The text of a government funding agreement released on Dec. 17 does not include S. 4753, the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, legislation that would have expanded the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission over public power utilities, electric cooperatives, and federal Power Marketing Administrations -- all three of which are defined as non-jurisdictional entities under Section 201(f) of the Federal Power Act.

Oregon’s Eugene Water and Electric Board has been awarded $1 million for wildfire resiliency projects in partnership with the Oregon Department of Forestry, McKenzie Fire and Rescue, and Eugene Springfield Fire, EWEB said on Dec. 17.

The PJM Interconnection Board of Managers has informed stakeholders of its support for undertaking immediate actions to provide for resource adequacy in light of the continuing and rapid tightening of grid power supplies versus growing demand for electricity, PJM said on Dec. 10.

Dawson Public Power District’s Board of Directors has chosen Alyssa Clemsen Roberts as the District’s next General Manager of the Nebraska public power utility. She will begin her duties in April 2025.

NorthWestern Energy on Dec. 17 announced that it has signed a letter of intent to provide energy services for a developer planning new data centers in Montana.

Commonwealth Fusion Systems on Dec. 17 announced that it will build the world’s first grid-scale commercial fusion power plant at the James River Industrial Park in Chesterfield County, Virginia.