Bonds and Financing
U.S. Rep. Rudy Yakym (R-IN) on Feb. 26 received the American Public Power Association’s Public Service Award at APPA’s Legislative Rally in Washington, D.C. Yakym was honored by APPA for exceptional leadership on issues of importance to public power—particularly his vital role as cochairman of the
In a recent interview with APPA, Travis Hunter, chief generation and transmission officer for the Platte River Power Authority, provided details on Platte River Power Authority substation and generation projects, as well as discussed his role and responsibilities as chief generation and transmission officer.
Transmission
The PJM Board of Managers has authorized additions and changes to the Regional Transmission Expansion Plan.
Workforce
Board Members of New York public power utility Jamestown Board of Public Utilities announce the planned retirement of General Manager David Leathers and are planning to begin a search process for his replacement in the coming months.
Bills and Rates
This two-part virtual series will provide a foundational overview of cost of service, from basic concepts to leveraging data for decision making. Review rate trends and strategies from utilities across the nation and hear how others are integrating distributed energy resources and restructuring
Generation
The Grand Haven Board of Light and Power is preparing a customer satisfaction survey, which will help set the foundation for the utility’s future planning, the Michigan public power utility said.
Community Engagement
In this webinar, Snohomish County PUD will provide an overview of their community tree planting program—program structure, methodology, technology, and results—and its impact in reducing AC loads. Additionally, Snohomish will walk through how other public power utilities can scale their own
Bills and Rates
The Salt River Project’s publicly elected Board of Directors on Feb. 27 approved SRP management’s amended pricing proposal that will, among other things, support ongoing system reliability, expand low-income bill assistance, and provide super off-peak pricing that takes advantage of abundant low-cost, low-carbon utility scale solar.
Electricity Markets
At public meetings in January and February, the elected Board of Commissioners for Oregon public power utility Eugene Water and Electric Board approved a year full of ambitious goals that build on the utility’s commitment to the community and strengthen its operations, EWEB said on Feb. 25.
Electricity Markets
A North American Electric Reliability Corporation Interregional Transfer Capability Study “provides substantial evidence that the need for, and benefits of, interregional transfer capability varies substantially around the country” and, at the same time, does not identify a need for any new reliability standards for meeting or maintaining transfer capability between regions, the American Public Power Association and Large Public Power Council said.