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 Tom Dankert, General Manager of Austin, Minnesota-based Austin Utilities. In October of last year, Tom became General Manager of the public power utility. Tom

Working natural gas stocks fell 360 billion cubic feet (Bcf) in the Lower 48 states for the week ending January 30, 2026, amid Winter Storm Fern -- the largest weekly net withdrawal reported in the history of the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report, EIA reported on Feb. 5.

The Tennessee Valley Authority is interested in reviewing proposals for new energy and capacity resources for possible Power Purchase Agreement(s) and/or Energy Storage Agreement(s) within its 2026 Resource Solicitation Cluster Request for Proposals.

The following is a transcript of the Jan. 5, 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 APPA's Public Power Now Podcast. Our guests on

The PJM Interconnection has issued a Cold Weather Alert for its entire footprint serving 13 states and the District of Columbia for Feb. 7–9.

Arizona State University and Salt River Project are working together with Airborne Snow Observatories, Inc. on an innovative project to measure snowpack across the Arizona watershed -- providing crucial data for improving water management.