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The Riviera Utilities Board of Directors has named James Wallace as the utility's next President and Chief Executive Officer. Wallace will succeed current President and CEO Brian Skelton, who is set to retire at the end of November 2026. Wallace joined the Alabama public power utility in 2010 as an
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing on Oct. 28 announced the financial close of a $5.1 billion loan package to Alliant Energy. The investments will add more than 2.6 gigawatts of new or upgraded power generation capacity and deliver more than $1 billion in
The Midcontinent ISO on Oct. 28 released its winter readiness assessment for the 2026-2027 winter season, highlighting a sufficient capacity outlook and coordinated preparedness efforts to support reliable electric service across the region. "Preparing for winter starts well before temperatures
Fifty-five public power electric utilities and utility organizations earned Excellence in Public Power Communications Awards from the American Public Power Association. The awards were presented this week at APPA’s Customer Connections Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. The annual awards recognize
Texas public power utility Austin Energy has finalized a new battery storage agreement with Jupiter Power for up to 200 megawatts of electrical power capacity. The utility-scale battery project is expected to begin commercial operation in 2030. The agreement will significantly expand Austin Energy’s
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