LPPC Calls for Federal Action on Infrastructure, Grid Modernization & Carbon Reduction

At the Large Public Power Council (LPPC), our members are consumer-driven utilities, committed to reliability, affordability, environmental stewardship and economic development. Their commitment to their customers, communities and the environment has seen our members take proactive steps to improve air quality, reduce carbon emissions and shift towards a cleaner energy future.

Every day, our members are innovating and adopting new technologies and practices to decrease their carbon footprint. From Seattle City Light offering customers 91 percent carbon-free electricity to Orlando Utility Commission spearheading Florida’s largest solar project, public power is at the forefront of addressing threats from a changing climate.

LPPC is proud of the leadership taken by our member companies, however, we also recognize that climate action needs a comprehensive solution. In September, LPPC ratified new policy principles that call for federal action on carbon reduction provided there is flexibility, consistency and recognition of regional differences. Our 27 members, the largest public power systems in the nation, collectively support this call to action.

We support an economy-wide and performance-based approach that allows utilities to build clean portfolios from a broad range of supply resources that best support their communities. LPPC urges Congress to support the commercialization of new emission-reducing technologies and provide public power communities with financing tools to invest in system modernization. This will ensure that as we go greener, we remain resilient and reliable.

LPPC members have a rich tradition of embracing challenges to better their communities, and climate change is no different. While we await a consistent federal approach, LPPC members will continue their efforts to shrink their carbon footprint and create a healthier environment for their customers.

–John Di Stasio, President, LPPC

LPPC represents 27 of the largest locally governed and operated not-for-profit electric systems in the United States. Our member utilities are located in 21 states and Puerto Rico, and own and operate more than 71,000 megawatts of generation capacity and more than 30,000 circuit miles of high voltage transmission lines. LPPC member utilities supply electricity to some of the largest cities in the country including Los Angeles, Seattle, Omaha, Phoenix, Sacramento, Jacksonville, San Antonio, Orlando and Austin.