Get the News in Your Inbox
Wake up to breaking news that impacts you. Get Public Power Current — published every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday — with exclusive news and features on federal policy, regional and state initiatives, and stories from public power utilities across the country. All employees and board members of APPA member organizations can sign up.
Recently in Public Power Current
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen recently signed legislation that will help preserve current energy production in the state, establish requirements for facilities that want to generate their own power and ensure that customers are not left to foot the bill for the additional usage, Pillen’s office said on June 2.
APPA joined the Edison Electric Institute, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and Large Public Power Council in submitting comments to the Federal Communications Commission that advance a coordinated electric industry position on enabling scalable unmanned aircraft systems deployment while protecting critical infrastructure and aviation safety.
Five years ago, Imperial Irrigation District (IID) relied primarily on social media to communicate outage information—without a way to reach customers directly.
APPA is partnering with Lawrence Berkeley National Lab to provide a webinar series for a cohort of APPA members wishing to learn more about ways they can pilot advanced grid technologies and other approaches to grid enhancement.
Rudy Garza recently received a 2026 Keystone Leadership Award from the Keystone Policy Center.
Daniella Piper, Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at the New York Power Authority (NYPA), recently detailed how NYPA’s utilization of a “digital twin” has benefited the public power utility.
The American Public Power Association submitted comments to the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council in response to recommendations made in the Council’s final report.
Burlington Electric Department announced on June 1 new power purchase agreements with a subsidiary of New England Reliable Hydropower Holdings and Relevate Power for hydroelectric power from projects in New England.