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The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has approved Washington’s final Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program proposal, clearing the way for the Washington State Broadband Office to begin awarding $736 million in federal funding and $112 million in state match funding to bring high-speed internet to every part of the state.
The Lower Colorado River Authority recently approved its largest investment plan to date to help Texas keep pace with its continued growth.
The United States Department of Agriculture has granted the Jefferson County Public Utility District No. 1 in Washington a $5.4 million loan that the public power utility plans to use to expand the rollout of advanced metering infrastructure and broadband services.
Michigan public power utility Traverse City Light & Power announced that its community broadband division, TCLPfiber, has been named to the 2025 Broadband Communities Top 100 list.
Preserving the Municipal Exemption from Federal Pole Attachment Regulations Issue Brief (PDF) Summary The American Public Power Association (APPA) strongly supports the goal of ensuring every American has access to broadband service. Public power utilities have long been explicitly exempted from
May 12, 2017
The following is a transcript of the July 7, 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 News
21-01: In Support of Energy Storage 21-02: Regarding Federal Involvement in Service Territory Disputes 21-03: In Support of Broadband Deployment and Local Control of Pole Attachments 21-04: The Need for a Strong Federal Response to the Economic Crisis Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic 21-05: In
March 8, 2022
Talbot County, Maryland, has become the first county in the state to reach 100% of locations with access to high-speed internet. The infrastructure project was completed by Maryland public power utility Easton Utilities.
Building off of its first 40 years of advancing innovation in public power, DEED heads into 2021 with more than 50 active projects in critical areas like drone technology, sustainability (including several net-zero pilots), battery storage, EVs (one using blockchain incentives to coordinate charging
February 19, 2020