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LPPC Endorses Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act to Accelerate Critical Energy Infrastructure
November 9, 2026
LPPC applauds the bipartisan leadership of Senators Shelley Moore Capito, Mike Lee, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, and Martin Heinrich and thanks them for recognizing public power’s locally governed, not-for-profit business model.
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2026 LPPC Members Conference convenes more than 400 public power leaders, industry partners, and decision makers to Austin, Texas
November 8, 2026
Last week in Austin, more than 400 public power leaders, utility partners, and decision makers from across the country spent two days on a single question: how do the utilities serving 30.5 million people deliver reliability and affordability through the most consequential period in the history of the U.S. electric grid?
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Contrary to Federal Policy, Treasury Regulations Penalize Public Power for Requiring Data Centers to Pay Their Full Cost of Service
October 26, 2026
Following federal policy, the rest of the industry is moving to data center commitments of 10 to 20 years. Treasury's private business use regulations hold public power utilities financed with tax-exempt bonds to three years, making public power the "free option" for large-load customers.
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LPPC Releases New Economic Impact Study "Public Power at Work: The Economic Contribution of LPPC Members"
October 23, 2026
New Economic Impact Study: Together LPPC member utilities made up $113 billion in GDP, supported 648,000 U.S. jobs, provided $56 billion in wages and benefits, and allocated $10.2 billion in state and local revenue to U.S. communities in 2025.
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Securing America's Electric Grid: Public Power's Recommendations for a More Secure, Reliable, and Affordable Supply Chain
October 13, 2026
LPPC and the American Public Power Association (APPA) submitted joint comments to the U.S. Department of Energy on implementing Executive Order 14421
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LPPC Member Utility CEOs Stuart Reilly of Austin Energy & Rudy Garza of LCRA Welcome Public Power Leaders to the 2026 Members Conference in Austin, Texas
October 8, 2026
2026 LPPC Members Conference Official Promo Video
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LPPC thanks SPP CEO Lanny Nickell for Joining CEOs at its Fall Meeting in Fort Collins, Colorado
September 27, 2026
CEOs of LPPC member utilities convened in Fort Collins, Colorado, over the weekend for LPPC's fall CEO meeting, hosted by Platte River Power Authority and joined by guest speaker Lanny Nickell, President & CEO of Southwest Power Pool
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LPPC President Tom Falcone Joins Panel with Industry Leaders from PG&E, ERock, and CEBA at CRES' 2026 Clean Energy Week Policymaker Symposium
September 15, 2026
LPPC President Tom Falcone joined Patrick Hennigan of Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Joel Yu of ERock at the 2026 National Clean Energy Week Policymaker Symposium, hosted by Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES), for a conversation moderated by Nidhi Thakar of CEBA: "Demand and Opportunity: How AI is Reshaping American Energy."
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LPPC Urges Senate to Advance Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act
September 11, 2026
LPPC submitted a letter to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources supporting S. 5048, the Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act, and urged the Committee to advance the legislation this Congress.
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Prepaid Energy Transactions Deliver Billions in Savings for Public Power Customers
September 8, 2026
For more than two decades, public power utilities have used prepaid energy transactions as a procurement tool to lower the cost of electricity and natural gas for the communities they serve.
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