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Workforce
Nebraska public power utility Dawson Public Power District successfully hosted its annual Utility Line Camp, welcoming 15 regional high school students for an immersive, hands-on experience in the utility line trade, it said on May 29.
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Community Engagement
The North Carolina public power cities of High Point, Lumberton, Morganton, and Washington received $10,000 each from ElectriCities of North Carolina's Downtown Revitalization Grant program, ElectriCities said on May 29.
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Reliability
Texas public power utility CPS Energy has completed preparedness activities as part of requirements for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the utility said on May 30.
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Generation
The Department of Energy on May 30 issued an emergency order directing the PJM Interconnection, in coordination with Constellation Energy, to ensure certain generation units at the Eddystone Generation Station in Pennsylvania remain available for operation.
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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The American Public Power Association recently held a public power Mutual Aid Committee Exercise that was sponsored by the Department of Energy.
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Bills and Rates
U.S. Representatives and Senators recently sent letters in support of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program to committee leaders in both the House and Senate.
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Generation
The following is a transcript of the May 5, 2025, episode of Public Power Now. Learn more about subscribing to Public Power Now at Publicpower.org/Podcasts. Some quotes may have been edited for clarity. Paul Ciampoli Welcome to the latest episode of Public Power Now. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA's news
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Electricity Markets
The Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority officially began supplying wholesale electricity to the City of Lindsay on June 1, 2025, following the city’s recent decision to join the growing list of municipally owned utilities served by OMPA.
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Customer Service
The Grand Haven Board of Light and Power 2025 Customer Survey reflects high satisfaction levels with the utility’s services and future programming, the Michigan public power utility recently said.
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Generation
Constellation and Meta have signed a 20-year power purchase agreement for the output of the Clinton Clean Energy Center to support Meta’s clean energy goals and operations in the region with 1,121 megawatts of nuclear energy, Constellation said on June 3.