On Sept. 30, the Bonneville Power Administration made its annual payment to the U.S. Department of the Treasury for the 42nd consecutive year on time and in full, bringing cumulative payments to approximately $36.6 billion since 1984. The total payment for fiscal year 2025 was $1.2 billion.

Missouri River Energy Services announced that Alex Abplanalp has accepted the position of Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer for the organization, effective October 20, 2025.

APPA has announced the members of the 2026 Public Power Lineworkers Rodeo Executive Committee, a dedicated group of leaders who will guide the planning and execution of one of the most anticipated events in public power.

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on Oct. 3 approved the acquisition of ALLETE, Inc., the company that operates Minnesota Power.

The PJM Interconnection filed proposed reforms with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Oct. 1 to simplify its rules for connecting generation resources at the distribution level across PJM’s footprint, a move that would enable PJM staff to reallocate time and resources to their work on transmission-level interconnections and provide greater clarity to project developers earlier in the interconnection process, it said.

Michigan public power utility Traverse City Light and Power has awarded two local agencies funds from the TCLP Community Investment Fund Program.