Sacramento Municipal Utility District Earns First J.D. Power Sustainability Leader Designation

California public power utility Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) is the first utility to receive J.D. Power’s new Certified Sustainability Leader designation.

City In Kansas Takes Next Step In Possible Pursuit Of Municipalization

The City of Valley Center, Kansas, recently took the next step towards possible municipalization of its electric utility through the issuance of a solicitation for a municipalization feasibility study.

APPA Awards NYPA $102,000 Grant For Agriculture And Solar Energy Production Study

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has been awarded a $102,000 grant through the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments (DEED) program to evaluate and report on innovative approaches to integrating dual-land use for agriculture and solar energy production.
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Women’s Contributions to Public Power – Now and Throughout History

For Women's History Month, APPA President and CEO Joy Ditto honors the women pioneers in public power of the past while emphasizing that it is vital that we nurture and...

CPS Energy In Texas Signs Deal For Underground Pumped Storage Project

CPS Energy, the public power utility serving San Antonio, Texas, has signed a deal with Quidnet Energy for a pumped energy storage project that could eventually be as large as 15 megawatts (MW).

City Utilities of Springfield, Mo., Raises Funds For United Way Through Unique Raffle Event

City Utilities of Springfield, Mo., raised just under $10,000 for United Way of the Ozarks through a raffle event with the winner detonating the implosion of power plant stacks.