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Washington D.C., February 28, 2023—The American Public Power Association’s Legislative & Resolutions Committee approved eight policy resolutions during the association’s 2023 Legislative Rally. These member-sponsored resolutions will guide APPA’s advocacy...
Participants’ governing boards in the Carbon Free Power Project being developed by Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems are moving forward with the development and deployment of a small modular reactor project, UAMPS reported on Feb. 28.
Washington D.C., March 1, 2023 — Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA) today received the American Public Power Association’s Public Service Award at APPA’s Legislative Rally in Washington, D.C. Mr. Thompson was...
In the wake of recent power outages affecting parts of Michigan, communities in the state recently took steps to explore the option of municipalization.
Security
The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security in late February approved a bill that would set up redundant cyber incident reporting mandates.
Community Engagement
It’s Smart Energy Provider Week (March 6-10, 2023) – a time to celebrate and highlight the achievements and efforts of public power utilities in managing efficient, sustainable electric systems. While...
Santee Cooper has issued a request for proposals to assist in meeting specific load growth expectations in their service territory starting January 1, 2024.
Legislation has been introduced in the Florida Legislature that would give state utility regulators the ability to regulate public power utilities with customers outside city boundaries.
A new nuclear unit at a site in Georgia has safely reached initial criticality, Georgia Power announced on March 6.
PJM Interconnection and its stakeholders have begun an expedited process to address capacity market design issues related to maintaining resource adequacy.