people
Workforce
Omaha Public Power District President and CEO Javier Fernandez recently announced his selection of Brad Underwood, the utility’s current vice president of Systems Transformation, to assume duties of Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer. He will now lead both business units as one newly integrated team.
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Public power utilities are included in a new global consortium -- the Open Power AI Consortium – launched by the Electric Power Research Institute to drive the development and deployment of an open AI model tailored for the power sector.
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Generation
Kentucky public power utility Henderson Municipal Power & Light recently issued a request for offers to interested parties with the intent of securing up to 75 MW of long-term energy and capacity to serve its native load beginning June 1, 2027.
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The City Council of public power community Harbor Springs, Mich., recently voted to adopt a resolution issuing a Notice of Intent letting the community know that there is a proposed bond issue for paying part of the cost of acquiring, constructing, furnishing and equipping improvements to the city’s electric system, including a new electric substation and transmission line improvements.
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Generation
City of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Idaho, council members, Mayor Rebecca Noah Casper and other members of city staff recently had the opportunity to tour an Idaho Falls Power Peaking Plant site with Idaho Falls Power employees to see the latest progress.
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Safety
How and why public power utilities are involved in the five-year cycle to keep the National Electrical Safety Code up to date.
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Safety
Florida’s Winter Park Electric Utility recently held a training day for linemen, an event that helps linemen hone their skills and creates a culture of preparedness.
grid
Generation
Members of a New Jersey energy committee recently passed legislation that would require all electricity for artificial intelligence data centers to be derived from new clean energy sources.
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Generation
The U.S. Department of Energy on March 24 re-issued a $900 million solicitation to support the deployment of small modular reactors.
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Electricity Markets
Around 20 substations near New England’s coastline may be suitable for interconnecting 1,200 MW of offshore wind without new or upgraded transmission infrastructure, according to a recently published ISO New England analysis.