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Workforce
In a unanimous vote Tuesday night, EWEB’s Board voted to move forward with negotiating an employment offer to BPA’s John Hairston.
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Generation
The Tennessee Valley Authority on Feb. 3 reported $3 billion in total operating revenues on 40 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity sales for the three months ending on Dec. 31, 2025.
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Generation
Another massive piece of power equipment will soon be making its way to Omaha Public Power District’s Turtle Creek Station. It’s part of a planned expansion of the plant to help us reliably meet the growing demand for electricity in our service territory, OPPD said on Feb. 4.
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Community Engagement
The Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners has elected new leaders and welcomed Mayor Karen Bass’ newest appointments to the board overseeing the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Fifty members of the House joined in a letter to Republican and Democratic leaders of the House urging them to bring H.R. 4669, the Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act, to the House floor for consideration “so Congress can deliver real, bipartisan disaster reform for the communities that need it most.”
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Reliability
The following is a transcript of the Nov. 24, 2025, episode of Public Power Now. Learn more about subscribing to Public Power Now at Publicpower.org/Podcasts. Some quotes may have been edited for clarity. Paul Ciampoli Welcome to the latest episode of Public Power Now. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA's news
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Safety
The following is a transcript of the Dec. 8, 2025, episode of Public Power Now. Learn more about subscribing to Public Power Now at Publicpower.org/Podcasts. Some quotes may have been edited for clarity. Paul Ciampoli Welcome to the latest episode of Public Power Now. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA's News
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Electricity Markets
Carol Martucci, Director of Financial Reporting and Corporate Technology at the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company, has been appointed to the Northeast Power Coordinating Council Board of Directors.
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Security
Participation in the 2025 GridEx -- the largest cyber and physical grid security exercise in North America -- increased by 48 percent from the last exercise in 2023 with more than 370 organizations simultaneously exercising their emergency preparedness plans and protocols.
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Reliability
The House Natural Resources Committee on Nov. 20 passed H.R. 4776, the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, by a vote of 25-18.