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The following is a transcript of the May 19, 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
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Electricity Markets
The New York Independent System Operator on June 2 released “Power Trends 2025,” the grid operator’s annual state of the grid and markets report.
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Electricity Markets
The City Council of Oakdale, Calif., recently voted in favor of the city reaching out to consulting firms for proposals to conduct a feasibility study that would examine the consolidation of the city’s electric service under the Modesto Irrigation District, a public power utility.
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Generation
Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Elementl Power have teamed up to advance a data-driven siting approach for advanced nuclear projects, the Department of Energy said on May 22.
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Electricity Markets
Recent tariff policies in the U.S. are set to increase the cost of power generation technologies, with energy storage seeing the biggest hike due to its dependence on Chinese imports, according to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie.
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Generation
Chelan PUD commissioners on June 16 approved contract terms to power a Microsoft data center campus in Washington State.
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Transmission
Google and CTC Global Corp. on June 17 announced a collaboration to accelerate the deployment of next-generation transmission technology for the U.S. power grid.
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Bills and Rates
In a recent interview with APPA, Dwayne Fulk, President and CEO at City Utilities of Springfield, Mo., discussed the ways in which the public power utility has been able to maintain low rates for its customers.
Claroty empowers organizations to secure automation, control, and other cyber-physical systems across industrial, healthcare, commercial, and public sector environments: i.e. the Extended Internet of Things (XIoT). The company’s unified platform integrates with customers’ existing infrastructure to...