Lakeland Electric Installing Gas-Fired Generator To Replace Retired Coal Unit

Lakeland Electric is building a 120 megawatt (MW) natural gas-fired generator on land owned by the Florida city to replace a recently retired, coal-fired plant.

Omaha Public Power District Weighs Potential Of Undergrounding Lines

Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) is in the midst of a comprehensive review of undergrounding its power lines.

Kirk Hudson Named New General Manager of Washington State’s Chelan PUD

Chelan County Public Utility District (PUD) in Washington State recently announced that Kirk Hudson has been selected as the PUD’s next general manager. The PUD said it conducted an extensive national search to fill the position of the general manager vacancy and accepted community feedback about

WAPA Desert Southwest Region Agrees To Participate In CAISO’s Real-Time Energy Market

The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) on Sept. 15 signed an implementation agreement with the Western Area Power Administration Desert Southwest (WAPA DSW) region to participate in CAISO’s real-time energy market in 2023. Operated by CAISO, the Western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM)

LES Proposed Rate Decrease Would Mark Fifth Straight Year Without Rate Hike

The Lincoln Electric System (LES) Administrative Board’s Budget and Rates Committee recommended a systemwide decrease to retail electric rates in the 2022 budget and rates proposal during LES’ Administrative Board meeting Sept. 17. This would mark the fifth consecutive year without a rate increase.

Ditto Writes In Support Of Bond And Tax Credit Provisions In Legislation

In a Sept. 14 letter to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., Joy Ditto, President and CEO of the American Public Power Association (APPA), applauds the infrastructure financing and energy-related provisions of the tax titles of the Build Back Better Act that are being considered for adoption this week by the committee.