Bill Shepherd in August started a new position as General Manager at Greenville Electric Utility System in Texas. Prior to his new role at GEUS, Shepherd worked at Texas public power utility Denton Municipal Electric as Executive Manager of Business Services.

The Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative on Sept. 10 issued a report identifying the baseline Interregional Transfer Capabilities (ITCs) across the Eastern Interconnection under extreme weather conditions.

Monthly average natural gas spot prices in the northwestern United States reached historic lows in 2025, as ample supply from Canada coincided with subdued regional demand for natural gas-fired electricity, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported.

GridBeyond now offers revenue floor and toll contracts for selected power storage projects in ERCOT and CAISO.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment Office on Sept. 11 expanded the existing Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order 1920 technical assistance program, adding new technical assistance offerings for utilities and regional planners in long-term transmission planning.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Sept. 11 said it will host a technical conference to discuss cost-effective ways to reduce the risk of wildfire ignition from the Bulk-Power System. The event is planned in response to President Trump’s Executive Order 14308—Empowering Commonsense Wildfire