Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on June 10 announced that 456 megawatts of new, dispatchable natural gas power generation units at NRG Energy’s TH Wharton Generating Station in Houston have come online.

At a June 9 meeting, Grant PUD commissioners heard a staff proposal to sell Shell Energy North America 150 megawatts of a blend of market power and hydropower from Priest Rapids and Wanapum dams from January 2027 to December 2029.

A new Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) report identifies and explores more than 40 potential solutions for accelerating large load connections, organized into five functional areas: load forecasting, interconnection, resource planning and procurement, markets and operations, and cost allocation and ratemaking.

JEA recently received strong credit rating actions from two of the nation’s major credit rating agencies, reflecting continued confidence in the utility’s financial management, operational performance and long-term planning.

Omaha Public Power District is sending mutual aid crews to Danville, Ill., to support restoration efforts after a fast-moving storm took out power for 220,000 customers, OPPD said on June 12.

Alexander City, Alabama, a public power community, recently celebrated the ribbon cutting of a new substation, “an investment that will strengthen our community and prepare us for future growth,” the city and Chamber of Commerce said on June 9.