Looking for research and development projects made possible through DEED grants and scholarships? Check out the DEED Project Database.
Trying to find information about specific public power utilities? If you are member, check out the Public Power Directory.
Together with United Way of the Midlands, Nebraska’s Omaha Public Power District announced the latest recipients of Greener Together grant funding, with a total of $225,000 awarded to three separate community projects.
The Salt River Project Board of Directors on Nov. 3 approved converting the SRP-owned coal-fired Springerville Generating Station (SGS) Unit 4 to run on natural gas. The decision is the lowest-cost option to preserve the plant’s 400-megawatt (MW) generating capacity, enough to serve 90,000 homes
Modesto Irrigation District lineworkers Jimmy Boere and Brian Szuggar recently rescued a man trapped in a truck in an irrigation canal near a job site. Their heroic actions were recognized by the California public power utility’s Board of Directors at a recent board meeting.
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.
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.
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.
The Imperial Irrigation District, California’s third largest public power utility, is implementing technological upgrades throughout 2025 that directly benefit customers.
Xcel Energy plans to build the Midwest’s largest battery energy storage site at the Sherco Energy Hub in central Minnesota. It wants to double the amount of battery storage adjacent to a coal plant from 300 megawatts of storage to 600 megawatts.