people
Workforce
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on March 26 announced the designation of David Hanson to serve as Interim General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, part of a planned transition after the City announced that Janisse Quiñones will step down as LADWP Chief Executive Officer and Chief Engineer effective March 27, 2026.
transmission towers
Electricity Markets
The PJM Interconnection and stakeholders on Wednesday advanced several components of a plan to streamline the connection of data centers and other large-load customers while maintaining grid reliability.
grid
Workforce
AMP has opened a 10,000-square-foot expansion of the AMP Member Training Center, a major project that marks further investment in the AMP Lineworker Training Program.
people
Workforce
The Lansing Board of Water & Light, a Michigan public power utility, has earned a Diversity Star Award from the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce.
grid
Reliability
The U.S. Senate should pass the Reliable Power Act (H.R. 3616/S. 3034) to give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, in conjunction with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, a formal role in determining the reliability impacts of federal regulations, the American Public Power Association said in a statement for the record for a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine the state of the bulk power system.
CMU staff overseeing repairs to the twin turbine generator
Generation
Chillicothe Municipal Utilities has repaired and returned a 40 megawatt gas-fired, dual fuel twin turbine generation unit back into service.