During Platte River Power Authority’s annual board meeting, the board of directors appointed Gary Hall, mayor of the Town of Estes Park, Colorado, to serve as the wholesale power provider’s board chair. The board also appointed Sharon Israel, utilities director for the City of Loveland, Colorado, to

The following is a transcript of the March 2, 2026, episode of Public Power Now. Learn more about subscribing to Public Power Now at Publicpower.org/Podcasts. Some quotes may have been edited for clarity. Paul Ciampoli Welcome to the latest episode of Public Power Now. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA's news

To help provide bill relief to customers during the hottest time of the year, Salt River Project management will propose a temporary overall 3 percent summer price decrease through a reduction in its Fuel and Purchased Power Adjustment Mechanism (FPPAM), the Arizona public power utility said on March 3.

The following is a transcript of the Feb. 23, 2026, episode of Public Power Now. Learn more about subscribing to Public Power Now at Publicpower.org/Podcasts. Some quotes may have been edited for clarity. Paul Ciampoli Welcome to the latest episode of Public Power Now. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA's News

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation on March 2 released a lessons learned report for GridEx VIII. The report is a detailed post-exercise review and analysis of NERC and the Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center’s (E-ISAC) GridEx VIII, that took place in November 2025.

The PJM Interconnection has moved ahead with two steps directed by the PJM Board of Managers as part of the larger initiative to address the electricity supply-demand imbalance largely driven by data center growth, it said on March 2.