Electricity Markets
A new partnership is officially underway between the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) and The Energy Authority (TEA), with parallel operations beginning on October 15, 2025.
Transmission
The Kansas City Board of Public Utilities has initiated formal transmission studies with the Southwest Power Pool for two potential energy projects. Both proposals aim to strengthen long-term system resiliency and affordability in Wyandotte County, Kansas. The first proposal would add utility-scale
Generation
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright has directed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to initiate rulemaking procedures and consider an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking presenting potential reforms to ensure the timely and orderly interconnection of large loads to the transmission system.
Electricity Markets
President Trump on Oct. 24 named Laura Swett Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Generation
Google on Oct. 23 announced a first-of-its kind corporate agreement to support a gas power plant with carbon capture and storage (CCS).
The American Public Power Association, the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), Large Public Power Council (LPPC), and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) recently submitted a letter supporting the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) regarding modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).