Security
This playbook provides public power utilities with step-by-step guidance and critical considerations in preparing for a cyber incident and developing a response plan that enables staff to take swift, effective...
power lines
Generation
The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors on Sept. 15 unanimously approved a new Large Load Tariff establishing how IID will evaluate and serve very large electricity users, including data centers and other high-demand projects.
street lights
Environment
Tennessee public power utility Memphis Light, Gas and Water announced that it is the 2026 recipient of the Governor's Environmental Stewardship Award for Energy and Renewable Resources.
texting
Customer Service
In 2020, after South Carolina’s Rock Hill Utilities implemented texting, the public power utility saw speedy results. The utility's operations include water, electric and sanitation.
fiber
Community Engagement
In a recent interview with APPA, Chris Fredericksen, the general manager of Idaho Falls Power and Idaho Falls Fiber, detailed the path taken by the utility to deliver value to its customers through Idaho Falls Fiber.
power lines
Community Engagement
Arizona public power utility Salt River Project has invested $3 million in 34 research and development projects with Arizona’s three largest public universities -- Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University and the University of Arizona -- as part of an ongoing effort to support reliable power and water delivery to SRP customers.
nuclear plant
Generation
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has proposed a broad overhaul of its regulations governing nuclear reactor licensing and oversight, eliminating outdated requirements, increasing regulatory flexibility and using more risk-informed approaches to support safe and efficient nuclear deployment, it said on Sept. 11.
transformer
Reliability
Hitachi Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, on Sept. 15 announced plans for a new $528 million transformer manufacturing facility in Gallman, Mississippi.