Advocacy

LPPC Submits Comments to DHS on the Final Report of the President’s FEMA Review Council

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.

LPPC Member's 2026 Interconnection Queues & Large Load Tariffs

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.

LPPC Joins EEI, NRECA, and APPA on Joint Letter to FAA on its Unleashing American Drone Dominance Public Notice

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.

President Tom Falcone Quoted in Bond Buyer Article: "Data Center Financing Assumptions Under Scrutiny"

"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

LPPC Comments on IRS Notice 2026-15: Prohibited Foreign Entity Guidance for Public Power Utilities

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.

LPPC Letter to Treasury on Section 45U Nuclear Tax Credit Guidance

Bring FEMA Act to the Floor: Nearly Half of House Representative Signatures on Bipartisan Letter to Leadership Represent LPPC Member Districts

50 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) and Rep. Donald G. Davis (D-NC), sent a bipartisan letter urging House leadership to bring H.R. 4669, the Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act, to the floor for consideration. Many of these members represent communities served by LPPC member utilities...

LPPC Comments on NERC MSPP Task Force Final Recommendations for Standards Process Modernization

LPPC Shares Letter to House Committee on Energy & Commerce's Subcommittee on Energy Prior to FERC Oversight Hearing

LPPC shared a letter with the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy ahead of its February 3 oversight hearing of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Public Power is Powering the Future of America’s Economy: LPPC Publishes NEW Private Business Use Report

LPPC members currently power over 18% of the nation’s large-load customers and approximately 36% of expected new data center interconnections over the next five years...