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Participate in the Cyber Defense Community

The CDC is a community of APPA members that focus on cybersecurity as a vital part of their operations. CDC meetings provide updates on APPA and cooperative agreements, industry trends, events of note, and provides a space to collaborate and communicate with peer organizations. The CDC has monthly virtual meetings to convey this information.  The CDC regularly invites guest speakers to these meetings to talk about various topics that are of interest to CDC members and about various cybersecurity topics.
 

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Environment

Statement on Federal Withdrawal from Lower Snake River Dam Agreement

The American Public Power Association (APPA) appreciates the recent actions taken by the federal government to withdraw from the December 2023 “12/14 Agreement.” That memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the...
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Electricity Markets

Appeals Court Affirms FERC's Limited Authority Over Public Power

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has upheld a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission decision denying Kimball Wind, LLC’s request to order the Western Area Power Administration to pay for interconnection costs under section 211A of the Federal Power Act.
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Reliability

President Trump Signs Executive Order on Wildfire Prevention and Response

President Trump Signs Executive Order on Wildfire Prevention and Response
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Reliability

Truckee Donner PUD Board Adopts Wildfire Mitigation Plan 

The board of directors for California public power utility Truckee Donner Public Utility District recently met and took a number of actions including adopting a 2025 Wildfire Mitigation Plan.
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Generation

APPA Says it Appreciates Federal Action Tied to Lower Snake River Dams

The American Public Power Association said it appreciates the recent actions taken by the federal government to withdraw from the December 2023 “12/14 Agreement.” That memorandum of understanding between the federal government, the states of Oregon and Washington, four tribes, and several
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Generation

Enhanced geothermal Systems in Great Basin Could Supply 10% of U.S. Electricity Demand: USGS

Geothermal energy in the Great Basin of Nevada and adjoining states could produce electricity equal to one-tenth of the current U.S. power supply, the U.S. Geological Survey assessed in a paper released May 22.
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Energy Storage

Lightshift Energy to Build Vermont’s Largest Energy Storage Project 

Lightshift Energy, a leading developer, owner, and operator of energy storage projects, will build Vermont’s largest battery energy storage project at GlobalFoundries’ semiconductor manufacturing facility in Essex Junction.
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Distributed Energy Resources

AES Enters Solar Energy PPAs with Meta to Supply Data Centers  

AES Corp. has entered into two long-term power purchase agreements to support Meta's data centers with 650 MW of solar projects that AES is bringing online in the Southwest Power Pool market.
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Generation

LCRA to Invest About $1.63 Billion in Capital Projects 

The Lower Colorado River Authority Board of Directors recently approved a business plan of $591.4 million and authorized capital investments of about $1.63 billion for energy, water and public service projects to support Texas in fiscal year 2026.