Amazon is planning to invest at least $20 billion to establish multiple high-tech cloud computing and artificial intelligence innovation campuses across Pennsylvania, Gov. Josh Shapiro announced on June 9.

In remarks made on June 9 at the American Public Power Association’s National Conference in New Orleans, La., Scott Corwin, President and CEO of APPA, highlighted the legacy of the Association and its 85 years of service to its public power members and said that public power utilities do not underestimate today’s challenges, and “protection of the affordability and reliability of our electricity service demands action.”

Mandip Samra, CEO and General Manager of California public power utility Burbank Water and Power, and David Koster, General Manager of Michigan public power utility Holland Board of Public Works, on June 9 discussed strategies for public power utilities can utilize to effectively engage with their communities.

The Bonneville Power Administration took another step toward regionwide resource adequacy planning on June 1 by participating in the third data-sharing season of the Western Resource Adequacy Program. WRAP is the first regional reliability planning and compliance program in the West. The program

The Midcontinent ISO and the Organization of MISO States recently released the 2025 OMS-MISO Survey results, reinforcing near-term resource adequacy risks as demand for electricity rises across the region.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s recently issued an opinion that “course corrects” judicial reviews of environmental impact statements under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).