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Disaster Recovery, Hazard Mitigation, and the Stafford Act Issue Brief (PDF) Summary The American Public Power Association (APPA) supports H.R. 4669, the Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act of 2025, which would strengthen and reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Grid Security Issue Brief (PDF) Summary The electric sector has mandatory and enforceable federal regulatory standards in place for cyber and physical security (collectively known as grid security). Close coordination among industry and government partners at all levels is imperative to deterring

U.S. Federal Power Program Issue Brief (PDF) Summary The American Public Power Association (APPA) strongly opposes proposals to divest the transmission assets of the Power Marketing Administrations (PMAs) and to change their cost-based rate structure to a market-based rate structure. APPA supports

Preserving the Municipal Exemption from Federal Pole Attachment Regulations Issue Brief (PDF) Summary The American Public Power Association (APPA) strongly supports the goal of ensuring every American has access to broadband service. Public power utilities have long been explicitly exempted from

Nuclear Power Issue Brief (PDF) Summary The American Public Power Association (APPA) supports the continued use of nuclear power, a key source of baseload, emissions-free electricity. APPA supports the construction of a consolidated interim storage facility in a willing host community and the

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

Municipal Bonds and Public Power Issue Brief (PDF) Summary The American Public Power Association (APPA) believes that tax-exempt municipal bonds are the single most effective tool for financing investments in public infrastructure, including the generation, transmission, and distribution

Wildfire Mitigation and Response (PDF) Summary The American Public Power Association (APPA) recognizes the growing threat of wildfires nationwide as a multifaceted issue that affects public power utilities and supports federal programs for wildfire mitigation, suppression, and research. APPA

Hydropower Issue Brief (PDF) Summary Hydropower is a reliable, low-cost, non-emitting domestic source of electricity critical to the stability of the electric grid. The country cannot afford to lose existing hydropower capacity without impacting reliability and making it more difficult to achieve