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Community Engagement
Washington State's Clallam PUD recently completed its 2025 accountability and financial audits with no findings, no recommendations, and no reportable deficiencies.
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Transmission
New York Transco and the New York Power Authority, joint developers of Propel NY Energy, in late June announced the selection of three locally affiliated contractors to support project pre-construction activities, including value engineering, and regulatory submissions as the project continues through the state permitting process.
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Electricity Markets
Missouri River Energy Services issued a request for proposals for zonal resource credits in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) market.
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Environment
The American Public Power Association recently filed comments with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in two rulemaking dockets.
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Generation
Brookfield Asset Management has completed all initial milestones for the Fairfield Nuclear Project, as set out in its Memorandum of Understanding with Santee Cooper.
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Reliability
Salt River Project and Northern Arizona University are installing new wireless moisture sensors designed by a company called Growvera to improve how wildfire risk is monitored in the Tonto National Forest. This is the first utility installation of this technology in the country.
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Oregon public power utility Springfield Utility Board recently marked a new chapter as it thanked Jeff Nelson for his decades of leadership and welcomed its new CEO and General Manager Vanessa Barbarisi.
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Distributed Energy Resources
Beginning July 1, Austin Energy is increasing financial solar incentives to make clean, renewable energy even more affordable for homeowners, businesses and nonprofits.