Darrell Hahn, electric utilities director for Longmont Power & Communications, was appointed to Platte River Power Authority’s Board of Directors by Longmont City Council on Oct. 22. He is the third new member to join the wholesale power provider’s board this year.

Fitch Ratings has, once again, affirmed Illinois Municipal Electric Agency’s long-term debt with an “AA-" rating and a Stable Outlook.

Commissioners for South Carolina’s Commission of Public Works recently approved a $112 million operating budget which included no rate increases for Greer CPW utilities in fiscal year 2025.

The Southwest Power Pool Board of Directors recently approved a $7.7 billion plan to expand and upgrade the region’s transmission capacity. SPP’s 2024 Integrated Transmission Plan is the single largest portfolio, in terms of size and value, that SPP has proposed for construction in its 20-year

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment Office on Oct. 31 announced $10 million available to states, tribes, and non-profit organizations to accelerate transmission deployment through the Transmission Acceleration Grants program.

In a recent interview with the American Public Power Association, Janet Lonneker, Assistant General Manager for Electric Services at California public power utility Anaheim Public Utilities, details the utility’s efforts to place transmission lines underground.