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Generation
Senators Steve Daines (R-MT), Jim Risch (R-ID), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) on July 21 introduced the Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act.
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Reliability
Construction is underway on two new synchronous condensers at the Lower Colorado River Authority's Bakersfield Substation, large spinning machines that help keep the electric grid stable and reliable as more wind, solar and battery resources come online.
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Electricity Markets
The New York Independent System Operator on July 23 released its 2025-2044 System & Resource Outlook, a long-term planning assessment that finds New York will need substantial new investment in reliable generation and transmission infrastructure to serve growing electricity demand and state policy
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Reliability
City Utilities of Springfield, Mo., has been awarded a $3 million grant from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to help strengthen Springfield’s electric grid.
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Since becoming President and CEO of Nebraska public power utility Omaha Public Power District in 2021, Javier Fernandez has been participating in a listening tour with OPPD staff, which he notes helps to creates a culture of caring and trust.
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Community Engagement
Holyoke Gas & Electric General Manager James Lavelle has been elected by the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company Board of Directors to serve as its chairman. Lavelle, who has been a director on MMWEC’s board since 2004, was elected to the one-year term earlier this month at an MMWEC
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Customer Service
In 2020, after South Carolina’s Rock Hill Utilities implemented texting, the public power utility -- whose operations include electric, water and sanitation -- saw quick results.
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Generation
The Seattle City Council recently approved Seattle City Light’s new Integrated Resource Plan.