Several Upper Midwest energy companies filed plans on Sept. 29 with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to move forward with a transmission project in Minnesota and northeastern South Dakota.

The Austin, Texas, City Council on Oct. 5 approved a new tool to aid public power utility Austin Energy in wildfire detection and response.

Members of the California Wildfire Safety Advisory Board visited California public power utility Truckee Donner Public Utility District on Oct. 2.

A coalition of New England states recently called for proposals to secure federal funding for regional collaboration on grid infrastructure.

Holtec International has submitted a filing with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to formally begin the process of seeking federal reauthorization of power operations at the 800-megawatt Palisades Power Plant in Covert Township, Michigan.

This summer, the United States hit the second highest peak electricity demand since the Energy Information Administration began collecting data in 2016, the agency said.