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Five years ago, Imperial Irrigation District (IID) relied primarily on social media to communicate outage information—without a way to reach customers directly. All that changed in 2021 when IID tapped Arcos TextPower, implementing a messaging system in two phases.
The U.S. Senate on May 18 confirmed David LaCerte for a second term as Commissioner at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, extending his appointment until June 30, 2031.
NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy on May 18 announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock transaction.
The following is a transcript of the March 30, 2026, 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
The House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy on May 13 held a hearing, “Wires, Rates, And States: Permitting Transmission For Reliable And Affordable Power.”
The American Public Power Association’s Mutual Aid Committee (MAC) in May elected Amy Zubaly, Executive Director of the Florida Municipal Electric Association, as new chair of the committee.
The City of Pasadena, Calif., is seeking information from qualified firms to conduct solar and energy storage system feasibility assessments of 21 sites.
California public power utility Imperial Irrigation District’s Board on May 15 directed the release of a proposed Large Load Tarriff for a 30-day public comment and stakeholder period.