ISO New England is pursuing refinements to improve cost-effectiveness while preserving the reliability benefits of its Day-Ahead Ancillary Services market, it said on August 8.

All three ratings agencies affirmed the stable financial outlook of Florida public power utility Gainesville Regional Utilities the week of August 3, supporting GRU’s ongoing plan to reduce debt, maintain lower transfers to the city’s general fund, manage generating assets, improve liquidity ratios and offer competitive rates.

Beginning the week of July 27, Idaho Falls Power started a comprehensive aerial inspection of portions of its electric distribution system as part of its ongoing commitment to provide safe, reliable electric service to its community. MJ Inspection Consultants used a specialized drone crew to inspect

The Federal Communications Commission on August 7 published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the docket, “Build America: Eliminating Barriers to Wireline Deployments.”

Washington State's Chelan PUD reviewed customer feedback following its first public safety power shutoff Watch issued on July 31 for the Chelan and Manson areas of the state and the input will help the PUD make future notifications more useful, it said on Aug. 4.