The Public Utility Commission of Texas has received 72 applications for loans through the Texas Energy Fund’s In-ERCOT Generation Loan Program.

Arizona public power utility Salt River Project, EDP Renewables North America LLC and Meta on July 29 unveiled the 200-megawatt Brittlebush Solar Park located near the town of Coolidge, Ariz.

The New York Power Authority will implement the Propel NY Energy Sustainable Communities Initiative with funding provided by the Department of Energy. The initiative will make funding available to disadvantaged communities impacted by the Propel NY transmission project.

Lee Meyerhofer, Commission President for Wisconsin public power utility Kaukauna Utilities Commission, was elected in July to chair the American Public Power Association’s Policy Makers Council.

A Platte River Power Authority and Estes Park, Colo., microgrid project and a microgrid project in Springfield, Colo., recently received awards that were detailed by Colorado’s Department of Local Affairs.

The New York Independent System Operator on July 25 released a study that provides a wide-ranging assessment of future transmission and generation investment opportunities driven by economics and public policy.