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A roundup of reflections on what’s involved in training and preparing apprentice lineworkers for the job, and how the role has shifted for modern systems.

North Carolina public power utility Fayetteville Public Works Commission (PWC) has been named a best-in-class employer after scoring in the top quartile of midsize employers that participated in a 2021 benefits strategy and benchmarking survey conducted by consulting firm Gallagher.

The Department of Energy (DOE) recently launched a Clean Energy Innovator Fellowship that recruits talent from diverse backgrounds to spend up to two years supporting the work of eligible host organizations, which include electric public utility commissions and public power utilities. The deadline for applying is May 6, 2022.

The Biden Administration recently launched a program to place federal field staff in more than 25 rural communities in multiple states, Tribal Nations and territories where they will help local leaders navigate and access resources made available by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Voters in Barton Village, Vt., elected not to sell Barton Electric to Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC) in a ballot vote on May 10.

A group that supports municipalization efforts in Ann Arbor, Mich., recently said that a request for proposals (RFP) for a municipalization feasibility study falls short on several fronts.

Changes in workers’ attitudes about work offer an opportunity to rethink how we shape our organizations in ways that appeal and nurture our most important resource, our employees.

Public power utilities are taking strategic and creative approaches to preparing their organizations for a new generation of leaders.