Community Engagement
The Michigan Municipal Electric Association (MMEA) recently released a report that details the positive impact of public power utilities in the state.
Maine Gov. Janet Mills on July 13 vetoed a bill that called for the creation of a consumer-owned utility in the state called Pine Tree Power.
Electricity Markets
Electric Reliability Issue Brief (PDF) Summary The American Public Power Association (APPA) supports legislation, H.R. 3616, the Reliable Power Act, that would give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) the authority to determine and mitigate significant reliability impacts of major
Generation
Holtec International on May 1 reported that it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the state of Utah and Hi Tech Solutions, a nuclear services provider based in Kennewick, Washington, to collaborate in the deployment of SMR-300s in Utah and the broader Mountain West region.
Environment
Federal Efforts to Address Climate Change Issue Brief (PDF) Summary Public power utilities are reducing their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through a variety of means, including increased use of renewable energy resources, the development of new nuclear power, the addition of distributed energy
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Public power utility officials who are members of the American Public Power Association’s Mutual Aid Committee and APPA staff on March 14-15 gathered at APPA’s headquarters in Virginia to discuss and take action in a number of areas including updates to the APPA Mutual Aid Playbook.
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.
Electricity Markets
Duke Energy on Aug. 14 asked state and federal regulators for permission to combine its two electric utilities in the Carolinas.
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.
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).