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The Santee Cooper Board of Directors on July 24 approved the sale of approximately $865 million in bonds to refinance debt issued in 2013 and 2014.
The New York Independent System Operator on July 25 released a study that provides a wide-ranging assessment of future transmission and generation investment opportunities driven by economics and public policy.
A Platte River Power Authority and Estes Park, Colo., microgrid project and a microgrid project in Springfield, Colo., recently received awards that were detailed by Colorado’s Department of Local Affairs.
Lee Meyerhofer, Commission President for Wisconsin public power utility Kaukauna Utilities Commission, was elected in July to chair the American Public Power Association’s Policy Makers Council.
The New York Power Authority will implement the Propel NY Energy Sustainable Communities Initiative with funding provided by the Department of Energy. The initiative will make funding available to disadvantaged communities impacted by the Propel NY transmission project.
Arizona public power utility Salt River Project, EDP Renewables North America LLC and Meta on July 29 unveiled the 200-megawatt Brittlebush Solar Park located near the town of Coolidge, Ariz.
Utah public power utility Heber Power & Light and Massachusetts public power utility Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant will participate in projects tied to the Department of Energy’s American-Made Digitizing Utilities Prize.
Two rural Dawson Public Power District substations will be getting upgrades after the 2024 irrigation season, the Nebraska public power utility reported on July 22.