Environment
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on March 12 unveiled a sweeping set of actions tied to the energy sector and public power specifically.
Workforce
Five New York Power Authority employees have been selected to receive prestigious 2024 EPRI Technology Transfer Awards for implementing collaborative research to the electricity sector and its customers.
Reliability
Paul Ciampoli Welcome to the latest episode of Public Power Now. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA’s News Director. Our guest on this episode is Dennis McFee, CEO and General Manager at Public Service Commission of Yazoo City, Mississippi. Dennis, thanks for joining us as a guest on the podcast. Dennis McFee
The Grant PUD Commission voted to appoint John Mertlich as the next General Manager and CEO position during its meeting on March 11.
Electricity Markets
A report prepared for the Western Electricity Coordinating Council aims to help educate policymakers about the exponential growth of large loads and highlight the challenges and risks to reliability that are driven by the interconnection of these facilities, which include data centers, cryptocurrency mining operations, large industrial manufacturing facilities, aggregate transportation electrification, and more.
Workforce
Florida public power utility JEA has promoted Alberto J. “A.J.” Souto to serve as treasurer for the utility. Souto assumed his new role on March 10.