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The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority on April 24 announced the launch of a land-based renewable energy solicitation.
The Administration of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is seeking final approval of a consent decree that will allow continued operation of two coal-fired power plants with required upgrades to meet federal wastewater discharge standards.
Imperial Irrigation District is seeing a variety of benefits from the use of texting and its partnership with Arcos TextPower, with IID implementing a messaging system that has boosted customer engagement for the public power utility.
The Austin, Texas, City Council on April 23 approved a major investment in clean energy, authorizing two contracts to install solar energy systems across city-owned facilities -- marking the start of one of the largest expansions of municipal solar in the U.S.
The House of Representatives recently passed the bipartisan S. 1020, the “Build More Hydro Act,” by a vote of 394-14.
In a recent interview with APPA, Kris Sellstrom, the General Manager of the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, the public power utility that serves Jamestown, New York, provides an update on the utility’s open access fiber network project and details his priorities as the new General Manager of the utility including one-on-one meetings with BPU employees this year.
Benton PUD and Anterix have entered into an agreement for Benton PUD to acquire a 10 MHz 900 MHz spectrum license from Anterix, establishing the first private wireless broadband deployment among publicly owned utilities in the Pacific Northwest.
Florida public power utility has JEA received recognition from national and state organizations for its vegetation management program and its work balancing the delivery of reliable electricity with the preservation of urban forests throughout JEA’s 905 square miles of service territory.