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Fitch Ratings affirmed the A+ outlook on $1.74 billion in utility system revenue bonds for Gainesville Regional Utilities on May 9, citing a strong financial profile due largely to a “significant” reduction in the utility’s general fund transfer payments to the city and affordable rates.
The Kissimmee Utility Authority board of directors interviewed eight applicants recently to fill an upcoming vacancy on the five-member volunteer utility board.
Wisconsin public power utility Manitowoc Public Utilities has earned an award for an MPU project that involves the conversion of two power plant boilers from fossil fuels to 100% Wisconsin-recognized renewable fuel pellets.
NewCarbon has finalized a 25-year agreement with the City of Hastings, Nebraska, a public power community, to convert methane emissions from the Hastings Sanitary Landfill into renewable natural gas.
The National Weather Service had recognized Omaha Public Power District as a StormReady® Community Partner.
The Illinois Municipal Electric Agency, the wholesale supplier of electricity to 32 member municipalities, recently announced the completion of two solar projects in the state.
The Bonneville Power Administration has named Tom McDonald as executive vice president and chief financial officer. McDonald served as executive vice president of Compliance, Audit and Risk Management since 2017.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted Dow’s construction permit application to build X-energy's first small modular reactor plant to power a chemical facility in Seadrift, Texas.