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Bills and Rates
Nebraska Public Power District’s wholesale electric rates continue to rank among the most affordable in the nation, the public power utility recently said.
Generation
Nebraska public power utility Omaha Public Power District recently held a ribbon-cutting event for newest generation facilities, Turtle Creek Station and Standing Bear Lake Station.
Environment
Legislation to transform California’s water management approach has passed the California Assembly floor and is headed to the Governor’s desk for signature.
Generation
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association Files High Impact Load Tariff and Agreement at FERC Following months of collaboration with members and stakeholders, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association recently filed a proposed High Impact Load Tariff and Agreement with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Security
The House Homeland Security Committee on Sept. 3 approved H.R. 5079, the Widespread Information Management for the Welfare of Infrastructure and Government Act, which would reauthorize the 2015 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) for an additional 10 years.
Generation
MISO on Sept. 4 announced the first 10 projects to be evaluated under its new Expedited Resource Addition Study (ERAS) process, an innovative effort aimed at fast-tracking needed generation projects across the region.
Bills and Rates
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and Related Agencies recently held a markup of Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations legislation.
Reliability
Hitachi Energy on Sept. 4 announced an investment of more than $1 billion to expand the production of critical electrical grid infrastructure in the United States.