Environment
Washington, D.C., August 8, 2022 — American Public Power Association President & CEO Joy Ditto today issued the following statement on Senate passage of the Inflation Reduction Act: The Inflation...
Environment
The American Public Power Association (APPA) applauds House passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the benefits it will provide to millions of utility customers nationwide served by not-for-profit...
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
This guide outlines the resources, support, and processes used to respond to emergencies at the federal and state, local, tribal and territorial levels. The guide also describes the response structures...
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
This document outlines an improved mechanism for weather forecasting for critical/disaster situations that might be harmful to public power maintenance, grid viability, and consumer energy needs. The brief document describes...
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
This report is meant to encourage utilities and regulators to contemplate how they can reconsider load shed protocols and practices to be better prepared for changing weather patterns. The report...
grid
LUMA Energy on Oct. 1 announced that it has restored electric service to over 1.3 million customers, or 90% of total customers, in Puerto Rico who lost power as a result of Hurricane Fiona.
grid
There were approximately 394,000 customer outages in Florida as a result of Hurricane Ian as of the afternoon of October 4, down from a peak of 2.7 million customers without power, the Department of Energy reported.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
This guide offers tips and best practices to communicate effectively before, during, and after a storm. These tips are based on what public power utilities across the country are actually...
As we approach the November midterm elections, we’re bombarded in the news and on social media by pundits and politicians from across the political spectrum telling Americans about the various...
court
The U.S. Supreme Court on May 26 cleared the way for the Biden administration’s plan to set interim estimates for the social cost of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) for federal agencies to use.