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The Department of Energy has asked the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to reconsider its September 2026 decision vacating DOE’s first emergency order preventing Michigan’s J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant from retiring. DOE is seeking either rehearing by the
Six months after Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issued Executive Directive 19 for city departments to streamline development services and support housing production, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is reporting significant progress on five major reforms designed to reduce costs and speed
The following is a transcript of the Sept. 21, 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 Omaha Public Power District Board of Directors' Governance Committee has recommended Troy Via, the utility’s COO and Vice President of Utility Operations, as interim President and CEO, effective January 1, 2027, OPPD said on Oct. 30. Via would temporarily assume the role currently held by
Arizona public power utility Salt River Project has installed a second sky camera at its Copper Crossing Energy and Research Center to support solar integration, it said on Oct. 29. SRP was the first utility in the country to use these cameras. The cameras have made SRP's solar forecasting --
In a recent interview with APPA, Eric Poff, director of substation telecommunications and metering assets at SMUD, details a pilot program under which the California public power utility is utilizing robot dogs to troubleshoot potential issues with its substations. “I've been looking at aerial
The following is a transcript of the Oct. 12, 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
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that JEA will receive a $1,487,299 grant through the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Alternative Water Supply program to support expansion of reclaimed water storage capacity in Nocatee, Fla., the Florida public power utility said on Oct. 28. The