The Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners on May 13 voted to adopt a resolution to recommend the Los Angeles City Council authorize a power sales agreement between the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and the Southern California Public Power Authority for the 300-megawatt Milford Solar Phase II project.

Higher than expected revenues, lower expenses and debt management have resulted in the Bonneville Power Administration forecasting net revenues of $210 million, $70 million above agency targets, BPA said on May 15.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted Dow’s construction permit application to build X-energy's first small modular reactor plant to power a chemical facility in Seadrift, Texas.

The House on May 13 passed the Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2025 by unanimous consent.

The House Ways and Means Committee on May 14 passed the tax title to budget reconciliation legislation for Fiscal Year 2025 and beyond.

Load growth is expected to drive higher peak demand this summer and could strain resources in some areas during certain periods, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation said on May 14. According to NERC’s 2025 Summer Reliability Assessment, aggregated peak demand is forecast to increase