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Guam Power Authority is included among the first utilities to participate in the Department of Energy’s Utility and Grid Operator Technical Assistance program, DOE said on Jan. 13.

Texas public power utility Bryan Texas Utilities has partnered with local media station KBTX and Climavision, a radar services company, to bring a cutting-edge weather radar system to the region.

Oregon public power utility Springfield Utility Board has launched a pilot program under which SUB is offering a 0% loan for generators and generator transfer switches.

Seven States Power Corporation on Jan. 10 announced that it will receive $439,000,000 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s New ERA (Empowering Rural America) program.

Florida public power utility JEA has promoted Robert Zammataro to a newly created leadership role to help advance the utility's goals and objectives and to further ensure strategic alignment across the organization, it said on Jan. 13.

As of 8 a.m. on Jan. 13, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has restored power to all customers affected by last week’s windstorm, except those in the fire threat areas where fire authorities have requested that the public power utility de-energize its power lines.

Public power utilities and communities are among the recipients of grants announced on Jan. 10 by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration to build out electric vehicle charging and alternative fueling infrastructure with funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)’s zero-emission refueling infrastructure programs.

The following is a transcript of the Dec. 9, 2024, episode of Public Power Now. Learn more about subscribing to Public Power Now at Publicpower.org/Podcasts. Some quotes may have been edited for clarity. Paul Ciampoli Welcome to the latest episode of Public Power Now. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA’s news