Can’t say it better than Jim Matheson — public power LPPC and electric co-ops NRECA agree on the importance of FEMA and that the bipartisan Fixing Emergency Management for Americans Act will help ensure faster, fairer recovery for the communities we serve.

AI is reshaping how America powers innovation. As energy demand accelerates in the era of AI, utilities are adapting to a new landscape of rapid load growth and technological change. Join LPPC President Tom Falcone and fellow industry leaders from NVIDIA, Microsoft, and

LPPC President Tom Falcone Falcone recently joined Aaron Larson, Executive Editor, POWER magazine for The POWER Podcast, to discuss the unprecedented demand for energy facing our nation’s largest public power utilities. Tom noted that this surge is already reshaping the

I interviewed Tom Falcone of the Large Public Power Council for The Bond Buyer's podcast! Listen to my lovely voice here (or wherever you get your podcasts) bondbuyer.com/podcast/surgin…

Happening in 1 hour! Join U.S. Energy Association's Virtual Press Briefing: AI Takes Hold in the Electric Utility Space, for a discussion with LPPC President Tom Falcone, LPPC member Rudy Garza, President and CEO of CPS Energy, and other leading industry experts. They'll discuss AI's

LPPC President Tom Falcone recently joined The Bond Buyer podcast to discuss how member utilities are responding to surging electricity demand from AI and manufacturing. "About half of our members are experiencing very rapid growth," Tom explained. "Regions like Texas,

Happening Today—U.S. Energy Association's EnergyTech Connect is here! If you're attending this event in Washington, D.C., be sure to stop by for a panel discussion with LPPC President Tom Falcone, Powering the AI Era - How Load Growth Is Transforming the Energy Landscape, at 1:35 PM.

The surge in energy demand from AI and advanced manufacturing is reshaping America. However, its impact is most pronounced in certain regions where growth is accelerating at an unprecedented pace. Tom Falcone, LPPC President, points to Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Ohio, the

ICYMI - LPPC President Tom Falcone joined the U.S. Energy Association last week for a virtual press briefing to examine how AI is impacting the electric utility industry. Did you know that data centers are the largest and fastest source of electricity demand? Learn more about this

Did you catch LPPC’s President Tom Falcone at last week’s EnergyTech Connect event hosted by the U.S. Energy Association? He spoke alongside Levi Patterson, NVIDIA; Brianne Miller, Microsoft; and Clay Rikard, Southern Company on a panel titled “Powering the AI Era: How Load Growth is

LPPC congratulates Laura V. Swett on her appointment as Chair of @FERC and looks forward to working with her to grow the U.S. economy and ensure reliable and affordable energy for communities across the nation. #PublicPower #FERC

America's energy future faces a critical timing problem: AI and advanced tech are driving electricity demand now, but new infrastructure can take 10+ years to permit and build. As LPPC President Tom Falcone warns: "If we aren't making decisions and investments today... six,

LPPC President Tom Falcone joined industry leaders at the #AEIC Annual Meeting, hosted by LPPC member Santee Cooper, for a discussion on “Scaling Infrastructure for a 2035-Ready Energy System.” The panel, moderated by Jim Heilbron of Southern Company, also featured Allen

Celebrating 50 years of MEAG Power today at the Mayors’ Summit and now equipped with nuclear socks for future advocacy in DC. 40% of LPPC members are exploring new nuclear and can learn from MEAG. Georgia continues its rapid growth and having completed Vogtle, MEAG is exploring

When weather disasters strike, public power utilities are on the front lines of recovery. We work to restore power, repair critical infrastructure, and ensure public safety. LPPC supports H.R. 4669, the bipartisan Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act of 2025,

Electric utilities want to build the infrastructure this country needs, but with individual data centers now requesting the equivalent of an entire power plant each, utilities must know those requests are real before committing ratepayer dollars. As Martha Muir of the Financial Times

Get ready: Tomorrow LPPC President Tom Falcone joins top industry leaders and journalists for U.S. Energy Association's virtual press briefing, “Utilities in 2026 and Beyond: A Perfect Storm Is Gathering.” Tom will share insights on how utilities are preparing for major challenges,

LPPC President Tom Falcone explains that after more than two decades of flat and declining electricity use, we are seeing an explosion in energy demand over the last three years, driven primarily by AI, data centers, and advanced manufacturing. This transformation brings