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Bills and Rates
The Truckee Donner Public Utility District board of directors approved several key initiatives at its March meeting including, among other things, approving a power cost adjustment credit to electric customers and a new bill round-up program.
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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority in partnership with the American Public Power Association has officially launched the 2025 Light Up Navajo effort to help bring electricity to families in need in the Navajo Nation, NTUA said on April 8. This year there are 45 electric utility companies that will
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Energy Efficiency
Vermont public power utility Burlington Electric Department in partnership with the Burlington 2030 District has helped to reduce building energy consumption through a project funded by a grant from the American Public Power Association’s Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments program.
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Reliability
Electricity demand in the United States will increase 2% annually and 50% by 2050, according to a new study conducted by PA Consulting and released by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association.
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Generation
GE Vernova recently announced that it secured an order from Springfield City Utilities, Mo., for three units of its LM6000VELOX aeroderivative gas turbine packages aiming to expand electric generation capacity at CU’s 100-megawatt McCartney Generating Station in Springfield, Mo.
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Distributed Energy Resources
The Southern California Public Power Authority, on behalf of its member utilities, is soliciting competitive proposals from qualified respondents for renewable energy projects or products consistent with the California Renewable Energy Resources Program and the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program, including amendments enacted by passage of California's SB 100.
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Electricity Markets
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently issued an order finding that a filing submitted by ISO New England and other regional entities partially complies with two FERC orders related to generator interconnections.
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Energy Efficiency
The communities of Estes Park, Fort Collins, Longmont and Loveland collectively reduced customer carbon emissions by about 8,200 tons in 2024 by participating in energy efficiency programs offered through Efficiency Works, which is managed by Platte River Power Authority.