Resource Adequacy at a Crossroads: What Comes Next

Resource adequacy is not a new challenge — but accelerating load growth, driven in large part by AI, data centers, electrification, and changing customer expectations, is pushing long standing planning assumptions to their limits. For utility CEOs, the question is no longer whether resource...

Using RP3 and SEP to Guide Strategy

Earning designation as a Reliable Public Power Provider or Smart Energy Provider can be more than just an honor — they can be powerful tools to improve and hone your operations. Learn how ElectriCities of North Carolina embedded these programs into its strategic priorities, using member...

Where Are Electric Vehicles Headed Now?

Modernizing operational technology is no longer optional — it’s essential for reliability, efficiency, and meeting customer expectations. Hear how a panel of utility leaders from small, mid-sized, and large public power utilities approached the challenges and opportunities of technology...

Telling the Public Power Story Inside and Out

Public power utilities deliver reliable, safe, community-owned energy — but many struggle to clearly communicate what makes them unique, valuable community assets. Explore what your public power colleagues in the Northeast have achieved through outreach campaigns, messaging, and employee education...

Leveraging Storage for Lower Costs and Greater Resilience

Distributed front-of-the-meter battery energy storage systems and flexible loads are transforming how public power utilities manage costs and reliability. Review strategies for deploying these resources to strengthen system performance, reduce peak demand, lower wholesale exposure, and defer costly...

Federal Regulatory Update

Stay current on the regulatory issues shaping public power. Get a concise overview of key FERC and NERC priorities, emerging reliability and market topics, and the federal trends affecting utility planning and operations. Learn how federal antitrust reviews intersect with FERC oversight — an...