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Reliability
Randy Howard, executive director of the Northern California Power Agency, and Travas Deal, CEO of Colorado Springs Utilities, on Jan. 8 testified before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries at a hearing to discuss federal wildfire policy, including the Fix Our Forests Act.
Workforce
SMUD Chief Executive Officer & General Manager Paul Lau is retiring after almost 45 years at SMUD, the California public power utility reported on Jan. 9.
Community Engagement
A group of linemen for Winter Park, Florida, recently participated in a story time at the Winter Park Library.
Reliability
The Municipal Electric Systems of Oklahoma Inc. recently presented the association’s annual Electric Operations and Reliability Competition awards for 2024 performance.
Community Engagement
The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors unanimously elected Division 5 Director Karin Sol Eugenio to serve as the leader of the IID Board throughout 2026.
Workforce
KPP Energy recently announced the launch of a scholarship program designed to invest in the future workforce of Kansas public power communities.
Electric Vehicles
The Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities (IAMU), funded in part from an APPA Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments program grant, has developed a toolkit to equip utility managers and other public power decision makers with tools, knowledge, and resources related to the purchase
Grid Modernization
Staff at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in December released a report on demand response and advanced metering.