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Reliability
The Federal Communications Commission recently granted a petition for declaratory ruling regarding “demand response” communications under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
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Generation
Building enough infrastructure for unconstrained data center demand in Virginia “will be very difficult and meeting half that demand is still difficult,” a recently released report concludes.
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In the second part of the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) latest three-part Public Power Current newsletter series focused on small town innovation, we focus on prioritizing safety and reliability initiatives.
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Utility customer enrollment in both retail demand response and dynamic pricing programs increased from 2018 to 2019 and data suggests that as more advanced meters are deployed utilities will continue to see increasing enrollment levels, according to a new report from the staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
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Electricity Markets
The California Community Choice Association expressed disappointment in a California Public Utilities Commission decision that designates Pacific Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison as central buyers to procure local, multi-year resource adequacy.
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Reliability
The following is a transcript of the August 4, 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's
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Generation
Why advanced nuclear is becoming an increasingly valued option in the future generating mix, and lessons from public power projects leading the way.
aerial view of electrical work in the Navajo Nation
Volunteers for Light Up Navajo IV weigh in on their experience participating in the initiative to bring electricity to homes on the Navajo Nation.
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While many public power utilities are examining ways to strengthen older, aging grids, the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority is striving to bring the convenience of electricity to homes for the first time. Public power utilities across the country have sent crews to help with the task.
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Generation
Caterpillar on Jan. 10 announced that American Municipal Power has selected Caterpillar and MacAllister Machinery to supply 20 megawatts of behind-the-meter natural-gas power generation serving the Southern Michigan municipalities of Marshall, Coldwater, and Clinton.