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The PJM Interconnection has issued a Hot Weather Alert for June 11–12 for the Mid-Atlantic and Southern regions ahead of expected 90-degree weather.
EDP Renewables North America LLC and Salt River Project on June 9 celebrated the completion of Flatland Energy Storage, a 200 megawatt/800 megawatt-hour battery energy storage system in Coolidge, Arizona.
Lincoln Electric System completed a successful revenue and refunding bond sale June 2, positioning the utility to support continued system investments while maintaining long-term financial stability, the Nebraska public power utility reported on June 9.
APPA joined the Edison Electric Institute, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and Large Public Power Council in submitting comments to the Federal Communications Commission that advance a coordinated electric industry position on enabling scalable unmanned aircraft systems deployment while protecting critical infrastructure and aviation safety.
Five years ago, Imperial Irrigation District (IID) relied primarily on social media to communicate outage information—without a way to reach customers directly.
APPA is partnering with Lawrence Berkeley National Lab to provide a webinar series for a cohort of APPA members wishing to learn more about ways they can pilot advanced grid technologies and other approaches to grid enhancement.
Rudy Garza recently received a 2026 Keystone Leadership Award from the Keystone Policy Center.
Daniella Piper, Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at the New York Power Authority (NYPA), recently detailed how NYPA’s utilization of a “digital twin” has benefited the public power utility.