Public power utilities are included in a new global consortium -- the Open Power AI Consortium – launched by the Electric Power Research Institute to drive the development and deployment of an open AI model tailored for the power sector.

Omaha Public Power District President and CEO Javier Fernandez recently announced his selection of Brad Underwood, the utility’s current vice president of Systems Transformation, to assume duties of Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer. He will now lead both business units as one newly integrated team.

North Carolina public power utility Greenville Utilities Commission is now accepting enrollment applications for its first Community Solar Farm.

The PJM Interconnection’s Reliability Resource Initiative has attracted 94 applications totaling 26.6 GW of nameplate capacity, the grid operator said on March 21

The American Public Power Association and other groups from various industry sectors are urging the U.S. Congress to extend the September 30, 2025, expiration date for the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act.