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Public power leaders from across the U.S. gathered this week in Washington, D.C., for the American Public Power Association Policy Makers Council's annual fly-in.
Against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving power sector, public power leaders speaking at the American Public Power Association’s 2026 National Conference detailed how they are proactively engaging with customers and emphasized the need to remain nimble when it comes to decision making.
At a meeting held during its annual conference in Palm Beach, Fla., the Florida Municipal Electric Association on July 15 installed a new slate of officers to preside over the organization’s board of directors.
The relative economics of existing generation have improved as rising new-build costs across all technologies, together with execution challenges tied to supply chains, inflation, tariffs, permitting and macroeconomic uncertainty, have made replacement capacity more expensive and difficult to deliver, Lazard said in the 19th edition of its Levelized Cost of Energy+ (LCOE+) report.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on July 14 signed an Executive Order to create the nation’s first moratorium on new hyperscale data centers, “establishing the strongest standards for data center development and creating a blueprint to support localities,” her office said.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill on July 13 signed the Power NJ Act, launching the state’s procurement process for new nuclear energy.
On June 25, Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency, represented through its agent Missouri River Energy Services, and Otter Tail Power Company received a written order from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approving a route permit for the Big Stone South to Alexandria 345-kilovolt transmission line.
The PJM Interconnection on July 14 announced the results of its 2028/2029 Base Residual Auction, which secured 138,318 MW of unforced capacity generation (UCAP) and demand response to meet projected electricity needs.