New England public power utilities have sent crews to help rural cooperative utilities in New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine restore power in the wake of a winter storm that recently hit the region.

The American Public Power Association (APPA) and other trade groups are urging congressional leaders to waive the statutory Pay-as-You-Go-Act of 2010 (PAYGO) before the close of the 117th Congress.

In a recent interview with Public Power Current, Aaron Haderle, Manager of Transmission and Distribution Operations at Florida public power utility Kissimmee Utility Authority (KUA), detailed the benefits that have flowed from an intern program for line workers funded through the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments (DEED) program.

Research funded by the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments (DEED) program examines awareness and participation of Wisconsin residents in a home energy assistance program.

The mayor of Denton, Texas, a public power community, recently sent a letter to Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, arguing for funding to allow the Department of Energy (DOE) to address supply chain issues for electric distribution transformers.

The American Public Power Association’s (APPA) Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency (DEED) Program on November 3 appointed Eric Miller, Manager of Engineering and Project Management at Kaukauna Utilities (Wisconsin) to fill a vacant seat on the program’s board of directors. Miller will serve as the