The American Public Power Association and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association recently sent a letter to Senator Krysten Sinema (I-AZ) in support of a bill that would give the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation the congressional authority necessary to make use of funds to pay for operation, maintenance, and replacement projects at the Hoover Dam.

Line crews from the Ohio public power communities of Piqua, Tipp City, Versailles, and Wapakoneta traveled to the City of Celina, Ohio, to provide mutual aid assistance after a tornado hit Celina and knocked out power to city residents, Ohio-based AMP reported on March 15. AMP, a joint action agency

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on March 15 announced that it has finalized its designation of a Wind Energy Area in the Gulf of Maine.

Constellation has issued the first corporate green bond in the United States that can be used to finance nuclear energy projects, the investor-owned energy company said on March 18.

U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) recently announced that his office has secured $10.6 million through the Fiscal Year 2024 federal appropriations process to support thirteen San Antonio community projects, including $1 million for CPS Energy’s Casa Verde Weatherization Program.

Public power utility officials who are members of the American Public Power Association’s Mutual Aid Committee and APPA staff on March 14-15 gathered at APPA’s headquarters in Virginia to discuss and take action in a number of areas including updates to the APPA Mutual Aid Playbook.