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The Southwest Power Pool on Nov. 5 reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring a reliable, affordable, and resilient electric grid through its Integrated Transmission Planning process -- a collaborative effort that has identified transmission solutions to meet the region’s evolving energy needs.
Fifty-three public power electric utilities and utility organizations earned Excellence in Public Power Communications Awards from the American Public Power Association.
The PJM Interconnection and its members have sufficient resources to serve the 67 million people in its footprint this winter under expected conditions, though electricity demand continues to outpace the addition of new generating resources, it said on Nov. 3.
An analysis by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has found that state-level load growth in recent years (through 2024) has tended to reduce average retail electricity prices.
Tech companies are starting to recognize that they can’t just arrive in a community and expect utilities “to solve their problems” as it relates to the development of data centers, said Mike Dammer, Manager of Emerging Technology at Florida public power utility Lakeland Electric.
Thirty-three individuals have completed the APPA Academy’s Key Accounts Certificate Program in the past year. The graduates were honored during APPA’s annual Customer Connections Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Northern California Power Agency (NCPA), on behalf of eight of its member participants, has entered into a 20-year Energy Storage Service Agreement (ESSA) with Aypa Power for the Trolley Battery Energy Storage System (Trolley BESS) in San Bernardino County, Calif.
Heartland Energy announced that wholesale power rates will remain steady for 2026 -- marking the ninth consecutive year without an increase.