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Generation
In a recent Q&A with Public Power Current, Troy Adams, general manager for Wisconsin Public Power utility Manitowoc Public Utilities, detailed how a power plant boiler refueling project being pursued by the utility offers a variety of benefits for Manitowoc Public Utilities.
APPA President and CEO Joy Ditto looks back on her recent visit to Heartland Energy in South Dakota and discusses how the 60 joint action agencies across the country pool...
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Community Engagement
ElectriCities of North Carolina Inc. recently presented 23 communities with Public Power Awards of Excellence at the 2025 ElectriCities Annual Conference held in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This represents a record number of communities recognized for excellence, it said on Aug. 26.
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Community Engagement
The following is a transcript of the June 3, 2024, 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. Our guest on this episode is
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Generation
At Kerrville Public Utility Board’s November board meeting, the Texas public power utility’s board of trustees directed KPUB’s management to pursue the construction of a natural gas-fired power plant.
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Generation
The Mississippi Public Service Commission recently held a summit that examined topics related to nuclear power.
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The Vermont House has passed comprehensive transportation and appropriations bills that include significant investments in the state’s efforts to electrify the economy, including funding for advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) in public power communities.
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The Public Utility Commission of Texas on Jan. 19 voted to adopt a performance credit mechanism electric market design option and a set of guiding principles for implementation to “strengthen reliability, accountability, and affordability of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas electric grid.”
Electric Transmission Policies Issue Brief (PDF) Summary The American Public Power Association (APPA) believes that new electric transmission infrastructure is needed but rising transmission costs are a major concern for public power utilities. New transmission lines must be planned through
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Grid Modernization
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity on Sept. 24 announced its intention to help fund 31 grid-improvement projects across 26 states as part of the Department’s Speed to Power through Accelerated Reconductoring and other Key Advanced Transmission Technology Upgrades (SPARK)