The American Public Power Association on Oct. 16 sent a letter to members of House and Senate Committees related to concerns with the potential use of water supply studies in the upcoming Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026.

Energy Northwest recently provided a number of key updates related to a small modular reactor project in Washington State.

Lightshift Energy, a developer, owner and operator of battery energy storage projects across the U.S., and KeyBanc Capital Markets (KBCM), on Oct. 16 announced the close of a $75 million credit facility that will support Lightshift’s rapidly growing pipeline of energy storage projects across the East Coast.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on Oct. 16 announced the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office closed a $1.6 billion loan guarantee to a subsidiary of American Electric Power, which will reconductor and rebuild around 5,000 miles of transmission lines across Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, and West Virginia.

The Energy Authority and Grant County Public Utility District on Oct. 16 announced a strategic partnership that will transform how Grant PUD navigates the rapidly evolving energy markets of the West.

Southern California water leader Shivaji Deshmukh will be the next general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, following a unanimous vote by the agency’s board of directors.