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Faced with growing concerns about power supply options, some public power communities in the Western U.S. are embracing a new, innovative nuclear technology option by signing on to a small modular reactor (SMR) project in Idaho.
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Douglas County PUD General Manager Gary Ivory and Tacoma Power Director Jackie Flowers are playing key roles with the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association (PNWH2), serving as the association’s secretary and treasurer, respectively.
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The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) recently included energy storage in its market portfolio for the first time.
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APPA President and CEO Joy Ditto gets philosophical, noting that the commonalities among public power utilities can be traced through etymology to the industry’s defining characteristics.
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A close look at your customers’ energy-use patterns could reveal opportunities for reducing consumption and electricity costs.
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For the past three-and-a-half decades, the American Public Power Association and our members have celebrated Public Power Week during the first full week of October. It is a time to highlight the unique attributes and benefits of not-for-profit, community-owned electric utilities. During Public
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Five communication best practices for delivering critical messages to customers and other stakeholders.
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As rising costs have forced utilities to add fuel adjustment fees to utility bills, they are ramping up efforts to educate customers about how utilities manage volatile prices and assistance programs.
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Whether driven by a profit motive or another agenda, entities dishing out lies and deceptive messages require utilities to build strong ongoing relationships with their communities to ameliorate the damage.
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A map of where electrification stands in each state.