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The Tennessee Valley Authority priced $1.25 billion of new 30- year maturity global power bonds, with an interest rate of 5.25%.
The CPS Energy Board of Trustees recently voted to elect current Vice Chair, Dr. Francine Sanders Romero, as the new Board Chair and Dr. Willis Mackey as the new Vice Chair, effective February 1, 2025.
The Stillwater Electric Utility, the City of Stillwater, Oklahoma’s electric department, earned the Municipal Electric Systems of Oklahoma Inc. first-place award in the annual Electric Operations and Reliability Competition, for the second year in a row, and a first-place award for safety.
The Seattle City Council in late January adopted Seattle City Light’s new 2025-2030 Transportation Electrification Strategic Investment Plan.
The American Public Power Association and National Rural Electric Cooperative Association on Feb. 10 sent a letter to Representative Harriet Hageman (R-WY) in support of H.R. 1001, legislation to provide for a memorandum of understanding to address the impacts of a record of decision on the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund.
California public power utility Imperial Irrigation District remains dedicated to advancing renewable energy in the region following Black Rock Geothermal LLC’s decision to suspend permitting with the California Energy Commission for new geothermal projects.
Over the last four weeks, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power electric crews and mutual aid partners have been working 16-hour shifts, 7 days a week, to safely restore electric service to the Pacific Palisades area, focusing their efforts on areas with the least damage to power distribution infrastructure, LADWP reported on Feb. 7.
In a recent interview with APPA, Fred Clark, President and CEO of Energy Southeast, details the decision-making process behind the move to rebrand Alabama Municipal Electric Authority and change its name to Energy Southeast.