Four Snohomish County PUD linemen received the General Manager’s Life Saving Award during the PUD’s August 22 Commission Meeting for quick actions that likely saved lives and property threatened by a house fire, the Washington State PUD said on Aug. 23. The PUD's Justin Atkinson, Entry Helper-2

Two virtual power plants are now qualified and able to provide dispatchable power to the Texas electric grid, which is operated by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the Texas Public Utility Commission said on Aug. 23.

The California Independent System Operator recently filed the necessary proposed tariff changes with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission related to the development of an extended day-ahead market for California and the West.

Grid operators in recent days have been responding to increases in power demand spurred by scorching weather across portions of the U.S.

The White House recently issued updated guidance on Build America, Buy America (BABA) requirements for federally funded infrastructure projects.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker recently vetoed legislation that would have removed the moratorium on new construction of nuclear power plants to allow for the construction of both advanced and traditional large-scale nuclear reactors in the state.