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Insurers and utility leaders weigh in on the changing approaches to risk management and how increased risk is affecting utility insurance coverage and rates.
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In a recent letter to lawmakers in New Mexico, commissioners with the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) said that the New Mexico Legislature, and not the PRC, is the proper body to conduct a study that would evaluate shifting the state’s electric sector to public power.
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The Electric Utility Board for Texas public power utility Lubbock Power & Light (LP&L) on Feb. 15 voted in favor of transitioning LP&L to the competitive electric market in Texas, paving the way for Lubbock to once again have retail electric competition.
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The Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government is seeking proposals for a municipalization feasibility study.
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An overview of how public power can take advantage of billions of dollars in funding for grid improvements, cybersecurity, and customer assistance.
Grant PUD General Manager and CEO Kevin Nordt stepped down on Dec. 6 to assume an important but less physically demanding role in helping assure a long-term power supply for Grant PUD customers, the PUD said on Dec. 2.
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The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) recently awarded more than $730,000 in Community Development Partnership Program (CDPP) grants for a wide range of projects across LCRA’s wholesale electric, water and transmission service areas.
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Nebraska Public Power District’s (NPPD) Board of Directors on Dec. 13 approved a goal to achieve net-zero carbon emissions from generation resources by 2050.
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The Ann Arbor, Mich., Energy Commission on Dec. 14 unanimously adopted a resolution recommending that the Ann Arbor City Council authorize a municipal electric utility feasibility study.
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The Board of Commissioners for Florida public power utility Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) on Dec. 14 formally approved the retirement of Stanton Energy Center’s (SEC) Unit 1 by no later than 2025 and the conversion of SEC’s Unit 2 to natural gas by no later than 2027.