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Workforce
The Marblehead Municipal Light Commission unanimously voted to enter into an employment contract with Jon Blair as the new General Manager with an effective start September 29.
Contact Tobias Sellier, Senior Director of Media Relations and Communications at TSellier@PublicPower.org or 202-467-2927 Washington, D.C., October 8, 2025 –The American Public Power Association (APPA) elected two new members to...
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The American Public Power Association elected two new members to its Board of Directors at its fall board meeting in Montreal, Quebec.
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Generation
In a recent interview with APPA, Erin Keys, Utilities Director for Columbia, Mo., details how the city’s utility department is proactively addressing power supply planning challenges.
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Security
The American Public Power Association has officially received an additional $5 million in funding it sought related to the ICS CyberShield program through the Department of Energy’s CESER office.
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Community Engagement
On October 6, Alabama public power utility Huntsville Utilities held the ribbon cutting for its new Systems Operations Center in Huntsville.
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Energy Storage
Arizona public power utility Salt River Project and ESS, a leading manufacturer of iron flow long duration energy storage systems, on Oct. 9 announced an agreement to add Project New Horizon, a five megawatt, 50 megawatt-hour battery system, to the grid.
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Workforce
Northern Wasco County People's Utility District has earned a place on Oregon Business magazine's “100 Best Nonprofits to Work for in Oregon” for 2025, marking the second consecutive year the utility has received this recognition.
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Electricity Markets
Santee Cooper and Century Aluminum have agreed to an extended service agreement to provide additional power to Century’s Mt. Holly aluminum smelter through 2031.
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Distributed Energy Resources
Caltrain, which provides rail service from San Francisco to San Jose, California, will now be compensated for the power its new electric trains return to the grid through regenerative braking, thanks to policy changes by its clean energy partners Peninsula Clean Energy and San Jose Clean Energy, California community choice aggregators.