Colorado Springs Utilities has secured a long-term deal that will save its customers millions of dollars on natural gas over the next 30 years, it recently reported.

A surplus line truck vehicle donation from the Grand River Dam Authority will soon help boost the mission of the High Voltage Line Program at the Oklahoma State University Institute.

APPA joined a coalition in sending a letter to House and Senate leadership to “urge Congress to enact policies to modernize Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA).”

APPA on Nov. 19 filed comments on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Notice of Inquiry (NOI) titled “Build America: Eliminating Barriers to Wireline Deployments” regarding Section 253 of the Communications Act of 1934.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Nov. 20 announced the sixth Texas Energy Fund (TxEF) loan agreement for a 455 megawatt (MW) natural gas power plant in the Houston area. NRG Energy Inc. (NRG) will build the plant, which is expected to begin generating power for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) power region in 2028.

The House Natural Resources Committee on Nov. 20 passed H.R. 4776, the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, by a vote of 25-18.