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
Managers and public officials from public power utilities throughout Florida elected five officers to lead a statewide wholesale power agency in 2026-2027. Elections for the Florida Municipal Power Agency’s (FMPA) Board of Directors and Executive Committee took place on July 15 at a public meeting
Wildfire smoke traveling to New England from the northern United States and Canada is creating challenges in forecasting demand for grid electricity but has not impacted regional power system reliability, ISO New England reported on July 16.
The Florida Municipal Electric Association on July 16 announced the recipients of its member awards.
The House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee (T&I) and Senate Environment & Public Works Committee (EPW) have each approved their respective versions of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026.
Local elected and appointed officials from throughout Florida re-elected officers on July 16 to lead two of Florida Municipal Power Agency’s committees -- the Member Services Advisory Committee and the Policy Makers Liaisons Committee.
The PJM Interconnection Board of Managers has authorized an immediate-need reliability project and changes to existing projects in the Regional Transmission Expansion Plan.
Cypress Creek Energy and Google on July 14 joined community leaders, project partners, and elected officials to mark the start of construction on the first two phases of Steel River Energy Center, the nation’s largest solar energy project to date.
Lincoln Electric System, a Nebraska public power utility, on July 17 celebrated the launch of its first utility-scale battery energy storage system, a milestone project that will strengthen grid reliability, support the LES Community Microgrid and expand the utility’s energy storage capabilities.