The Board of Directors for California public power utility Imperial Irrigation District on Aug. 15 voted unanimously for Jamie Asbury, the current IID Energy Department Manager, to serve as the next general manager of IID.

Texas public power utility New Braunfels Utilities, the City of New Braunfels, Texas, and the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority on Aug. 15 launched an interagency program to collaboratively manage water resources.

The Board of Water and Power Commissioners for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power recently approved a policy under which LADWP’s present and future customers will fairly share in the cost of new power infrastructure upgrades located in the public right-of-way for construction projects, commonly known as underground line extensions.

The American Public Power Association recently submitted comments to the Internal Revenue Service in response to the federal agency’s issuance of temporary and proposed regulations for the implementation of elective payment of energy tax credits.

Chelan PUD Commissioners recently voted to increase funding for the PUD’s energy rebate program by about $3 million.

The Department of Energy recently launched an initiative to transform former waste dumps into clean energy sites.