Customer Service
Public power utilities across the U.S. earned high marks in the latest J.D. Power rankings for residential customer electric service.
Generation
In a recent podcast episode, Troy Adams, CEO and General Manager of Wisconsin public power utility Manitowoc Public Utilities, and Tyler Vorpagel from Municipal Electric Utilities of Wisconsin, discuss MPU’s Refuel Renewable Project.
Transmission
The PJM Interconnection made its final presentation of recommended transmission projects to reinforce the reliability of the electric grid during a Jan. 6 meeting of PJM’s Transmission Expansion Advisory Committee.
Electricity Markets
The Chester Municipal Electric Light Department (CMELD), serving approximately 700 customers in the community of Chester, Massachusetts, has joined the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC) as a member.
Generation
Meta Platforms on Jan. 9 unveiled a series of nuclear energy agreements tied to the development of new nuclear generation and uprates at existing nuclear plants.
Reliability
Randy Howard, executive director of the Northern California Power Agency, and Travas Deal, CEO of Colorado Springs Utilities, on Jan. 8 testified before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries at a hearing to discuss federal wildfire policy, including the Fix Our Forests Act.
Workforce
SMUD Chief Executive Officer & General Manager Paul Lau is retiring after almost 45 years at SMUD, the California public power utility reported on Jan. 9.
Community Engagement
A group of linemen for Winter Park, Florida, recently participated in a story time at the Winter Park Library.
Reliability
The Municipal Electric Systems of Oklahoma Inc. recently presented the association’s annual Electric Operations and Reliability Competition awards for 2024 performance.
Community Engagement
The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors unanimously elected Division 5 Director Karin Sol Eugenio to serve as the leader of the IID Board throughout 2026.