Public Power Current

The Imperial Irrigation District recently celebrated the completion of a major upgrade project at its main substation in Westmorland, Calif., enhancing energy system reliability and resiliency to serve its power customers long into the future, the California public power utility said on Oct. 9.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently issued a Notice of Public Rulemaking proposing to adopt standards developed by the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB) to support coordination between the natural gas and electric markets.

The Department of Army on Oct. 14 announced the launch of the Janus Program, a next-generation nuclear power program.

VoltaGrid LLC on October 15 said it will deploy 2,300 megawatts of cutting-edge, ultra-low-emissions infrastructure, supplied by Energy Transfer’s pipeline network, to support the energy demands of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s (OCI) next-generation artificial intelligence data centers.

In a recent interview with APPA, Terry Wimberley, President and CEO of Tennessee’s Paris Board of Public Utilities, the public power utility for Paris, Tennessee, details the wide range of projects underway at the utility including rebuilding a substation. He also discusses how Paris BPU’s Customer Academy has proven to be an effective way to engage with its customers.

David Tichinel, Utilities Manager for the City of Clintonville, Wisconsin, recently provided details on the city’s new utility building, which houses both water and electric staff and opened in March 2025.

Southern California water leader Shivaji Deshmukh will be the next general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, following a unanimous vote by the agency’s board of directors.

The Energy Authority and Grant County Public Utility District on Oct. 16 announced a strategic partnership that will transform how Grant PUD navigates the rapidly evolving energy markets of the West.