APPA on Nov. 19 filed comments on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Notice of Inquiry (NOI) titled “Build America: Eliminating Barriers to Wireline Deployments” regarding Section 253 of the Communications Act of 1934.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Nov. 20 announced the sixth Texas Energy Fund (TxEF) loan agreement for a 455 megawatt (MW) natural gas power plant in the Houston area. NRG Energy Inc. (NRG) will build the plant, which is expected to begin generating power for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) power region in 2028.

The House Natural Resources Committee on Nov. 20 passed H.R. 4776, the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, by a vote of 25-18.

Participation in the 2025 GridEx -- the largest cyber and physical grid security exercise in North America -- increased by 48 percent from the last exercise in 2023 with more than 370 organizations simultaneously exercising their emergency preparedness plans and protocols.

Carol Martucci, Director of Financial Reporting and Corporate Technology at the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company, has been appointed to the Northeast Power Coordinating Council Board of Directors.

The Imperial Irrigation District will expand a major substation in the City of La Quinta, Calif., increasing electrical service to about 4,000 more customers there and in adjoining areas.