Get the News in Your Inbox
Wake up to breaking news that impacts you. Get Public Power Current — published every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday — with exclusive news and features on federal policy, regional and state initiatives, and stories from public power utilities across the country. All employees and board members of APPA member organizations can sign up.
Recently in Public Power Current
Vermont public power utility Burlington Electric Department in partnership with the Burlington 2030 District has helped to reduce building energy consumption through a project funded by a grant from the American Public Power Association’s Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments program.
Electricity demand in the United States will increase 2% annually and 50% by 2050, according to a new study conducted by PA Consulting and released by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association.
GE Vernova recently announced that it secured an order from Springfield City Utilities, Mo., for three units of its LM6000VELOX aeroderivative gas turbine packages aiming to expand electric generation capacity at CU’s 100-megawatt McCartney Generating Station in Springfield, Mo.
The Southern California Public Power Authority, on behalf of its member utilities, is soliciting competitive proposals from qualified respondents for renewable energy projects or products consistent with the California Renewable Energy Resources Program and the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program, including amendments enacted by passage of California's SB 100.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently issued an order finding that a filing submitted by ISO New England and other regional entities partially complies with two FERC orders related to generator interconnections.
The communities of Estes Park, Fort Collins, Longmont and Loveland collectively reduced customer carbon emissions by about 8,200 tons in 2024 by participating in energy efficiency programs offered through Efficiency Works, which is managed by Platte River Power Authority.
Santee Cooper is launching a new program to help reduce barriers to energy efficiency for customers with high-energy burdens, it said on April 2.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently issued an order approving the issuance of a certificate for a pipeline project that will supply natural gas to a Tennessee Valley Authority power plant.