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Workforce
Eight journeyman teams and eleven individual apprentices won awards at the American Public Power Association’s twenty-fourth annual Public Power Lineworkers Rodeo, held March 27-28, in Huntsville, Alabama.
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Generation
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Indian Energy recently announced a $50 million notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) “aimed at fostering affordable, reliable, and secure energy solutions in Indian Country.”
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Safety
Two hundred forty utilities have earned the American Public Power Association’s Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices in 2025, APPA said on March 30.
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Reliability
After multiple years of focused planning, organizing, construction, commissioning, and testing, the Marquette Board of Light and Power has officially completed a second interconnection to the regional electrical transmission system, “strengthening the resilience and reliability of our local
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Transmission
Oncor and LCRA Transmission Services Corporation have filed an application to build a 765-kV transmission line from Schleicher to Bell Counties in Texas to help meet the state's current and future electric reliability needs.
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Electricity Markets
Grant County PUD Commissioners hosted a public hearing on the Washington State PUD’s Open Access Transmission Tariff.
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Safety
Staff at the Sand Lake Energy Center in Florida recently surpassed 12,000 days without a lost-time accident, demonstrating a commitment to effective safety practices and operating efficiently, the Florida Municipal Power Agency recently reported.
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Generation
The U.S. Energy Information Administration is launching three voluntary pilot field studies to evaluate energy consumption in data centers, with web-based pilot surveys in Texas and Washington state as well as in-person interviews in Northern Virginia and Washington, DC.