Highlights from APPA's Public Power Daily - August 28, 2008
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Problems on Entergy’s transmission lines present serious reliability issues, utilities say
Curtailments of firm transmission service on Entergy’s grid soared by 446% during the second quarter of 2008 compared with the same period a year ago, a group of Southeastern utilities told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. “Significant investments must be made to restore the Entergy transmission system to a reliable and robust condition,” said Lafayette, La., Utilities Service, the Louisiana Energy and Power Authority, the Municipal Energy Agency of Mississippi, the Mississippi Delta Energy Agency, and The Empire District Electric Co. Read More

Brost is new general manager at Franklin PUD
Ed Brost was named this week as the new general manager for the Franklin Public Utility District in Pasco, Wash. Brost, currently the PUD’s interim manager and director of power management, will assume his new role on Sept. 1. Read More