Aug. 24 announced a $1 billion equity commitment from its funds to launch Anchor Point Transmission, LLC, an independent transmission company.

The Zeeland Board of Public Works General Manager Andrew Boatright will retire this September, closing out a 43-year career dedicated to public power, the Michigan public power utility noted on Aug. 24.

Bloom Energy on Aug. 19 introduced Power Connect, a new deployment system that it said can reduce onsite power installation time by over 40%, helping customers bring new power capacity online faster and with greater schedule certainty.