Southern California Public Power Authority announced the appointment of Mandip Samra as its new Board President. Samra currently serves as General Manager of Burbank Water and Power, a role she assumed in May 2024.

The American Public Power Association recently asked the Internal Revenue Service for clarifying guidance related to new foreign prohibited entity rules that may limit the ability of public power utilities to claim energy tax credits.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on June 12 issued an emergency order that directs TransAlta Centralia Generation to ensure that Unit 2 of the Centralia Generating Station in Centralia, Washington, a coal-fired power plant, remains available to operate.

Washington State-based Avista on June 12 announced that it is taking additional time to evaluate the processing of energy requests from new large data center developers.

Utility professionals from across the Northeast region this month gathered at the Northeast Public Power Association Training Center for NEPPA’s 2026 Mutual Aid Disaster Exercise.

Michigan public power utility Zeeland Board of Public Works has completed its Power Supply Strategic Plan, marking the conclusion of a comprehensive planning process that will guide how the community is powered for years to come, the utility reported on June 15.