The American Public Power Association on July 7 submitted comments on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s June 4-5, 2025, technical conference addressing resource adequacy challenges in Regional Transmission Organization and Independent System Operator regions. In its comments, APPA notes

College Station Utilities, which serves College Station community members, has seen higher customer satisfaction since implementing text messaging. Customers benefit from the utility’s communication about outages, both planned and unplanned, through TextPower, an ARCOS company that provides mission-critical communications via text.

Talen Energy on July 17 announced that it has signed definitive agreements to acquire Caithness Energy’s Moxie Freedom Energy Center in Pennsylvania and Caithness Energy and BlackRock’s Guernsey Power Station in Ohio, both combined-cycle gas-fired plants located within the PJM Interconnection power market.

President Trump on July 17 nominated David LaCerte to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the remainder of a term expiring June 30, 2026.

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power recently received the 2025 Veterans Employer of the Year Award in the Government/Public Sector category by the California Employer Advisory Council (CEAC).

Texas public power utility Kerrville Public Utility Board on July 16 announced that Assistant General Manager Amy Dozier has been named the recipient of the 2025 Distinguished Service Award by the Texas Public Power Association.