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Twenty-six individuals and ten utilities were recognized for service to the American Public Power Association and the public power industry during APPA’s National Conference in Boston, Massachusetts.
Travis Kavulla was sworn in on June 30 as the new administrator and CEO of the Bonneville Power Administration by U.S. Under Secretary of Energy Kyle Haustveit, becoming the 17th administrator in BPA's 89-year history.
Seven States Power Corporation recently announced that it will deliver a significant infrastructure investment to modernize the electric grid in partnership with Nashville Electric Service, a public public utility.
Texas public power utility CPS Energy has released a request for proposals focused on battery storage and microgrid technology.
The U.S. Department of Energy on June 30 issued two emergency orders to mitigate blackout risks in the Mid-Atlantic ahead of the region’s predicted record-breaking peak loads brought on by forecasted hot weather conditions.
While public power utilities are on the frontlines “of an enormous evolution, if not revolution, in our industry,” they remain independent, locally governed and locally managed, and the most reliable and affordable electric systems in the nation, said Scott Corwin, President and CEO of the American Public Power Association on June 29 in remarks made at APPA’s National Conference in Boston, Mass.
As part of its ongoing commitment to infrastructure modernization, Mississippi public power utility Starkville Utilities began a major pole replacement project in June.
Lincoln Electric System has issued a request for information related to wind and/or solar projects that could potentially leverage outgoing federal tax credits if contracted through a power purchase agreement with a proven developer.