Resource Adequacy and System Reliability in Today's Evolving Landscape

Dive into the factors creating challenges for public power leaders in ensuring resource adequacy and system reliability. Hear different perspectives from across the sector with a panel of executives on how they are navigating the uncertainty surrounding large loads, conflicting federal and state...
April 13, 2026
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Generation

Small Modular Reactor Developer Receives Strategic Equity Investment from Constellation Venture Arm

Blue Energy, a developer of financeable, prefabricated nuclear power plants, recently announced a strategic equity investment from Constellation Technology Ventures, the venture arm of Constellation.
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Workforce

Success of First-Ever Tennessee Valley Women’s Policy Summit is Detailed by Participants

The following is a transcript of the August 12, 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. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA's

Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP

Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP is committed to the public-sector side of the energy, telecommunications and transportation industries, a commitment that infuses our advocacy and policy perspectives. Our attorneys bring unsurpassed first-hand knowledge and experience to solve client problems creatively and...
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Reliability

NERC Publishes Second Large Load White Paper

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation Large Load Working Group has published its second white paper, “Assessment of Gaps in Existing Practices, Requirements, and Reliability Standards for Emerging Large Loads.”
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Electricity Markets

FERC Approvals of SPP Proposals Advance Regional Resource Adequacy

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved the Southwest Power Pool’s performance-based accreditation (PBA) and effective load carrying capability (ELCC) methodologies and its Expedited Resource Adequacy Study (ERAS) process, SPP said on July 24.
Implementing the three principles of smart rate design

Implementing the three principles of smart rate design

This is part of a series of monthly posts reflecting different thought leader perspectives on utility rate design. All five opinion pieces appear in full in Leadership in Rate Design...
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Electricity Markets

CAISO Says WEIM Showed Its Value During Mid-January Cold Event

The extreme cold that blanketed the Pacific Northwest and the northern Rocky Mountain states in mid-January demonstrated the benefits of the Western Energy Imbalance Market, according to a report from the California Independent System Operator.
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Generation

Executive Orders Call for NRC Reform, Deployment of Advanced Nuclear Technologies 

President Trump on May 23 signed a series of executive orders that, among other things, call for the reform of the reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the rapid deployment of advanced nuclear technologies to support national security objectives.
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Renewables Dominate Interconnection Queues, Outstrip U.S. Capacity: Berkeley Lab

The total of renewable generation and energy storage seeking to connect to the electric power grid is greater than existing installed capacity on the United States, according to a new report from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).