Community Engagement
The Public Service Commission of Yazoo City in Mississippi announced the launch of its Employee Support Program, a new initiative aimed at providing financial assistance to customers who are experiencing hardship and struggling to pay their utility bills.
Generation
Data center power demand in the U.S. hits 106 gigawatts (GW) by 2035 in BloombergNEF’s newest forecast -- a 36% jump from the previous outlook, published just seven months ago.
Reliability
Adrienne Lotto, Senior Vice President for Grid Security, Technical & Operations Services at the American Public Power Association, recently attended national laboratory meetings focused on advancing utility resilience capabilities and helping utilities make risk informed decisions to solve the
Bonds and Financing
The American Public Power Association recently asked the Treasury Department for clarifying guidance related to new foreign prohibited entity rules that may limit the ability of public power utilities to claim energy tax credits.
Environment
The Environmental Protection Agency in late November published in the Federal Register its proposed rule to extend by three years the compliance deadline for owners and operators to complete closure of unlined coal combustion residual (CCR) surface impoundments larger than 40 acres.
Environment
The EPA on Nov. 28 withdrew its direct final rule (DFR) that would have extended by six years the deadline for utilities to submit a notice of plan participation (NOPP) to permanently cease coal combustion under the 2024 Steam Electric Effluent Limitation Guidelines rule. Adverse public comments
Workforce
The Illinois Municipal Electric Agency (IMEA) Board of Directors announces that Doug Brown has been selected as the organization’s new President and CEO.
Electricity Markets
Platte River Power Authority recently welcomed two new members to its board of directors.
Reliability
The House Energy & Commerce Committee on Dec. 3 held a markup, during which two bills of interest to public power were considered.
Generation
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Dec. 3 held a hearing on the nominations of Lee Beaman to be a member of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors and Douglas Weaver to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).