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Two leaders at Easton Utilities, Carrie Manuel, Chief Financial Officer and Leah Copper, Billing and Collections Supervisor have been chosen to participate in the Leadership Maryland Executive and Emerging Leader Programs.
President Trump on March 4 brought AI companies and hyperscalers together to sign the Ratepayer Protection Pledge, “ensuring they protect Americans from electricity price hikes due to data center energy requirements now and in the long run, take action to further strengthen the grid, and ensure that all Americans benefit from the oncoming technological boom,” the White House said.
The Littleton Electric Light and Water Departments has received a cybersecurity industry award for its leadership in raising awareness of the threats posed to municipal utilities by foreign adversaries.
In remarks at a hearing held by California state lawmakers, Nico Procos, Director at Silicon Valley Power, a California public power utility, detailed strategies that SVP has adopted to address data centers and planning related to associated load growth.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 5 unanimously approved five cybersecurity-related bills including H.R. 7266, the Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Act, which the American Public Power Association supports.
The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority Governing Board has approved a series of actions designed to deliver faster relief to customers, strengthen system reliability, and reduce long-term operating costs across the territory, the public power utility said on March 2.
In an interview with APPA, Brianna Bennett, Sustainability Coordinator at Massachusetts public power utility Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant, discusses a case study that shows how HMLP achieves savings through a strategic demand response effort.
As Kerr County, Texas, continues to strengthen its resilience following recent flood events, a significant achievement for the region is underway: securing advanced flood-warning infrastructure to better protect communities along the Guadalupe River, the Kerrville Public Utility Board (KPUB) said on Feb. 20.