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After more than four decades with Maryland-based Easton Utilities, Hugh Grunden announced his retirement as President and CEO effective July 1.
Reliability
At the top of the American Public Power Association’s wish list for congressional action this year is permitting reform to enable much needed generation and transmission, Scott Corwin, APPA’s President and CEO said on Jan. 23.
Energy Efficiency
The Energy Transition Community Working Group facilitates discussion, evaluates opportunities, and defines barriers to the transition to a high resilience and low emissions electricity delivery system while maintaining reliability, affordability, and safety for public power utilities.
Workforce
Independence Power & Light Director James Nail has retired. His last day with the City of Independence, Mo., was Jan. 9.
Electricity Markets
The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects average wholesale electricity prices for 2024 in most areas of the country to be close to or slightly lower than in 2023 because of relatively stable generation fuel costs. However, periods of high demand or power market supply constraints could
Workforce
Florida public power utilities have been recognized as part of the “Florida 500,” a list of the state’s most influential business leaders.
Workforce
SMUD CEO and General Manager Paul Lau has named Scott Martin SMUD’s new Chief Financial Officer, effective Jan. 27. Martin replaces Jennifer Davidson, who is retiring after six successful years as CFO and more than 17 years at SMUD, a California public power utility. Martin currently serves as SMUD
Environment
The Environmental Protection Agency on Jan. 23 issued a proposed rule that responds to state implementation plan submissions from Arizona, New Mexico, and Tennessee for the 2015 eight-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards.
Security
Building on $180 million in joint energy-related research, Tennessee public power utility EPB and Oak Ridge National Laboratory marked 10 years of collaboration on Jan. 26 with the announcement of a new Collaborative for Energy Resilience and Quantum Science. The new joint research effort will focus
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The New Braunfels Utilities Board of Trustees has formally approved a CEO agreement, designating Ryan Kelso as the new CEO of the Texas public power utility.