Electricity Markets

How FERC Is Looking at Key Questions About New Large Loads

How the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is developing new policies to meet the technical and structural demands presented by load growth.
A crew from Provo Power works with NTUA during the Light Up Navajo initiative in 2025. An array of pole mount transformers is in the foreground.
Grid Modernization

Managing Growth

How public power is handling growth in load, customers, and more
Reliability

NERC Interregional Transfer Capability Study Canadian Analysis Finds Grid Increasingly Vulnerable

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation has published its Interregional Transfer Capability Study Canadian Analysis of transfer capability between transmission planning regions and the reliability benefits of enhancing cross-provincial and cross-border transmission.
Reliability

MGM Transformers, VanTran Announce Opening of Texas Transformer Manufacturing Facility 

MGM Transformers and VanTran Transformers recently announced the opening of their new 430,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility in Waco, Texas.
Electricity Markets

Northern Wasco County PUD Realigns Power Resources Division for Growth and Future Challenges

Oregon public power utility Northern Wasco County PUD on April 28 announced a strategic realignment of its Power Resources Division (PRD) to address increasing regional growth and prepare for future energy challenges.

FERC Chairman Discusses Priorities, Details Concerns Tied to Transmission Project Incentives

The following is a transcript of the March 24, 2025, episode of Public Power Now. Learn more about subscribing to Public Power Now at Publicpower.org/Podcasts. Some quotes may have been edited for clarity. Paul Ciampoli Welcome to the latest episode of Public Power Now. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA’s