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Bills and Rates

September 2024 RDIG Webinar on Electric Vehicle Rate Design

The Rate Design Interest Group is where public power professionals can connect to learn about various trends and topics in utility rate design. APPA hosts quarterly webinars for members featuring a range of expert guest speakers. Past webinar topics include transactive energy rates, communicating
September 19, 2024
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APPA Survey of Members Shows Distribution Transformer Production Not Meeting Demand

An American Public Power Association (APPA) survey of its members shows that production of distribution transformers is not meeting current demand, “as evident in the significantly growing lead times, lack of stock in yards and the high number of project deferrals,” APPA said.

Innovative Nuclear Technology Draws Interest of Public Power

SPONSORED ADVERTISING FEATURE Faced with growing concerns about power supply options, some public power communities in the Western U.S. are embracing a new, innovative nuclear technology option by signing on to a small modular reactor (SMR) project in Idaho. So far, over two dozen members of Utah
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San Diego City Council Approves Contract to Study Public Power

The San Diego City Council on October 3 approved a contract for a consulting firm to examine the feasibility of the California city transitioning to a public power utility.
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Salt River Project Extends Contract for Biomass Power

Arizona public power utility Salt River Project (SRP) has approved a contract to continue purchasing renewable energy from a biomass plant in the state that will provide baseload power while helping to cut the risk of devastating forest wildfires in northern Arizona.
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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid

Public Power Storm Communications Guide

This guide offers tips and best practices to communicate effectively before, during, and after a storm. These tips are based on what public power utilities across the country are actually...
October 5, 2022