Safety
American Municipal Power recently announced that its Power Plant Operator Training Program has been approved as a Registered Sponsor by ApprenticeOhio.
Generation
The Idaho National Laboratory and Amazon Web Services will collaborate to use AWS’s advanced capabilities and cloud infrastructure to develop artificial intelligence tools for nuclear energy projects.
Workforce
A new workforce development “Playbook” aims to help California’s publicly owned water, wastewater, and energy utilities (POUs) attract, develop, and retain a new generation of trained workers.
Generation
The Tennessee Valley Authority and Type One Energy announced on July 22 that they had signed the first set of commercial contracts related to Project Infinity, which is developing fusion power plant technology to supply the Tennessee Valley with secure, reliable, and clean energy by as early as the mid-2030s.
Generation
The Lansing Board of Water & Light, a Michigan public power utility, will host a series of open houses to gather feedback on the new Integrated Resource Plan.
Generation
In conjunction with the recent release of an AI Action Plan, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) tied to federal permitting for artificial intelligence (AI) data centers and related energy infrastructure.
Energy Storage
Arizona public power utility Salt River Project and Google on Sept. 8 announced a first-of-its-kind research collaboration to better understand the real-world performance of emerging non-lithium ion long duration energy storage (LDES) technologies, aiming to accelerate the advancements needed to
Workforce
Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company on Sept. 8 announced a change in leadership of the organization. After nearly 30 years of service to MMWEC, CEO and Secretary Ronald DeCurzio is retiring effective September 22, 2025.
Generation
Paul Ciampoli Welcome to the latest episode of Public Power Now. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA's News Director. Our guest on this episode is Erin Keyes, Utilities Director for Columbia, Mo. Erin started in her new role as Utilities Director in late May after serving as the Utilities Department's Interim
Energy Efficiency
Nebraska public power utility Lincoln Electric System has received $300,000 in funding from Google to help scale energy-efficiency upgrades for affordable housing in Lincoln, Nebraska.