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
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
Bryan Texas Utilities is set to begin a meter exchange project that will upgrade roughly 50,000 Advanced Metering Infrastructure units across its service territory over the next five years. This work is scheduled to begin on Nov. 2. Since 2011, BTU has utilized “smart” meters that send usage data
The California ISO Board of Governors has advanced a proposal to establish new procedures for making sure large loads can be connected to the grid quickly and reliably, CAISO said on Oct. 28. With the Board’s approval, the ISO will file its proposal with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission by
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