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The same 500-megawatt data center or other large load can raise electricity rates for existing customers in one region and have far less effect in another, according to a new report from the Energy Systems Integration Group’s Large Loads Rate Impacts Task Force. The report finds that the
The Board of Trustees for the North American Electric Reliability Corporation on Oct. 26 adopted foundational computational load reliability standards. The standards, which advance the reliable integration of computational loads onto the grid, passed final ballot on October 14. NERC will soon file
Eighteen individuals have completed the APPA Academy’s Key Accounts Certificate Program in the past year. The graduates were honored during APPA’s annual Customer Connections Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, this week. The Key Accounts Certificate Program is designed to show public power key
The American Public Power Association has launched a new strategic advisory and coaches program that will connect public power professionals with experienced coaches and strategic advisors who understand the unique realities of utility leadership. Through confidential, one-on-one engagements
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) on Oct. 27 announced a conditional loan commitment of up to $5 billion to finance nuclear uprates and modernization across Constellation Energy’s nuclear fleet in Illinois, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. The modernization
Public power utilities are uniquely positioned to lead in creating enhanced customer service and satisfaction, as well as communicating with their customers, Scott Corwin, President and CEO of the American Public Power Association, said this week at APPA’s Customer Connections Conference in
Nominations for the American Public Power Association’s Policy Makers Council are being accepted through November 27. Leaders of public power utilities can nominate members, who are either elected or appointed officials, on the governing authorities of public power distribution utilities, including
The Midcontinent Independent System Operator has selected a consortium of Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois, GridLiance Heartland and Dairyland Power Cooperative to develop, build, operate and maintain a major transmission project in Iowa. ATXI and GridLiance will lead the development of this