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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.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Twelve line workers from North Carolina’s Fayetteville Public Works Commission were scheduled to depart on June 1 to spend two weeks to help build electric infrastructure within the Navajo Nation.
These utilities, listed by state, are members of the American Public Power Association's DEED program. Send an email to DEED@PublicPower.org or call 202-467-2942 with questions. Alabama Alexander City Light Department, Alexander City, AL City of Dothan, Dothan, AL Fairhope Electric Department
Alabama Municipal Electric Authority American Municipal Power Arkansas River Power Authority Badger Power Marketing Authority Blue Ridge Power Agency Central Municipal Power Agency/Services Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation Eastside Power
With the proliferation of data center proposals across the U.S., state lawmakers are introducing legislation aimed at addressing, among other things, the costs, energy use and potential environmental impacts of data centers.
Generation
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association on Dec. 1 said that it filed its 2023 electric resource plan with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission.
Resources for Establishing a Publicly Owned Electric Utility The Public Power for Your Community guidebook explains what public power is; how it benefits communities; steps in forming a new public power utility; responses to common myths and misinformation you may encounter; and case studies of
Electricity Markets
For easy printing, download the Wholesale Electricity Markets and Regional Transmission Organizations Issue Brief. Summary In the U.S., roughly five billion megawatt (MWh) hours of electricity are sold at the wholesale level, i.e., sold to a utility or other entity reselling that energy to
Transmission
Electric transmission developer New York Transco recently announced the successful energization of the New York Energy Solution, a transmission project in the Capital Region and Hudson Valley in New York State, just two years after starting construction and six months ahead of schedule.
Generation
Texas Public Utility Commissioner Jimmy Glotfelty on Sept. 28 provided details about a working group in the state that will study and plan for the use of advanced nuclear plants in Texas.