The City Council of North Platte, Nebraska, recently approved a wholesale power contract with the Nebraska Public Power District. The City Council took the action at its Sept. 16 meeting.

On September 25, APPA will host a free virtual webinar showcasing lessons learned from five public power utilities that completed wildfire risk mitigation activities through a partnership with Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) and Department of Energy’s (DOE) Grid Deployment Office (GDO). This

In advance of a hearing to be held by the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Communications & Technology Subcommittee on broadband deployment, APPA sent a letter opposing H.R. 278, the BROADBAND Leadership Act, to the bill’s sponsor, Representative Morgan Griffith (R-VA), subcommittee members, and subcommittee staff.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Sept. 9 announced the availability of new guidance on New Source Review (NSR) preconstruction permitting requirements.

Public power entities in California are hailing the State Legislature’s passage of legislation (AB 825) that will allow California’s participation in a new, independent regional electricity market.

U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Sept. 16 announced the release of the sixth loan disbursement to Holtec to help fund the restart of the Palisades Nuclear Plant in Michigan.