The U.S. Senate on Oct. 7 voted 51 – 47 to approve S. Res. 412, an en bloc package of roughly 100 nominees, including confirming the nominations of Laura Swett and David LaCerte to be Federal Energy Regulatory Commission commissioners.

Bristol Tennessee Essential Services, in partnership with the Tennessee Valley Authority, on Oct. 6 announced the official ribbon cutting and energization of the South Bristol Delivery Point Substation, a major infrastructure project located in Bristol, Tennessee.

The City of Greenville, Texas, has concluded its investigation into the cyber incident first identified on August 5, 2025.

In an important step forward for water management in California, Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 72, which will update the California Water Plan and set long-term water supply targets.

Texas public power utility Denton Municipal Electric in early October announced a new power purchase agreement with Jupiter Power, LLC for 100 megawatts of battery storage capacity through the Tidwell Power II project located in central Texas. The agreement, which was approved by the Denton, Texas

Xcel Energy recently said it is making a first-of-its-kind proposal to build out a battery storage network across Minnesota.