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Distributed Energy Resources
The Tennessee Valley Authority is seeking offers for renewable energy credits to meet the North Carolina Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard for Compliance Year 2025 and beyond.
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Transmission
Xcel Energy and its partners recently received approval from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to move forward with its Mankato–Mississippi River Transmission Project.
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Generation
Utah Municipal Power Agency (UMPA), a joint action agency, and Mainspring Energy on Feb. 9 announced UMPA’s selection of Mainspring Linear Generators to supply 48 MW of new dispatchable local generation capacity. The greenfield project, scheduled to begin operation in central Utah in 2027, will cost-effectively deliver significant new capacity to UMPA’s member cities.
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Generation
During a planned outage, Florida public power utility Gainesville Regional Utilities is completing a major maintenance milestone at the J.R. Kelly Plant with the overhaul of the gas turbine.
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Reliability
The City of Walters, Oklahoma, a public power community, recently received news from U.S. Rep. Tom Cole’s (R-Okla.) office regarding the Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill that was recently signed into law.
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Distributed Energy Resources
Austin Energy on Feb. 10 announced that its GreenChoice® renewable energy subscription program has evolved to include Texas solar energy.
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Workforce
The following is a transcript of the Feb. 9, 2026, 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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Energy Efficiency
Lincoln Electric System is offering incentives through its Sustainable Energy Program to help residential and business customers make energy-efficiency upgrades, the Nebraska public power utility said on Feb. 10.
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Transmission
Microsoft is investigating high-temperature superconductor (HTS) technology to understand how its data centers can meet the growing demand for power and how to improve its operational sustainability.
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Generation
The Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors on Feb. 11 voted to take steps toward continued operation of the Kingston and Cumberland Fossil Plants beyond previously scheduled retirement dates.