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Bills and Rates
For the third consecutive month, Texas public power utility Austin Energy is reducing customers’ bills.
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Bonds and Financing
Fitch Ratings has assigned an “A” rating to approximately $120 million power system revenue bonds, series 2025 issued by the Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency.
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Reliability
The American Public Power Association recently joined with other trade associations in submitting comments in separate proceedings at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on reliability matters.
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Generation
Working natural gas in storage in the Lower 48 states ended the natural gas injection season with 3,922 billion cubic feet, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported on Dec. 2.
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Reliability
The American Public Power Association recently joined a coalition of stakeholders in sending a letter to congressional appropriations leaders reaffirming their support for funding for domestic grid component manufacturing.
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Distributed Energy Resources
Grant County PUD Commissioners recently approved a five-year purchase power agreement with Goose Prairie Solar Development as part of Grant PUD’s plan for powering anticipated growth in the Washington State county.
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Generation
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, on Dec. 3 announced it will release a request for proposals to identify nuclear energy developers to help the company meet its artificial intelligence innovation and sustainability objectives -- targeting 1-4 gigawatts of new nuclear generation capacity in the U.S.
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Reliability
Texas public power utility CPS Energy has completed winter readiness and preparations for the upcoming winter season, it reported on Dec. 2.
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Community Engagement
San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced a $55 million grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to the Port of San Francisco and San Francisco Bay Ferry to complete the nation’s first-ever high-speed zero-emission ferry network connecting critical transportation hubs.
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Workforce
John Thomas, executive vice president and chief financial and strategy officer at the Tennessee Valley Authority, has announced his plans to retire on March 7, 2025, after nearly 20 years of service.