The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity (OE) on March 12 announced an approximately $1.9 billion funding opportunity “to accelerate urgently needed upgrades to the nation’s power grid.”

With less than a month to go before Southwest Power Pool expands its regional transmission organization services into the Western Interconnection, leaders from participating organizations have affirmed their support to move forward with a vote of support.

At a Northeast Public Power Association Board Meeting this month in Biddeford, Maine, the NEPPA Board elected two new board members.

In a recent interview with APPA, Robin Schoettlin, Recruiting and Outreach Senior Specialist at Nebraska public power utility Lincoln Electric System, details a new LES initiative that aims to provide high school students with a structured opportunity to observe, learn from, and interact with professionals in a real work environment.

Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company is entering into power purchase agreements for hydropower on behalf of several member municipal light plants.