The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy on April 15 held a legislative hearing on six bills related to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), including S. 3034, the Reliable Power Act, which APPA strongly supports.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will take action by June 2026 on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANOPR) proceeding initiated by the U.S. Secretary of Energy that directs the Commission to consider potential reforms designed to ensure the timely, orderly, and equitable integration of significant electrical loads -- such as the increasing demand from data centers -- into the nation’s transmission infrastructure, it said on April 16.
On April 13, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein and lineworkers from some of the state’s energy providers joined forces to celebrate North Carolina Lineworker Appreciation Day.
The New York Power Authority has awarded ANDRITZ a contract to supply five new generator stators for the Robert Moses Power Plant.
Williams on April 14 marked the official start of construction on the Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) project with a groundbreaking ceremony at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, N.Y., joined by federal and state officials, labor leaders and project partners.
A secure electric grid requires vigilance to keep utility assets — whether physical infrastructure, operational technology, or information technology — protected from threats that could undermine the safety, reliability, or affordability of electricity in communities across the U.S. That’s why
April 14, 2026