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The Sacramento Municipal Utility District has been recognized with the 2025 North American Pollinator Protection Campaign Electric Power Award for the utility’s sustainable land management work at Pine Hill Preserve.
The Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation (DEMEC) recently hosted two events that celebrated the innovation, expertise, and collaboration driving public power forward — the Tool & Truck Expo and the Lineworker Rodeo demonstration.
Austin Energy added a record 18.8 megawatts (MW) of new local solar power to the grid this year -- "an unprecedented achievement that reflects Austin’s growing investment in renewable energy, community collaboration and innovation," it noted on Nov. 10.
Nebraska public power utility Omaha Public Power District continues to grow its energy portfolio to meet increasing demand and recently hit a major milestone when a 225-megawatt (MW) combustion turbine was delivered to the Turtle Creek Station (TCS) in Sarpy County as part of an expansion of that natural gas-powered plant.
In furtherance of the Imperial Irrigation District’s (IID) strategic objective to deliver reliable energy service long into the future, the California public power utility's Board of Directors has approved a plan to fully replace just over 8,000 wooden power poles across its vast service area over the next five years.
The PJM Interconnection has filed a proposal to update capacity auction rules for consideration by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as part of the grid operator’s Periodic Review process.
The following is a transcript of the Nov. 3, 2025, episode of Public Power Now. Learn more about subscribing to Public Power Now at Publicpower.org/Podcasts. Some quotes may have been edited for clarity. Paul Ciampoli Welcome to the latest episode of Public Power Now. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA's News
Prompted by the National Weather Service Red Flag Warning for Travis County, Texas, on Sunday and increased wildfire risk to the area, Texas public power utility Austin Energy is using extra safety precautions to protect the community by activating its enhanced powerline safety settings.