Public Power, Disaster Recovery, and FEMA

Nebraska Public Power District President and CEO Tom Kent Discusses How Permitting Delays Have Real Consequences to Reliability and Affordability

LPPC's Priorities on FEMA Reform

LPPC Names Sarah Vilms Senior Director of Policy and External Affairs

Tom Talk Episode 3: U.S. Department of the Treasury's Private Use Rules: The Problem Explained

LPPC President Tom Falcone Testifies Before House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy

Santee Cooper President and CEO Jimmy Staton Discusses Permitting Reform

LPPC Releases New Report | Priorities for Permitting Reform: Supporting Electric Reliability, Affordability, and Growth

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

LPPC Signs on to Letter to U.S. Senate Urging Permitting Reform Legislation

The Grid Nobody Planned For: Public Power, Hyperscalers and the Race to Rewire America for the AI Age

LPPC Winter CEO Meeting

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

As AI Booms, Data Centers May Create Electricity Scarcity Among Users

Energy Evolution Podcast: The race to rebuild the US power grid in the age of AI

Public Power's Response to Increased Energy Demand

To Maintain Energy Security and Win the AI Race, Federal Policy Must Take Proactive Steps to Unleash Public Power

How Increased Energy Demand Could Affect American Families

‘Phantom’ data centres muddy forecasts for US power needs

America's Future Growth Depends on Building New Energy Infrastructure Today

LPPC President Highlights Public Power’s Role in Meeting AI-Driven Energy Demand

LPPC President Joins USEA for Virtual Press Briefing on AI in the Electric Utility Space

The Bond Buyer Podcast: Surging energy demand, federal headwinds, and the $140B public power buildout

The POWER Podcast: Advocating for Public Power Companies

Public Power Leaders Discuss Surging Load, Reliability, Affordability, and Sustainability with Investors and the Financial Community

US public power sector weighs risks and rewards of data center customers

Large Public Power Utility CEOs Convene in New York to Tackle Surging Electricity Demand

Data Centers That Don’t Exist Yet Are Already Haunting the Grid

Meeting AI Power Demand Means More Renewables, Grid Officials Say

RTO Insider Covers LPPC at USEA Virtual Press Briefing

The Outdated Tax Rule Holding Back Big Infrastructure

LPPC Supports Bipartisan FEMA Reform Bill to Strengthen Disaster Recovery

LPPC Thanks White House & Congress for Supporting Public Power Communities

Triple Digit Temperatures are Coming, and Public Power is Ready

LPPC Calls for FEMA Reform While Emphasizing Need for Continued Federal Grants

Industry Groups Back FEMA as ‘Essential’ Disaster Agency

LPPC Member CEOs Head to Capitol Hill

The Hidden Costs of Eliminating Energy Tax Credits

Public Utilities Would Feel Pain if Muni Tax Exemption Goes

LPPC Op-ed: Growing Demand for Electricity Requires New Policy Solutions

LPPC Welcomes EPA’s Decision To Reconsider The Power Plant CO2 Rule

Forbes Covers LPPC at USEA Press Briefing

Bill restoring tax-exempt advance refunding introduced in House

Gov. Hochul looks to advance nuclear power as wind energy faces headwinds

What is and isn’t in Trump’s National Energy Emergency Order

Policy Outlook for 2025: Everything Leads Back to Demand

Is Public Power a Better Model for Meeting Data Center Demand?

LPPC’s Post-Election Forum Convenes Policymakers and Public Power Leaders to Address Rapidly Growing Demand for Electricity

LPPC President-Elect: Treasury’s New Elective Pay Guidance a “Significant Step Forward” for Public Power Customers

Rising Electric Demand Calls for Solutions

LPPC Ready to Partner with President and Congress to Power Growth

The State of Public Power Advocacy: John Di Stasio & Tom Falcone Share Their Insights

President’s Post: The Connection Between Federal Energy Policy & Clean Energy

Large Public Power Council Announces Tom Falcone as President-Elect

LPPC Grows Membership with the Addition of Lincoln Electric System

LPPC Announces Jackie Flowers and Javier Fernandez as New Chair and Vice Chair

LPPC Responds to FERC’s Final Transmission Planning Rule

LPPC Issues Statement on EPA's Final Power Plant Rule

Public Power Leaders Attend LPPC’s Inaugural Members Conference

Broad coalition floats cost containment proposal as FERC eyes final grid rule

Groups Urge Inclusion of Cost Containment in FERC Tx Planning Rule

Energy Groups Press Regulators to Scrutinize Power Grid Costs

LPPC and Advocacy Groups Advance Transmission Planning Cost Management Proposal at FERC

LPPC Discusses Electrification at USEA's 2024 State of the Energy Industry Forum

PUF Covers LPPC Grid Reliability Event with Sen. Kevin Cramer

LPPC Hosts a Discussion on Reliability with Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND)

Where Community Matters Most

LPPC Announces Tom Falcone, CEO of LIPA, and Jackie Flowers, Director of Utilities at Tacoma Public Utilities, as New Chair and Vice Chair

Commentary: Look no further than Long Island for a case for public power

Navigating the Path to a Sustainable and Reliable Power Supply

Clearing the Path for Permitting Reform

Leading on Clean Energy Expansion

Fitch Says Deleveraging Era Over For Public Power Utilities

LPPC Welcomes Nashville Electric Service as Newest Member

IRS guidance on renewable tax credit transferability, direct-pay provisions of IRA, garners mixed reviews

Treasury Proposes Rules on Monetizing Energy Tax Credits

Domestic Content Rules for Direct Pay Continue to Lack Clarity and Certainty

President’s Post: Permitting Reform & Protecting Direct Pay Priorities as LPPC CEOs Meet with Members of Congress

US Releases Made-in-America Rules for Clean Energy Credits

LPPC Calls for Certainty and Clarity on Domestic Content Requirements

Can Utilities Rise To The Challenges Presented By Decarbonization?

Panel Debates Impact of Renewables, Electrification on Reliability

To Electrify America, Advance Permitting Reform

LPPC Discusses Pathways to Decarbonization at USEA’s 2023 State of the Energy Industry Forum

LPPC Discusses Clean Energy Tax Credits and Decarbonization with Bloomberg Government

President's Post: Public Power CEOs and Federal Policymakers Convene at LPPC's Post-Election Forum

LPPC CEOs Present at the Public Power Community Forum

LPPC at National Clean Energy Week

LPPC Chair and Austin Energy General Manager, Jackie Sargent, Discusses Carbon-Free Goals and More on Grid Talk

U.S. public power sector tackles emerging ESG challenges, inflation

LPPC Submits Comments to FERC on Transmission Planning

LPPC Leads Cross-Industry Push for E-Mobility

LPPC Members Fly In to Advocate for Public Power Communities

A Preview of Energy Transition Hopes and Hurdles for 2022

API Taps New Chief Lobbyist

LPPC Signs Joint Letter on Sequestration and Direct Subsidy Bonds

Tulsa World: Utility Workers—A New, Unsung Hero Emerges During Times of Crisis

S&P Global: Municipal Utilities Call For Return Of Financial Tools To Get Through Pandemic

Morning Consult: Hidden Heroes Keeping The Lights On

Utility Dive: The (Energy) Efficient Road to Small Business Recovery