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LPPC President Tom Falcone & President/CEO of Santee Cooper Jimmy Staton Share Perspectives on Large Loads at The Bond Buyer's Southeast Public Finance Conference

May 19, 2026

With investors, rating analysts, and the broader public finance community at the table, the core issue was clear: growth has to pay for growth.

LPPC Releases New Report | Priorities for Permitting Reform: Supporting Electric Reliability, Affordability, and Growth

May 7, 2026

LPPC’s new report, “LPPC Priorities for Permitting Reform: Supporting Electric Reliability, Affordability, and Growth,” outlines practical federal reforms to help public power utilities build the infrastructure needed to serve growing demand from data centers, advanced manufacturing, and electrification.

Nebraska Public Power District President and CEO Tom Kent Discusses How Permitting Delays Have Real Consequences to Reliability and Affordability

May 7, 2026

In the second installment of LPPC’s Permitting Reform video series, CEO and President Tom Kent explains why the R-Line project has become a clear example of how permitting delays affect electric reliability, affordability, and the customers public power utilities serve.

LPPC Names Sarah Vilms Senior Director of Policy and External Affairs

May 6, 2026

In this role, Vilms will lead LPPC’s federal legislative and regulatory strategy, working with member utilities, staff, consultants, and external partners to advance policy priorities for the nation’s largest public power systems.

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.

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.”

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."

LPPC Releases New 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.

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

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.