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Gov. Hochul looks to advance nuclear power as wind energy faces headwinds
January 26, 2025
With green energy facing a deep freeze from Washington, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recent call for steps to advance nuclear power may prove crucial for the state to hit ambitious climate targets while courting energy-hungry high tech, experts said...
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What is and isn’t in Trump’s National Energy Emergency Order
January 21, 2025
President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring a National Energy Emergency talks a lot about energy and energy resources ― referring to different fuels, fossil and otherwise ― but relatively little about generation, defined as the use of those fuels to produce electricity...
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Policy Outlook for 2025: Everything Leads Back to Demand
December 19, 2024
LPPC CEOs convened in Washington to discuss the expectations and priorities for the new Congress and Administration with federal legislators, regulators, and other energy industry leaders. Strategies for meeting load growth underpinned every conversation...
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LPPC’s Post-Election Forum Convenes Policymakers and Public Power Leaders to Address Rapidly Growing Demand for Electricity
December 17, 2024
Leaders of America’s largest public power utilities gathered in Washington, DC, for LPPC’s Post-Election Forum to advance policy to meet rapidly growing demand for electricity. Lawmakers and thought leaders, including Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (AZ), Rep. Ferguson (GA-3), and Rep. Scott Peters (CA-50), joined LPPC to share their perspectives...
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Is Public Power a Better Model for Meeting Data Center Demand?
December 12, 2024
Northern Virginia isn’t the only place scrambling to find enough electricity to keep its data centers powered 24/7, said Javier Fernandez, president and CEO of Omaha Public Power District...
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LPPC President-Elect: Treasury’s New Elective Pay Guidance a “Significant Step Forward” for Public Power Customers
November 26, 2024
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s newly released guidance on domestic content requirements for elective pay tax credits marks a pivotal step forward for public power utilities...
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Rising Electric Demand Calls for Solutions
November 11, 2024
Meeting growing electric demand requires collaboration between utilities, federal and state policymakers, and customers. That was the big takeaway from last month’s United States Energy Association’s (USEA) Energy-Tech Connect Forum in Washington, D.C. LPPC president-elect...
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LPPC Ready to Partner with President and Congress to Power Growth
November 11, 2024
LPPC president-elect Tom Falcone today released a statement on the 2024 elections and energy priorities for the new administration and Congress.
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The State of Public Power Advocacy: John Di Stasio & Tom Falcone Share Their Insights
October 31, 2024
As LPPC prepares to mark the end of John Di Stasio’s tenure as president, he and his successor, Tom Falcone, share their perspectives on LPPC’s leadership in Washington, D.C., changes facing the industry, and vision for the future of public power...
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President’s Post: The Connection Between Federal Energy Policy & Clean Energy
October 2, 2024
Each year, the great minds leading the way for clean energy innovation come together at National Clean Energy Week (NCEW) to collaborate and share perspectives about America’s energy future. Motivated by the belief that a clean energy future is within our reach...
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