New Report Says U.S. is on Track to Close Half of Coal-Fired Capacity by 2026

In 2026, half of the coal-fired generation capacity in the U.S. will have closed since it peaked in 2011, according to a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.

CPS Energy President and CEO Rudy Garza Raises Supply Chain Concerns Tied to DERs

The growth in the development of technologies such as solar farms or battery storage will face some limitations due to supply chain constraints, Rudy Garza, President and CEO of San Antonio, Texas-based public power utility CPS Energy said on March 31.

Cleveland Public Power Collaborating with Port of Cleveland on Modernization Project

Cleveland Public Power plans to collaborate with the Cleveland-Cuyahoga Port Authority on the port’s electrification and warehouse modernization project.
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APPA Statement on Treasury Department Energy Communities Guidance

Contact Tobias Sellier, Senior Director of Media Relations and Communications at TSellier@PublicPower.org or 202-467-2927 Washington D.C., April 4, 2023 — The American Public Power Association appreciates the Treasury Department’s release...
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Public Power Lineworkers Demonstrate Skills and Earn Trophies at National Lineworkers Rodeo

Eleven journeyman teams and 15 individual apprentices won awards at the American Public Power Association’s twenty-first annual Public Power Lineworkers Rodeo, held March 31-April 1, in Kansas City, Kansas.

Long Island Power Authority Board Approves Time-of-Day Rates Plan

The Long Island Power Authority Board of Trustees on March 29 voted to modernize electric rates for residential customers throughout Long Island and the Rockaways beginning in 2024 with a standard time-of-day rate and an optional super off-peak rate.