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Suzanne Lane has been named as the new executive director of the Transmission Access Policy Study Group, a national association representing 31 transmission-dependent electric utilities operating in 39 states.
In a recent interview with APPA, KPP Energy CEO and General Manager Colin Hansen details the benefits that flow to KPP Energy member communities from the services it provides including, among other things, distribution system assessments and rate design.
Equinor has agreed to acquire an interest in the Lackawanna Energy Center, a 1,483 MW gas-fired combined cycle power plant in Pennsylvania.
North Carolina State University, in collaboration with the New York Power Authority and the Electric Power Research Institute, has designed and tested a high-efficiency solid state transformer (SST) capable of handling up to 1 MW of power under real-world conditions.
In 2020, after South Carolina’s Rock Hill Utilities implemented texting, the public power utility saw speedy results. The utility's operations include water, electric and sanitation.
Alabama public power utility Riviera Utilities is celebrating 110 years of service this year through a campaign that will not only tell the utility’s story, but also the story of the communities it serves.
The American Public Power Association is seeking nominations to fill four vacant seats on its Board of Directors.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright recently issued an emergency order directing the Midwest Independent System Operator (MISO), in coordination with Consumers Energy, to ensure that the 1,420-megawatt J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in West Olive, Michigan is available to operate.