The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on June 18 took several actions to remove regulatory obstacles and therefore speed up the construction of needed natural gas infrastructure projects in the U.S.

Brian Taylor, General Manager for Tennessee public power utility CDE Lightband, and Lance Haynie, Government Affairs Director for the City of Santa Clara, Utah, on June 10 provided a variety of examples of how artificial intelligence can be utilized by public power utilities and public power cities.

Austin Energy’s power generation and transmission facilities have completed their weatherization readiness activities in preparation for the coming heat this summer, the Texas public power utility said on June 18.

Columbia Generating Station successfully reconnected to the Pacific Northwest’s power grid on June 16 at 5:02 p.m. completing its biennial refueling outage, Energy Northwest reported.

Bear Prairie, who has served as the General Manager, and Assistant General Manager, at Idaho Falls Power and Fiber since 2010, has resigned to accept a new role within the utility industry.

In a recent interview with APPA, Dwayne Fulk, President and CEO at City Utilities of Springfield, Mo., discussed the ways in which the public power utility has been able to maintain low rates for its customers.