Workforce
The City of Austin, Texas, announced on Oct. 27 that Stuart Reilly will be the new General Manager of Austin Energy.
Generation
Florida-based NextEra Energy announced plans with Google to restart the Duane Arnold Energy Center, Iowa’s only nuclear facility, which is located in Palo, near Cedar Rapids.
Community Engagement
Amy Zubaly, Executive Director for the Florida Municipal Electric Association, on Oct. 28 detailed FMEA’s accomplishments and activities to date for 2025 in remarks she made at FMEA’s 2025 FMEA Energy Connections Conference & Trade Show in Jacksonville, Fla.
Generation
Westinghouse, Brookfield and Cameco have entered into a strategic partnership with the U.S. Government to accelerate the deployment of nuclear power.
Community Engagement
At its annual Energy Connections Conference & Trade Show in Jacksonville, Fla., the Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) on Oct. 28 awarded 19 Florida public power utilities with “Building Strong Communities” awards.
Reliability
Washington State’s Snohomish County PUD recently released a new version of its outage map.
Workforce
Jamestown, N.Y., native Kristofor Sellstrom has been named the next General Manager by the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities to succeed current General Manager David Leathers, who will retire in January 2026.
Workforce
McKell Purnell has joined Arizona public power utility Salt River Project as its new Associate General Manager and Chief Human Resources Executive.
Energy Efficiency
CPS Energy has launched a new version of the Casa Verde Weatherization Rebate Program, designed to help income-qualified customers reduce their energy use and lower their monthly bills.
Generation
In a recent interview with APPA, Nico Procos, director of Silicon Valley Power, the public power utility for Santa Clara, California, discusses misperceptions regarding data centers. He also details the utility's generation mix and discusses load forecasting.