The Midcontinent ISO on April 28 released the 2025 Planning Resource Auction results indicating adequate resources are available to maintain reliability during the upcoming planning year (June 2025 – May 2026).
Environment
The American Public Power Association recently filed comments in response to Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers request for recommendations on defining “waters of the United States” (WOTUS), consistent with Sackett v. EPA.
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The following is a transcript of the March 24, 2025, episode of Public Power Now. Learn more about subscribing to Public Power Now at Publicpower.org/Podcasts. Some quotes may have been edited for clarity. Paul Ciampoli Welcome to the latest episode of Public Power Now. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA’s
Reliability
The following is a transcript of the April 7, 2025, episode of Public Power Now. Learn more about subscribing to Public Power Now at Publicpower.org/Podcasts. Some quotes may have been edited for clarity. Paul Ciampoli Welcome to the latest episode of Public Power Now. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA’s News
Reliability
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation has published its Interregional Transfer Capability Study Canadian Analysis of transfer capability between transmission planning regions and the reliability benefits of enhancing cross-provincial and cross-border transmission.
Electricity Markets
Oregon public power utility Northern Wasco County PUD on April 28 announced a strategic realignment of its Power Resources Division (PRD) to address increasing regional growth and prepare for future energy challenges.
Reliability
How trends in utility reliability indices over the last decade show a clear advantage for public power customers in terms of less outage time and fewer overall outages.
Generation
Holtec International on May 1 reported that it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the state of Utah and Hi Tech Solutions, a nuclear services provider based in Kennewick, Washington, to collaborate in the deployment of SMR-300s in Utah and the broader Mountain West region.