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LPPC Supports Grid Reliability and Disaster Response in Federal Grant Reforms
July 7, 2026
In comments filed on OMB's proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance governing federal financial assistance, LPPC supports responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars and recommends targeted clarifications that help the rule work as intended for the 30+ million Americans served by its member utilities.
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LPPC Urges EPA to Modernize Coal Combustion Residuals with Risk-Based Reforms
June 29, 2026
LPPC's Environmental Regulations Task Force submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) supporting practical, risk-based reforms to the federal Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) Rule.
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FERC is Protecting Customers in Large-Load Interconnection, while Public Power Seeks Reform from Treasury on Private Use
June 29, 2026
The contract protections FERC is embracing are ones public power cannot fully use. Under Treasury's private business use rules, public power utilities cannot sign large-load contracts beyond three years, a limit set by regulation, not statute.
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LPPC Joins the Coalition for Derivatives End-Users to File Comments to Federal Bank Regulators on their Basel III Re-Proposal on Capital Rules
June 23, 2026
LPPC submitted follow-up comments to federal banking regulators urging targeted changes to the proposed capital reforms that could increase costs for electric customers across the country.
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LPPC Releases New FEMA Reform Report: Supporting Mutual Aid, Expediting Disaster Recovery, & Enhancing Resiliency
June 16, 2026
In LPPC's latest FEMA Reform Policy Report, it lays out seven key principles for reform: keep FEMA a reliable backstop, speed recovery without cutting it, build in mitigation, match oversight to risk, and fund the pre-positioning and mutual aid that get the lights back on.
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LPPC Submits Comments to DHS on the Final Report of the President’s FEMA Review Council
June 8, 2026
LPPC supports FEMA reform. The question LPPC raises is not whether to reform disaster recovery, but how to do so without shifting substantial and unpredictable recovery cost and risk onto utilities and the customers who ultimately bear it.
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LPPC Member's 2026 Interconnection Queues & Large Load Tariffs
June 1, 2026
According to a recent survey, LPPC member utilities collectively reported ~50GW of committed, speculative, or early-stage load in their interconnection queues. 18+GW of this load accounts for AI/Data Center interconnections, which equates to over a third of all U.S. AI/Data Center capacity in the next five years.
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LPPC Joins EEI, NRECA, and APPA on Joint Letter to FCC on its Unleashing American Drone Dominance Public Notice
May 28, 2026
LPPC joined EEI, APPA, and NRECA in urging the FCC to adopt policies that support the safe and scalable deployment of drones across critical infrastructure sectors.
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President Tom Falcone Quoted in Bond Buyer Article: "Data Center Financing Assumptions Under Scrutiny"
May 20, 2026
"Utilities have started asking for long-term contracts and seeking large load tariffs to ensure the parties driving projected load growth will pay for the infrastructure buildouts involved - whether they use it or not." said Tom Falcone
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LPPC Comments on IRS Notice 2026-15: Prohibited Foreign Entity Guidance for Public Power Utilities
March 30, 2026
These comments were submitted to the IRS on March 30, 2026, responding to Notice 2026-15 on the "Foreign Entity of Concern" (FEOC) framework established by the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act.
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