Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly recently announced that public power communities in the state will receive funding for energy grid resilience.

Nashville, Tenn.-based public power utility NES has launched a Neighborhood Comparison tool that allows customers to compare their energy usage to similar households near them.

Public power utilities are included among the recipients for project funding announced by the U.S. Department of Energy on Oct. 18.

The New York State Public Service Commission recently approved a request by the New York Power Authority to establish the Renewable Energy Access and Community Help program to provide electric bill credits for low-income households in disadvantaged communities across the state.

ElectriCities of North Carolina, Inc., announced on Oct. 16 that it has named Scott Jones Chief Financial Officer. He will succeed Tim Tunis, who earlier this year announced his retirement effective April 2025 after 20 years with ElectriCities.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Oct. 17 issued a long-awaited order establishing a methodology for determining a just and reasonable return on equity, or profit, to be included in transmission rates.