Electricity Markets

SPP First RTO to Operate in Both Interconnections with FERC Tariff Approval

The Southwest Power Pool will soon be the first regional transmission organization in the U.S. to provide full services in both the Eastern and Western Interconnections of the nation’s power grid.
Generation

California Governor Fast Tracks Hybrid Energy Project

California Governor Gavin Newsom recently certified a hybrid energy project in Fresno County, Calif., utilizing a law that was extended in an infrastructure package passed in 2023 with the support of the California Legislature.
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Bills and Rates

Public Power Statistical Report

The Public Power Statistical Report is the central source for American Public Power Association members to find data that detail key aspects of public power and the electric utility industry...
Questline

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Security

Groups Urge Congress to Extend Expiration Date for Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act

The American Public Power Association and other groups from various industry sectors are urging the U.S. Congress to extend the September 30, 2025, expiration date for the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act.
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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid

Mutual Aid Playbook

Updated June 2024 The Mutual Aid Playbook provides a process for coordinating activities, information, and resources across a three-tiered national network. The playbook is intentionally flexible and scalable to enable...

Public Power Utilities Included in Consortium to Drive Development of AI Applications

Public power utilities are included in a new global consortium -- the Open Power AI Consortium – launched by the Electric Power Research Institute to drive the development and deployment of an open AI model tailored for the power sector.
Distributed Energy Resources

Greenville Utilities Commission Accepting Enrollment Applications for First Community Solar Farm  

North Carolina public power utility Greenville Utilities Commission is now accepting enrollment applications for its first Community Solar Farm.
Generation

PJM Reliability Resource Initiative Draws Applications Totaling 26.6 GW of Nameplate Capacity

The PJM Interconnection’s Reliability Resource Initiative has attracted 94 applications totaling 26.6 GW of nameplate capacity, the grid operator said on March 21
Workforce

Brad Underwood to Assume Duties of VP of Finance, CFO at OPPD

Omaha Public Power District President and CEO Javier Fernandez recently announced his selection of Brad Underwood, the utility’s current vice president of Systems Transformation, to assume duties of Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer. He will now lead both business units as one newly integrated team.