At its March 4 Open Meeting, the Arizona Corporation Commission unanimously approved the conversion of Salt River Project’s Coronado Generating Station from coal to natural gas. “This approval is a meaningful milestone for communities supported by CGS and for Arizona's energy reliability,” the

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Work is underway to create Grant County PUD’s next, state-mandated Integrated Resource Plan, which describes how the utility will meet customers’ demand for electricity from 2027 to 2046, while maintaining reliable service in compliance with the state’s clean-energy requirements at the lowest electric rates possible.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy is underway with a new effort that will use existing nuclear energy infrastructure to put more power on the grid, DOE said on March 12.

The American Public Power Association on March 12 said it is pleased to hear that permitting reform negotiations have resumed in the Senate.

The House Committee on Agriculture recently passed H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026.