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Three electric utilities recently came together through a work-sharing arrangement to work on an electric distribution line rebuild for the Village of Callaway, Neb.
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The City of Valley Center, Kansas, recently took steps to consider the possible formation of a public power utility including city council approval of the formation of a public power steering committee.
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Snohomish County Public Utility District’s (PUD) recently adopted 2021 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) focuses on conservation and energy storage to meet electrical demand through 2045.
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A look at the equipment shortages and lengthy wait times for utility supplies – and how utilities are coping and planning ahead.
The board of Michigan public power utility Traverse City Light & Power recently approved the employment agreement with Brandie Ekren as TCL&P’s new executive director with an official start date of March 21, 2022.
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As part of its ongoing effort to reduce debt costs for customers, the Santee Cooper Board of Directors recently approved a $1.3 billion tender and exchange bond refunding that is expected to produce gross savings of nearly $400 million over the life of the bonds.
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Carbon Free Power Project, LLC (CFPP), a wholly owned subsidiary of Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems, continues to advance the development and deployment of its first-of-a-kind small modular reactor nuclear plant at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory near Idaho Falls, Idaho.
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A credit program aimed at supporting small businesses in Rochelle, Ill., through a credit on Rochelle Municipal Utilities (RMU) bills has been quite successful, said Michelle Pease, Community Development Director for the City of Rochelle.
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Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Feb. 2 unveiled legislation that, among other things, opens the door for state utility regulators to evaluate whether an investor-owned utility or a consumer-owned utility is in the best interests of the state.
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An explainer on how not-for-profit utilities are getting shut out of incentives to develop wind and solar, and how directly refundable tax credits could provide a fair alternative.