Smart Energy Provider Week
A national celebration to highlight the achievements and efforts of public power utilities in managing efficient, sustainable electric systems.
February 9 - 13, 2026
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California public power utility Alameda Municipal Power has secured a long-term purchase agreement with the Northern California Power Agency and the Geysers Power Company under which Alameda Municipal Power will procure and deliver up to five megawatts of energy produced from the Geysers geothermal power plants located in California’s Sonoma and Lake Counties.
The New York Power Authority and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority recently announced that a first-of-its-kind battery energy storage system using patented, high-safety, lithium-ion superCell technology is delivering energy peak shaving capabilities to NYPA’s White Plains, N.Y., offices, as part of a demonstration project.
The Environmental Protection Agency on Feb. 17 issued a final rule that reaffirmed the scientific, economic, and legal underpinnings of the 2012 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for power plants, which required significant reductions of mercury, acid gases, and other harmful pollutants.
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The Lansing Board of Water & Light (BWL) is soliciting this all-source Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking competitive proposals to supply up to 475 MW firm capacity to meet customer loads into the future and to meet the planning reserve requirements of the Mid-Continent Independent System Operator
An American Public Power Association (APPA) survey of its members shows that production of distribution transformers is not meeting current demand, “as evident in the significantly growing lead times, lack of stock in yards and the high number of project deferrals,” APPA said.
September 2024 RDIG Webinar on Electric Vehicle Rate Design
The Rate Design Interest Group is where public power professionals can connect to learn about various trends and topics in utility rate design. APPA hosts quarterly webinars for members featuring a range of expert guest speakers. Past webinar topics include transactive energy rates, communicating
September 19, 2024
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