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The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) on Sept. 15 signed an implementation agreement with the Western Area Power Administration Desert Southwest (WAPA DSW) region to participate in CAISO’s real-time energy market in 2023. Operated by CAISO, the Western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM)
Chelan County Public Utility District (PUD) in Washington State recently announced that Kirk Hudson has been selected as the PUD’s next general manager. The PUD said it conducted an extensive national search to fill the position of the general manager vacancy and accepted community feedback about
Community Engagement
APPA is preparing to celebrate Public Power Week, October 3-9, a time when we highlight the unique attributes and benefits enabled by our not-for-profit, community-owned part of the electric sector...
Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) is in the midst of a comprehensive review of undergrounding its power lines.
Lakeland Electric is building a 120 megawatt (MW) natural gas-fired generator on land owned by the Florida city to replace a recently retired, coal-fired plant.
The Greenwood Commissioners of Public Works in South Carolina is participating in a project that will create renewable natural gas for use in the public power utility’s gas distribution system.
Al Fiser, village administrator for the Village of Pioneer, Ohio, is the 2021 recipient of the American Municipal Power (AMP) Seven Hats Award.
Grid Modernization
Whether from advancements in technology, changes in costs, interest from the community and large customers, or pressure from state and local government, the electric sector has been making major changes...
The American Public Power Association (APPA) will bring together public power utilities to facilitate discussion, evaluate opportunities, and define barriers to integrating energy storage technologies with power plants thanks to funding it has received from the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM). APPA will also work with DOE and other stakeholders to mitigate these barriers.
Reliability
Washington D.C., September 30, 2021— Roy Jones, Chief Executive Officer of ElectriCities of North Carolina and Vice Chairman of the Member Representatives Committee of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation...