Public power utilities on Jan. 26 reported that they are making progress in restoring power to customers who experienced outages due to Winter Storm Fern.

The Kansas City Board of Public Utilities announced the election of its Board officers for the upcoming term following its January 21, 2026, Board meeting.

Arizona public power utility Salt River Project (SRP) is making progress toward reaching its 2035 Sustainability Goals, which focus on reducing SRP’s carbon footprint, ensuring a resilient water supply, evolving SRP’s grid and customer energy solutions, promoting a sustainable supply chain, reducing waste and engaging the customers and communities SRP serves, it said on Jan. 15.

Crews from public power utilities were hard at work over the weekend restoring power to customers in the wake of Winter Storm Fern.

Members of the House have until January 27 to join in signing a letter in support of H.R. 4669, the Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act of 2025.

With Winter Storm Fern forecast to bring extreme cold, heavy snow, and damaging ice from the Southwest through the Mid-Atlantic, extending into the Northeast, public power utilities, investor-owned electric companies and electric cooperatives have been coordinating closely to ensure the industry is prepared to safely restore power as quickly as possible for any impacted communities.