Utilities can create and send personalized emergency messages through Message Broadcast’s communications platform, Enterprise Omnichannel Notification System. The platform can increase the speed of communication by over 80% and help utilities keep customers informed and safe during emergencies.

A free physical security workshop scheduled for late September in Illinois will offer utilities the opportunity to discuss the current threat landscape, mitigation strategies, and lessons learned.

A 120-megawatt solar farm in Oklahoma that will supply energy to Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority was officially dedicated on June 26 at a ceremony attended by a variety of industry leaders and elected officials, OMPA reported.

Nebraska Public Power District on June 27 reported that it provided mutual aid to Omaha Public Power District to support power restoration efforts following heavy storms that knocked out power to residents of the state.

Austin Energy customers with an electric vehicle charger at home can now earn rewards for using less energy during periods of high energy demand, the Texas public power utility said on June 27.

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision temporarily staying the Federal Implementation Plan for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards — also known as the Good Neighbor plan — which sought to impose tighter limits on releases of nitrogen oxides in the 23 states subjected to the Good Neighbor Plan.