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An explainer on how not-for-profit utilities are getting shut out of incentives to develop wind and solar, and how directly refundable tax credits could provide a fair alternative.
Insurers and utility leaders weigh in on the changing approaches to risk management and how increased risk is affecting utility insurance coverage and rates.
In a recent letter to lawmakers in New Mexico, commissioners with the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) said that the New Mexico Legislature, and not the PRC, is the proper body to conduct a study that would evaluate shifting the state’s electric sector to public power.
The Electric Utility Board for Texas public power utility Lubbock Power & Light (LP&L) on Feb. 15 voted in favor of transitioning LP&L to the competitive electric market in Texas, paving the way for Lubbock to once again have retail electric competition.
The Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government is seeking proposals for a municipalization feasibility study.
An overview of how public power can take advantage of billions of dollars in funding for grid improvements, cybersecurity, and customer assistance.
Reliability and affordability will be key to California’s efforts to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to a new policy paper by the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA).
Personnel from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s (LADWP) water distribution team recently helped to save the life of an elderly man who was involved in a car accident.
Greenville Utilities Commission in North Carolina has added a 1-megawatt (MW) battery energy storage system (BESS) to its grid using a Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments (DEED) grant from the American Public Power Association.
Carolyn S. McNeil was one of the first women to lead a public power organization. McNeil was named general manager of the Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems, or UAMPS, in 1983. In recognition of Women’s History Month, APPA honors her and the women in public power — past, present, and future — for their contributions to advancing public power’s mission.