Participants going through the Safe Haven grid exercise in November 2025
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The importance of having a detailed emergency action plan — and how new templates from APPA can help utilities build their plans to improve emergency response.
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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
President Trump’s Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council recently approved its final report on restructuring federal disaster response and recovery programs under the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
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Energy Storage
Automobile manufacturer Ford Motor Co. on May 11 marked the formal introduction of Ford Energy, which will provide United States-assembled battery energy storage systems for utilities, data centers and large industrial and commercial customers in the United States.
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Generation
Legislation that creates a pathway for Colorado Springs Utilities to operate a coal-fired unit until Dec. 31, 2032, has been approved by Colorado state lawmakers and will now be sent to Gov. Jared Polis, who has signaled that he will sign the bill into law.
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Community Engagement
Austin Energy’s Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Report highlights major progress in clean energy, grid resiliency and customer energy solutions during a milestone year for the utility.
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Transmission
The California Independent System Operator recently announced the selection of Viridon to implement the Manning–Metcalf project.