Automobile manufacturer Ford Motor Co. on May 11 marked the formal introduction of Ford Energy, which will provide United States-assembled battery energy storage systems for utilities, data centers and large industrial and commercial customers in the United States.

Legislation that creates a pathway for Colorado Springs Utilities to operate a coal-fired unit until Dec. 31, 2032, has been approved by Colorado state lawmakers and will now be sent to Gov. Jared Polis, who has signaled that he will sign the bill into law.

Austin Energy’s Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Report highlights major progress in clean energy, grid resiliency and customer energy solutions during a milestone year for the utility.

The California Independent System Operator recently announced the selection of Viridon to implement the Manning–Metcalf project.

Five years ago, Imperial Irrigation District (IID) relied primarily on social media to communicate outage information—without a way to reach customers directly. All that changed in 2021 when IID tapped Arcos TextPower, implementing the messaging system in two phases, said Nadir Bahar, information technology systems analyst at IID.

The Southwest Power Pool, responsible for coordinating electric reliability in a 17-state area in the central and western United States, projects the availability of enough generation to meet growing energy needs this summer.