The campaign recognizes the 10th anniversary of Florida Lineworker Appreciation Day Tallahassee, Fla. — The Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) and Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) will launch a social…
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![PJM Stakeholders at Odds on Timing for Next Capacity Auction](https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/fig-3_pjm-control-room.jpg)
PJM Interconnection will not run a base residual auction (BRA) until the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approves recalculated Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR) floor prices for new and existing…
![Public vs. Private: The Debate Continues](https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/public-private-graphic.jpg)
In the September issue of POWER, I wrote about a public utility (JEA) that is exploring privatization, and in October, I looked at a city (Boulder, Colorado) that is exploring…
![Public vs. Private: The Boulder Case](https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/public-private-graphic.jpg)
In my “Speaking of Power” column last month, I explained that JEA, a community-owned utility in northeast Florida, is contemplating privatization. One of the reasons JEA is considering the change…
![Public vs. Private: What’s Best for Power Customers?](https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/public-private-graphic.jpg)
There are generally three types of electric power utility ownership structures: public power utilities, rural electric cooperatives, and investor-owned utilities (IOUs). The American Public Power Association, which calls itself “the…
![Large Public Power Systems Are Evolving [PODCAST]](https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/power-podcast-art-final.jpeg)
The power grid is changing across the U.S. More distributed energy resources are being added every day. That brings challenges for power utilities, but also opportunities. John Di Stasio, president…
![Public Power and IOUs Mostly on the Same Page](https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Stock_APPA_GailReitenbach.jpg)
What separates investor-owned utilities (IOUs) and public power companies these days? Less than you might imagine. In early June, while the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), the trade association for IOUs,…