Transmission
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved the certificate of need for a major transmission project being developed by Missouri River Energy Services -- on behalf of Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency -- and other utilities.
Energy Storage
California public power utility SMUD’s long-duration battery storage project in partnership with ESS Tech, Inc. has been awarded a $10 million grant from the California Energy Commission to demonstrate a 3.6-megawatt, 8-hour iron flow battery project.
Generation
The Public Utility Commission of Texas on Feb. 13 approved a new rule establishing the Texas Energy Fund Outside of ERCOT Grant Program (OEGP).
Community Engagement
In just 141 years public power has become baked into the American story. Public power harnesses both the progress of capitalism with the necessity for promoting the common good. It...
Electricity Markets
Weeks after receiving the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of the Southwest Power Pool’s Markets+ Tariff, SPP announced Feb. 14 it has received commitments sufficient to support the financing necessary for the next phase of development.
For the past 35 years, APPA and our members have celebrated Public Power Week during the first full week of October. This event is a time to highlight the unique...
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The electric utility sector including public power utilities are adopting a wide variety of strategies to mitigate against the threat that wildfires pose to utility infrastructure.
February marks Black History Month. The American Public Power Association pays tribute to the Black American leaders who, over a half-century ago, sought to establish the Utilities Board of Tuskegee (UBT).
The evolving electric utility business environment places special demands on public power governance. However, public power veterans and policymakers agree that the more things change, the more they remain the same. Competitive Forces Reshape the Electricity Business “The pace of change in the
Pascoag Utility District (PUD), in partnership with Agilitas Energy, in July brought Rhode Island’s first utility scale a battery storage project online.