Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The American Public Power Association recently held a public power Mutual Aid Committee Exercise that was sponsored by the Department of Energy.
Bonds and Financing
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt recently signed into law a bill that will increase the maximum bond capacity for the Grand River Dam Authority from $2 billion to $3.6 billion.
Reliability
The House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy on June 5 held a markup to consider thirteen bills. One of the bills passed by the subcommittee was the Reliable Power Act, which is supported by the American Public Power Association.
Bonds and Financing
California public power utility Sacramento Municipal Utility District successfully launched the first Green Commercial Paper notes issued by any U.S. municipal electric utility, it said on June 6.
Energy Efficiency
Michigan public power utility Traverse City Light & Power announced the start of a new Energy Coaching Program pilot, designed to help customers optimize their energy efficiency and reduce their monthly energy bills.
Environment
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recently issued an opinion that “course corrects” judicial reviews of environmental impact statements under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Community Engagement
Officials from public power utilities across the U.S. on June 6 participated in the 16th year of the Public Power Day of Giving in New Orleans, La., which is the site for this year’s APPA National Conference. The Day of Giving was founded by APPA in 2008, in New Orleans, after Hurricane Katrina.
Community Engagement
In remarks made on June 9 at the American Public Power Association’s National Conference in New Orleans, La., Scott Corwin, President and CEO of APPA, highlighted the legacy of the Association and its 85 years of service to its public power members and said that public power utilities do not underestimate today’s challenges, and “protection of the affordability and reliability of our electricity service demands action.”
Electricity Markets
The Bonneville Power Administration took another step toward regionwide resource adequacy planning on June 1 by participating in the third data-sharing season of the Western Resource Adequacy Program. WRAP is the first regional reliability planning and compliance program in the West. The program
Community Engagement
Mandip Samra, CEO and General Manager of California public power utility Burbank Water and Power, and David Koster, General Manager of Michigan public power utility Holland Board of Public Works, on June 9 discussed strategies for public power utilities can utilize to effectively engage with their communities.