The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved the Southwest Power Pool’s performance-based accreditation (PBA) and effective load carrying capability (ELCC) methodologies and its Expedited Resource Adequacy Study (ERAS) process, SPP said on July 24.

At a meeting held during its annual conference in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., the Florida Municipal Electric Association on July 23 elected a new slate of officers to preside over the organization’s board of directors.

Managers and public officials from public power utilities throughout Florida elected five officers to lead a statewide wholesale power agency in 2025-2026. Elections for the Florida Municipal Power Agency’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee took place July 23 at a public meeting in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

The White House on July 23 released “America’s AI Action Plan,” a comprehensive action plan intended to increase U.S. development of artificial intelligence.

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders on July 24 announced the introduction of H.R. 4669, the Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act of 2025.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on July 24 approved reliability standards aimed at protecting grid reliability as intermittent power generation technologies increase penetration of the grid.