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Safety

Fredericksburg, Texas, Officials Detail Steps Taken to Achieve Almost 40 Years Without a Lost Time Work Injury

The following is a transcript of the Dec. 8, 2025, 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 Public Power Now. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA's News
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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid

House Members Join in Letter to Leaders Urging Vote on FEMA Act

Fifty members of the House joined in a letter to Republican and Democratic leaders of the House urging them to bring H.R. 4669, the Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act, to the House floor for consideration “so Congress can deliver real, bipartisan disaster reform for the communities that need it most.”
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Reliability

LIPA CEO Carrie Meek Gallagher Details Priorities in Q&A with APPA President and CEO Scott Corwin

The following is a transcript of the Nov. 24, 2025, 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 Public Power Now. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA's news

Fundamentals of the Evolving Power Grid

Explore the main dynamics driving change in power grids across the United States. From load growth fueled by data centers, growing industrial load, and beneficial electrification, to supply challenges related to costs and interconnection of new assets and the emergence of energy storage and new...
June 28, 2026

Building Public Power’s Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

A look at the strategies, structures, and partnerships that strengthen utility resilience before, during, and after an emergency event. Learn how to build readiness during blue sky periods through effective training programs and exercise design. Explore the fundamentals of the Incident Command...
June 28, 2026

Rate Design for Modern Load Growth and Large Loads

Emerging electric loads — such as data centers, EV charging, distributed solar, and energy storage — are rapidly reshaping demand patterns and forcing utilities to rethink rate structures, infrastructure planning, and long term strategy. With powerful new economic drivers behind the growth in...
June 28, 2026