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Generation
In conjunction with the recent release of an AI Action Plan, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) tied to federal permitting for artificial intelligence (AI) data centers and related energy infrastructure.
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Energy Storage
Arizona public power utility Salt River Project and Google on Sept. 8 announced a first-of-its-kind research collaboration to better understand the real-world performance of emerging non-lithium ion long duration energy storage (LDES) technologies, aiming to accelerate the advancements needed to
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Workforce
Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company on Sept. 8 announced a change in leadership of the organization. After nearly 30 years of service to MMWEC, CEO and Secretary Ronald DeCurzio is retiring effective September 22, 2025.
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Generation
Paul Ciampoli Welcome to the latest episode of Public Power Now. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA's News Director. Our guest on this episode is Erin Keyes, Utilities Director for Columbia, Mo. Erin started in her new role as Utilities Director in late May after serving as the Utilities Department's Interim
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Energy Efficiency
Nebraska public power utility Lincoln Electric System has received $300,000 in funding from Google to help scale energy-efficiency upgrades for affordable housing in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Community Engagement
The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority recently announced that an NTUA employee has been crowned as the 2025-2026 Miss Navajo Nation.
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Community Engagement
Oregon's Emerald PUD received high scores in a customer survey conducted earlier this year, the PUD recently reported.
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Generation
The City Commission for the public power community Lakeland, Fla., on Sept. 2 approved a power purchase agreement with American Independent Power LLC for a 5-megawatt Liquid Nitrogen Generation Pilot Project.
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Workforce
The Florida Municipal Power Agency in September kicked off its annual Behind the Switch campaign.
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Generation
The Electric Power Research Institute and the Nuclear Energy Institute jointly released on Sept. 9 their updated North American Advanced Reactor Roadmap, a strategic blueprint that could enable the deployment of more than 300 gigawatts of advanced nuclear capacity. "Developed through extensive