LPPC Grows Membership with the Addition of Lincoln Electric System

WASHINGTON (August 8, 2024) — The Large Public Power Council (LPPC) is pleased to announce that Lincoln Electric System has joined as its newest member. With the addition of LES, LPPC now represents 29 of the largest public power systems in America. 

"I’m thrilled to announce that Lincoln Electric System has joined LPPC,” said John Di Stasio, President of LPPC. “Having worked with LES CEO Emeka Anyanwu in the past, I know firsthand the utility’s innovative and community-focused approach. LES’s contributions will add significant value to our organization and strengthen public power’s advocacy in Washington."

Founded in 1966, LES provides reliable and affordable energy to homes and businesses in and surrounding Lincoln, Nebraska. As the state’s third-largest public power utility, LES serves a population of about 300,000, operates a diverse portfolio of resources, and manages over 4,500 miles of transmission and distribution lines. LES is governed by a nine-member board appointed by the mayor of Lincoln and confirmed by the Lincoln City Council. 

“LES is proud to be the newest member of LPPC,” said Anyanwu. “Public power has always had collaboration as a core value. The other 28 LPPC members represent a learning and partnership community of some of the country's most respected and dynamic public power systems. LES is honored to get to work alongside them to create the future of energy on behalf of the communities we serve.” 

LES’s incoming contributions will strengthen LPPC’s commitment to ensuring America’s largest public power systems have a prominent voice in Washington, D.C. Public power must have robust representation in our nation’s capital as the industry works to expand clean energy resources while also meeting increased demand for power from data centers, growing population centers, and the electrification of our economy. LPPC is committed to educating policymakers in Washington, D.C. and advocating for policy and regulation that ensures public power can continue to deliver the most reliable and affordable energy in the U.S. 

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LPPC is the voice of large public power in Washington, DC. Our members are 29 of the largest public power systems in the nation. Together, they serve 30.5 million American consumers across 22 states and Puerto Rico, and own and operate 40,000 circuit miles of high voltage transmission lines and over 71,000 MW of generation. As not-for-profit utilities owned by and accountable to the communities they serve, our members offer some of the cleanest, most reliable, and most affordable energy in the U.S.