Former APPA Board Chair Gary Stauffer Passes Away

Gary Stauffer, a former chairman of the board for the American Public Power Association, passed away in July 2024, after a short battle with cancer.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid

Helene Makes Landfall in Florida as Category 4 Hurricane

Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida on Thursday night as a Category 4 system, with more than one million customers without power in the state as of Friday morning. PowerOutage.us reported on Friday morning that almost 1.2 million customers were without power in Florida. PowerOutage.us is an
Reliability

Public Utility Commission of Texas Approves Reliability Plan for Permian Basin Region

The Public Utility Commission of Texas on Sept. 26 unanimously approved a transmission plan to meet the future electricity needs of the Permian Basin Region.
Generation

Report Details Continued Growth of Hybrid Power Plants in the U.S.

A new report from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory details the continued growth of hybrid power plants in the U.S.
Distributed Energy Resources

USDA Moves Forward with Funding for KPP Energy Solar Energy Investment

U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Kansas Director Christy Davis on Sept. 25 announced that USDA Rural Development is moving forward in the awards process with KPP Energy and new clean energy projects from seven other applicants through the Powering Affordable Clean Energy program.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid

Santee Cooper Takes Steps to Prepare for Impact of Helene

Santee Cooper team members are making preparations for the anticipated effects Tropical Storm Helene may have on South Carolina-based Santee Cooper’s service territory, the state-owned utility said on Sept. 25.