Generation

Board of Public Utilities Approves Operating Budget for City Utilities of Springfield, Mo.

The Board of Public Utilities has approved the Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budget for City Utilities of Springfield, Mo.
Community Engagement

Vineland, N.J., Receives Grant for Broadband Utility

The public power community of Vineland, N.J., is a recipient of a New Jersey Broadband Infrastructure Deployment Equity grant in the amount of $3.7 million.
Generation

SMUD Enters Partnership with Procurement Software Provider PlanetBids

California public power utility SMUD has entered into a new partnership with PlanetBids, a procurement software provider for California agencies.
Reliability

Hitachi Energy to Invest More than $1 billion to Expand Production of Critical Grid Infrastructure in U.S.

Hitachi Energy on Sept. 4 announced an investment of more than $1 billion to expand the production of critical electrical grid infrastructure in the United States.
Bills and Rates

House Subcommittee Passes Legislation with Funding Increase for LIHEAP

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and Related Agencies recently held a markup of Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations legislation.
Generation

Midwest ISO Announces First 10 Projects to be Evaluated Under New Expedited Resource Addition Study Process

MISO on Sept. 4 announced the first 10 projects to be evaluated under its new Expedited Resource Addition Study (ERAS) process, an innovative effort aimed at fast-tracking needed generation projects across the region.