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The New York Independent System Operator recently released a white paper detailing the factors contributing to rising wholesale electricity prices in New York.
The Imperial Irrigation District recently announced the completion of its 2025 Asset Management Plan and released a summary version outlining the condition of IID’s water, power, general services, and information technology infrastructure, along with long-term funding needs to ensure reliable service for decades to come.
Massachusetts public power utility Danvers Electric has integrated a new battery energy storage system (BESS) for long-term energy cost management using the asset management platform of Caterpillar Inc., Cat® AMP.
Fifty members of the House joined in a letter to Republican and Democratic leaders of the House urging them to bring H.R. 4669, the Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act, to the House floor for consideration “so Congress can deliver real, bipartisan disaster reform for the communities that need it most.”
The following is a transcript of the Dec. 8, 2025, 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 News
The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy on Feb. 4 approved by voice vote five cybersecurity-related bills.
The Electric Power Research Institute on Feb. 3 announced a collaboration with Prologis, NVIDIA, and InfraPartners to study smaller-scale data centers designed for distributed inference, a form of real-time data processing used across sectors including logistics, health care, finance, and public services.
Texas public power utility CPS Energy is expanding its community solar program through a Request for Proposal seeking up to 50 megawatts of community solar.