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Generation
GE Vernova on Feb. 16 announced that it has secured a contract with Lincoln Electric System to supply two LM6000VELOX aeroderivative gas turbine packages for the Terry Bundy Generating Station (TBGS) in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Workforce
The Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority on Feb. 17 announced that Brad Hans officially begins assuming duties as General Manager on February 23, 2026, ahead of Dave Osburn’s retirement on Feb. 26.
Electricity Markets
PacifiCorp on Feb. 17 announced it has entered into an agreement with Portland General Electric Company to sell its wind, natural gas generation and distribution assets and infrastructure in the state of Washington for $1.9 billion, subject to customary purchase price adjustments.
Reliability
The largest indoor 500 kV gas-insulated substation in the United States is now energized at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s new Cumberland Combined Cycle Power Plant in Middle Tennessee.
Environment
In an interview with the American Public Power Association, Jeff Shaver, Investment Recovery Analyst at Arizona public power utility Salt River Project, details how SRP is recycling old power lines and giving new life to previously unrecyclable material, as well as how those efforts create benefits for the environment and SRP customers.
Electricity Markets
The Energy Authority (TEA) and the Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County, Wash., on Feb. 18 announced that TEA’s Board of Directors and Grant PUD’s Commission have approved Grant PUD’s membership in TEA, deepening the organizations’ strategic relationship and expanding TEA’s Member footprint to be nationwide.
Distributed Energy Resources
Michigan Public Power Agency, a municipal power joint action agency, recently announced that the White Tail Solar project has entered commercial operation.
Workforce
The New York Power Authority was recently named a Best Midsize American Employer by Forbes Magazine.