Electric Cities of Georgia (ECG) on Nov. 11 announced that six of the eight Georgia communities selected for the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) Grid Resilience Grant Program are ECG members.

The Imperial Irrigation District, in partnership with the Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG), has been awarded a $2.9 million California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Inflation Reduction Act grant for the “Shade Trees for Southern California’s Deserts” initiative.

To help advance Pasadena’s clean energy goals and enhance grid resilience, Pasadena Water and Power (PWP), a department of the City of Pasadena, California, has been awarded grants supporting the ongoing deployment of emerging technologies to accelerate the City’s clean energy transition.

President Trump signed into law H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026, which waives the statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act (Paygo) at the end of the year, protecting Build America Bond and New Clean Renewable Energy Bond payments and elective pay tax credit payments from elimination via sequestration.

The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) on Nov. 12 announced its proposed 2026 budget, which delivers stable electric rates, including a projected 3.3% decrease in the average residential customer electric bill.

TotalEnergies and Google have signed a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to supply Google with a total volume of 1.5 TWh of certified renewable electricity from TotalEnergies’ Montpelier solar farm in Ohio.