The Kerrville Public Utility Board, a Texas public power utility, made history recently with the first project to execute a loan agreement under the newly established Texas Energy Fund, following a ceremonial signing held June 25 with leadership from the Public Utility Commission of Texas in Austin, Texas.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee on June 25 held a full committee markup, approving thirteen bills related to electric reliability including H.R. 3616, the Reliable Power Act, which would give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission a formal role in determining, and mitigating, the potential reliability impacts of federal regulations. APPA supports H.R. 3616.

The Long Island Power Authority Board of Trustees has appointed Carrie Meek Gallagher as Chief Executive Officer, effective July 7, 2025. Gallagher brings over twenty-five years of leadership experience in public service, energy regulation, and environmental policy, with a deep focus on Long Island

To aid in wildfire preparedness, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has released a publicly accessible online database of wildfire mitigation plans. The new resource offers a centralized, searchable collection of more than 400 publicly available wildfire mitigation plans developed by 170

Vermont public power utility Stowe Electric Department is joining Connected Homes, the innovative residential demand response program offered by the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company. Stowe Electric Department is the first municipal utility from Vermont to join the Connected Homes program.

The U.S. Department of Energy on June 18 announced the start of a new pilot program to expedite the testing of advanced nuclear reactor designs under DOE authority outside of the national laboratories.