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LPPC Joins the National Hydropower Association in Supporting the Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act
August 6, 2026
LPPC is proud to join the National Hydropower Association in supporting the Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act (H.R. 9337 / S. 5048), legislation that would improve the federal hydropower licensing process while maintaining strong environmental protections.
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Strengthening Drone Security for the Electric Grid: Utility Associations Weigh In on FAA Proposal
August 5, 2026
The nation’s leading electric utility trade associations — including LPPC, APPA, EEI, and NRECA — have filed joint comments urging the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to strengthen its proposed rules on UAS to protect the security and resiliency of the nation's electric grid
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LPPC Testimony & Policy Feedback Included as House Energy & Commerce Committee Advances 6 Energy Bills to the Full House of Representatives
July 21, 2026
In April, LPPC President Tom Falcone testified before the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Energy to advocate for customer protections through cost causation, support grid innovation without increasing costs, and promote credible load forecasts. Recently, six of these bills passed the committee and now make their way to the full House of Representatives for consideration.
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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 Supports Reauthorization of CISA 2015 & Stronger AI Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure
June 9, 2026
LPPC was invited to submit comments to the House E&C on its working draft of the Share AI Act. LPPC supports reauthorizing the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, which our members rely on as critical-infrastructure operators and information-sharing participants, which is set to expire on September 30, 2026.
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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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