solar
Distributed Energy Resources
Greenville Electric Utility System (GEUS) has partnered with SunGrid Power to own and operate four community solar facilities in Greenville, Texas, expanding local generation capacity while providing long-term cost stability for customers.
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Transmission
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proceeding under the Department of the Interior’s approved emergency permitting process to expedite the timely construction of the Nebraska Public Power District’s R-Project Transmission Line.
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Reliability
Colorado’s Fort Collins Light & Power recently purchased property in midtown Fort Collins, Colorado, that will become the site for its newest substation.
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Workforce
The Board for Tennessee public power utility EPB has confirmed the appointment of two key leaders. Julie Hoover will serve as Vice President Human Resources starting on March 9. Mike Kaiser, currently EPB Assistant Vice President Finance, has been promoted to Vice President Finance.
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Generation
To meet the growing power demands of the Phoenix metropolitan area, Arizona public power utility Salt River Project has issued a 2026 All-Source Request for Proposals, it reported on February 23.
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Reliability
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on Feb. 23 issued an emergency order directing the PJM Interconnection, in coordination with Constellation Energy Corporation, to ensure Units 3 and 4 of the Eddystone Generating Station in Pennsylvania remain available for operation “and to employ economic dispatch to minimize costs for the American people,” the Department of Energy said.
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Generation
Amazon announced plans to invest $12 billion in northwest Louisiana to build state-of-the-art data center campuses that will support cloud computing technologies.
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Electricity Markets
The American Public Power Association’s Legislative & Resolutions Committee approved eight policy resolutions during the association’s 2026 Legislative Rally. These member-sponsored resolutions will guide APPA’s advocacy efforts in 2026 and beyond.
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Reliability
Randy Howard, general manager of Northern California Power Agency, and Mason Baker, CEO and general manager of Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems, on Feb. 24 testified before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries on federal wildfire policy.
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Bills and Rates
Tom Barry, Chief Executive Officer of the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC), attended the State of the Union Address on February 24, as a guest of Massachusetts First District Rep. Richard Neal, Ranking Member on the House Ways and Means Committee.