Permitting Reforms Urgently Needed to Meet Growing Demand for Electricity, Ensure Reliability: APPA

The American Public Power Association supports efforts in Congress to streamline the federal permitting and siting process, eliminate excessive regulatory barriers, and ensure more predictable and timely decisions from relevant federal agencies, it said in a Statement for the Record submitted to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

APPA's DEED Program Selects LBWL's Paul Eory to Fill Vacant Director Seat

The American Public Power Association’s Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency program on April 18, 2023, selected Paul Eory, Manager of Strategy & Planning, Lansing Board of Water & Light (Michigan), to fill a vacant seat on the program’s committee. Eory will represent Region 10, comprising all DEED

Study Highlights Hacker Vulnerabilities Created by Smart Meters

Smart meters can provide an entry point for hackers to destabilize the electric grid, according to a study by researchers at Oregon State University.

Bill Would Reinstate Ability of Local, State Governments to Issue Tax-Exempt Advance Refunding Bonds

Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) last week introduced the Local Infrastructure Act (S. 1453), legislation that would amend the federal tax code to restore state and local governments’ ability to issue tax-exempt advance refunding bonds.

Vote by Maine Lawmakers Allows Public Power Ballot Question to Proceed

A recent vote by lawmakers in Maine clears a path for a ballot question this year in which state residents will consider replacing investor-owned utilities in Maine with a statewide, consumer-owned utility called Pine Tree Power.
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Why leaders need to understand cultural patterns in their organizations and establish systems and processes that mesh with those patterns.