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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The American Public Power Association on May 15 filed comments with the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council in response to its request for information on experiences with FEMA disaster response, recovery, and preparedness programs.
New Orleans, Louisiana, June 10, 2025 — Twenty-four individuals and nine utilities were recognized for service to the American Public Power Association and the public power industry during APPA’s National...
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Safety
State lawmakers are proposing legislation that imposes greater penalties for assaults against electric utility workers.
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Generation
The Kerrville Public Utility Board recently announced new details regarding its planned natural gas-fired power generation facility.
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Distributed Energy Resources
Marshall, Minnesota, city officials, community leaders and project partners gathered on May 20 to celebrate the official dedication of the Marshall Solar Plus project -- a 10-megawatt solar energy and 5-MW battery storage facility developed to support regional reliability and clean energy goals.
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Distributed Energy Resources
In late April, the New York Department of Citywide Administrative Services, the state Department of Environmental Protection and the New York Power Authority announced the start of a project to install solar panels at the Wards Island Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility.
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The Tennessee Valley Authority has named Kevin Michael as the next Site Vice President for Sequoyah Nuclear Plant effective May 22. Michael will fill the role previously held by Tom Marshall, who is retiring.
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Bonds and Financing
California public power utility SMUD on May 28 announced that it plans to issue approximately $300 million of Electric Revenue Bonds and Subordinated Electric Revenue Bonds during June 2025.
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Electricity Markets
New tools are giving ISO New England greater insight into solar power and battery systems that reduce demand for electricity from the regional power grid, it said on May 27.
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Generation
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved NuScale Power LLC’s US460 small modular reactor design, the NRC said on May 29.