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Data Centers That Don’t Exist Yet Are Already Haunting the Grid
September 1, 2025
Data centers are desperate to connect to the U.S. electric grid. What remains fuzzy is how many will ultimately be built and how much electricity they will require...
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Meeting AI Power Demand Means More Renewables, Grid Officials Say
August 21, 2025
Energy developers, investors and providers say solar and wind must be part of an “all-of-the-above” response to surging electricity demand...
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RTO Insider Covers LPPC at USEA Virtual Press Briefing
August 20, 2025
A group of industry insiders looking at ways to meet data centers’ electricity demand found a common thread within their varied opinions: The power sector and its regulators need to be a lot nimbler...
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The Outdated Tax Rule Holding Back Big Infrastructure
July 31, 2025
Demand for electricity is surging across America, driven by explosive growth in data centers, artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, and electrification. Data centers alone will consume 9% of America’s electricity by 2030, according to the Electric Power Research Institute...
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LPPC Supports Bipartisan FEMA Reform Bill to Strengthen Disaster Recovery
July 25, 2025
LPPC welcomes and supports H.R. 4669, the bipartisan Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act of 2025, introduced by Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL) and Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ).
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LPPC Thanks White House & Congress for Supporting Public Power Communities
July 3, 2025
The Large Public Power Council (LPPC), which represents 29 of the largest not-for-profit public power utilities in the U.S., today thanked President Trump and Congress for preserving key tools in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that support public power communities across our nation.
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Triple Digit Temperatures are Coming, and Public Power is Ready
June 10, 2025
Summer is here, which means our nation’s ongoing electricity load growth challenges must accommodate an additional variable: extreme heat. According to NERC’s 2025 Summer Reliability Assessment, aggregated peak demand...
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LPPC Calls for FEMA Reform While Emphasizing Need for Continued Federal Grants
May 21, 2025
When disasters strike, whether it be hurricanes, wildfires, floods, or winter storms, public power utilities are on the front lines, working around the clock to restore electric service and protect public safety...
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Industry Groups Back FEMA as ‘Essential’ Disaster Agency
May 19, 2025
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, facing potential upheaval under President Donald Trump, has received a wave of support from powerful groups such as the wireless industry, electric utilities, power companies and real estate agents...
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LPPC Member CEOs Head to Capitol Hill
May 13, 2025
Last week, CEOs from the Large Public Power Council’s member utilities (LPPC) gathered in Washington, D.C., to meet with lawmakers, regulators, and agency officials on energy policies that directly impact more than 30 million Americans served by public power utilities...
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