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Santee Cooper President and CEO Jimmy Staton Discusses Permitting Reform
May 1, 2026
Jimmy Staton shares how clearer federal permitting rules, firmer deadlines, and a more efficient appeals process can help accelerate the critical infrastructure needed to support reliable baseload generation.
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LPPC President Tom Falcone Testifies Before House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy
April 29, 2026
President Tom Falcone represented LPPC members and public power at the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Energy hearing, “AI and the Grid: Meeting Growing Power Demand While Protecting Ratepayers.”
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Tom Talk Episode 3: U.S. Department of the Treasury's Private Use Rules: The Problem Explained
April 23, 2026
In Episode 3 of Tom Talks, "U.S. Department of the Treasury's Private Use Rules: The Problem Explained," President Tom Falcone addresses how these regulations limit LPPC members’ ability to responsibly invest in the infrastructure needed to serve new large load customers, while protecting existing homes and businesses from rate increases. "We're either going to get reforms of regulations from Treasury, or at some point our utilities are going to have to say - I'm sorry, we can't build for you."
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LPPC Releases About One-Pager
March 31, 2026
LPPC members operate some of the most reliable and affordable systems in the U.S., and boast some of the highest customer satisfaction scores, according to J.D. Power.
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The Grid Nobody Planned For: Public Power, Hyperscalers and the Race to Rewire America for the AI Age
March 10, 2026
President Tom Falcone joins Bridget van Dorsten of Wood Mackenzie on the Interchange Recharged Podcast
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LPPC Signs on to Letter to U.S. Senate Urging Permitting Reform Legislation
February 26, 2026
America’s infrastructure buildout cannot wait. We need transparent, predictable, and durable federal permitting processes that ensure all critical infrastructure proposals receive timely consideration.
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LPPC Winter CEO Meeting
February 21, 2026
LPPC member-utility CEOs recently convened at our Winter Meeting to focus on how to invest for major load growth while keeping reliability and affordability front and center...
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Bring FEMA Act to the Floor: Nearly Half of House Representative Signatures on Bipartisan Letter to Leadership Represent LPPC Member Districts
February 6, 2026
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...
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LPPC Shares Letter to House Committee on Energy & Commerce's Subcommittee on Energy Prior to FERC Oversight Hearing
February 2, 2026
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)
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Public Power is Powering the Future of America’s Economy: LPPC Publishes NEW Private Business Use Report
January 22, 2026
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...
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