Environment
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District has been recognized with the 2025 North American Pollinator Protection Campaign Electric Power Award for the utility’s sustainable land management work at Pine Hill Preserve.
Workforce
The Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation (DEMEC) recently hosted two events that celebrated the innovation, expertise, and collaboration driving public power forward — the Tool & Truck Expo and the Lineworker Rodeo demonstration.
Electricity Markets
As of Nov. 1, 16 participants are moving forward with binding operations beginning in the winter 2027/2028 season for the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP).
Generation
Nebraska public power utility Omaha Public Power District continues to grow its energy portfolio to meet increasing demand and recently hit a major milestone when a 225-megawatt (MW) combustion turbine was delivered to the Turtle Creek Station (TCS) in Sarpy County as part of an expansion of that natural gas-powered plant.
Electricity Markets
Kansas Municipal Energy Agency General Manager Paul Mahlberg was officially elected to serve a full term on the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) Members Committee, representing the municipal sector. Brad Hans, director of wholesale electric operations for the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska, was elected to fill the other municipal sector spot on the committee.
Community Engagement
This year, ElectriCities of North Carolina, Inc., celebrates 60 years of service to public power communities.
Bonds and Financing
Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) closed its fourth prepayment transaction for clean energy project bonds. The deal results in approximately $4.5 million in savings annually, a 10.8 percent discount on the cost of power representing about 44 megawatts (MWs) of around-the-clock supply.
Distributed Energy Resources
TotalEnergies and Google have signed a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to supply Google with a total volume of 1.5 TWh of certified renewable electricity from TotalEnergies’ Montpelier solar farm in Ohio.
The U.S. Senate on Nov. 10 voted 60 to 40 to pass legislation that will waive the statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act (Paygo) at the end of the year, protecting Build America Bond (BAB) and New Clean Renewable Energy Bond (New CREB) payments and elective pay tax credit payments from elimination via sequestration.
Community Engagement
The Northeast Public Power Association in November celebrated NEPPA’s 60th anniversary, “six decades of dedication, innovation, and connection across the Northeast public power community,” it said.