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Electricity Markets
Since 2000, the Kansas Municipal Energy Agency has partnered with the Grand River Dam Authority to provide its member cities with economical and reliable baseload wholesale energy. Now, 23 member cities have elected to extend their GRDA agreements for an additional 25 years, through 2051.
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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Texas public power utility Kerrville Public Utility Board provided an update on power restoration efforts in the wake of the catastrophic flooding that devastated the Hill Country region.
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Bonds and Financing
President Trump on July 4 signed into law H.R. 1, budget reconciliation legislation that does not alter the tax treatment of municipal bonds and does not change the ability of public power utilities to claim tax credits through elective payment. At the same time, the new law repeals energy tax
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Workforce
Franklin PUD Commissioners recently finalized the appointment of Victor Fuentes as its new General Manager and CEO.
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Electricity Markets
Energy New England announced that, effective July 1, 2025, ENE it began providing wholesale power purchase, conservation and rebate services for Holden Municipal Light Department. “With our extensive expertise in utility management and innovative solutions, ENE is dedicated to streamlining
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Reliability
After storms and tornadoes ripped through West Michigan on May 15, which led to an unprecedented three-day city-wide internet and phone outage in Coldwater, Michigan, the Coldwater Board of Public Utilities in June unveiled its plan for additional redundancy.
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Reliability
In a recent post on the public power utility’s website, Matt Lentsch, Executive Director of Development & Governmental Affairs for the City of Mishawaka, Indiana, highlights how the Mishawaka Utilities Electric Division’s (MUE) hard work and dedication maintains high levels of reliability for the city.
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Transmission
The American Public Power Association on Sept. 2 joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and 529 organizations in a letter to Congress calling for meaningful and bipartisan action on permitting reform.
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Environment
The Imperial Irrigation District has formally backed California’s proposed Delta Conveyance Project, a plan to modernize the State Water Project and secure water supplies for seven out of ten Californians.
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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Sept. 3 approved H.R. 4669, the Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act of 2025.