Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
With travel to Washington, D.C., disrupted because of Winter Storm Fern, the deadline for members of the House to join in signing a letter in support of H.R. 4669, the Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act of 2025 has been moved to this Friday, January 30. The deadline had been Jan. 27.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Public power utilities are continuing to make progress in their power restoration efforts in the wake of Winter Storm Fern.
Electricity Markets
As we again prepare to welcome our members to Washington for our annual Legislative Rally, the phrase often heard repeated throughout the halls of Congress when talking about energy is “resource adequacy.” In its simplest terms, resource adequacy means having enough capacity and reserves for grid
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The U.S. Department of Energy on Jan. 26 issued an emergency order to mitigate blackouts in New York and the surrounding area following Winter Storm Fern.
Generation
Wood Mackenzie on Jan. 26 reported that natural gas freeze-offs reached a single-day high of 17 billion cubic feet (BCF) on January 25, approaching the record 18 BCF seen during Winter Storm Uri as an intense Arctic weather system sweeps across the United States.
Bonds and Financing
Fitch Ratings has affirmed its AA- rating on bonds associated with the Berkshire Wind Power Project.