Aldermen approved a contract to design repairs at the canoe chute and adjacent wall along the Fox River Trail after staff described worsening water infiltration that will require complex construction and federal permitting.

RPU reported a roughly $15 million interconnection cost saving on Mount Simon Station and said it is adding 20 MW of battery storage, but staff warned MISO accreditation and federal permitting delays for large wind projects leave a remaining capacity shortfall to be addressed by an expanded RFP.

Commissioners and the harbormaster debated marina reconfiguration, dredging schedules and grant efforts after federal permitting delays pushed dredging and reconfiguration timelines; commissioners requested monthly profit-and-loss reports and discussed using reserves for interim fixes.

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has shifted his stance on electricity costs after initial strong opposition, instead partnering with Oklahoma's Kevin Stitt to advocate for bipartisan reforms aimed at addressing the nation's energy challenges. This new approach brings together two governors from different states in a collaborative effort to reform federal permitting processes, with the goal of accelerating essential energy infrastructure projects while preserving environmental protections, setting a precedent for more comprehensive solutions to the complex issue of electricity costs and energy development.

A senator criticized federal permitting delays and asked a utility representative, Mr. McDonald, for an estimate of the direct costs attributable to the Section 106 review process on multistate projects and how those costs are passed to energy consumers. Mr. McDonald said his utility would gather information and provide a written estimate for the r