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The American Public Power Association, Large Public Power Council and Transmission Access Policy Study Group recently submitted comments with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission related to a FERC proceeding involving supply chain risk management reliability standards. The April 15 comments were
From pruning trees to equipment upgrades, Washington State’s Chelan PUD is investing in several projects to ensure the steady, safe delivery of electricity during fire season, it said on April 24.
In a recent interview with APPA, Chris Weiner, Executive Director of Electric Services for the City of Coffeyville, Kansas, details the public power utility’s capital improvement plan and discusses the possible replacement of a steam plant in the city.
Sunny skies, mild temperatures, and the Easter holiday drove demand for grid electricity in New England to its lowest level ever Sunday.
Luz Aviles has been appointed Vice President of Marketing and New Products and Jenise Osani has been appointed Vice President of Customer Experience & Sales for the Orlando Utilities Commission, a Florida public power utility, effective April 1.
In a landmark decision, the Public Utility Commission of Texas on April 24 approved a plan to build the Electric Reliability Council of Texas region’s first extra high voltage transmission lines to meet the Permian Basin’s rapidly growing power needs.
To increase power reliability and reduce potential safety risks ahead of summer, Arizona public power utility Salt River Project partnered with the cities of Apache Junction and Chandler to remove 59 trees growing too close to power lines and planted 264 new trees as part of its Right Tree, Right Place program.
House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (R-AR) recently wrote a letter to House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) to ask him to “fully support the tax-exempt status of municipal bonds -- a critical tool that has underpinned American infrastructure and community development for over a century.”