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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The Florida Municipal Electric Association announced its 2024 “Restoring Communities Awards,” which recognize Florida public power utilities for their exemplary power restoration efforts in their own communities or their mutual aid efforts outside of their home communities following hurricanes, other severe weather events and non-weather-related emergencies.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently issued an order affirming the small utility opt-in feature supported by the American Public Power Association of a final rule that allows for distributed energy resource (DER) aggregators to compete in regional organized wholesale electric markets.
Community Engagement
ElectriCities of North Carolina, Inc., presented 17 communities with Public Power Awards of Excellence at ElectriCities’ 2024 Annual Conference held in Asheville, North Carolina.
A growing number of states are taking action to clear a path for the possible development of nuclear power.
Generation
The following is a transcript of the July 22, 2024, episode of Public Power Now. Learn more about subscribing to Public Power Now at Publicpower.org/Podcasts. Some quotes may have been edited for clarity. Paul Ciampoli Welcome to the latest episode of Public Power Now. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA's news
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Public power utilities in Florida on Sept. 1 were wrapping up power restoration efforts in the state in the wake of Hurricane Idalia, which hit Florida as a Category 3 hurricane the morning of Aug. 30.
Transmission
A group of public power communities in Colorado and the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska recently filed a complaint against investor-owned Public Service Company of Colorado at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission saying that they should not have to be on the hook for costs associated with a Public Service Company of Colorado transmission project.
Electricity Markets
APPA President and CEO Joy Ditto looks back on her recent visit to Heartland Energy in South Dakota and discusses how the 60 joint action agencies across the country pool...
Generation
In a recent Q&A with Public Power Current, Troy Adams, general manager for Wisconsin Public Power utility Manitowoc Public Utilities, detailed how a power plant boiler refueling project being pursued by the utility offers a variety of benefits for Manitowoc Public Utilities.
Generation
The Mississippi Public Service Commission recently held a summit that examined topics related to nuclear power.