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The City of Gardner, Kansas, is making a significant investment in its future with the construction of a new utilities building that will bring all divisions of the Utilities Department under one roof, the Kansas Municipal Energy Agency/Kansas Municipal Gas Agency Q1 2026 Power Factor newsletter reports.
Grant County PUD Commissioners recently heard details related to the PUD researching natural gas power plants near the county’s major load centers -- areas of high energy demand, such as the wheeler corridor in Moses Lake and, potentially, Quincy.
The Tennessee Valley Authority has welcomed four new members to its Board of Directors, it said on Jan. 12.
Oregon public power utility Eugene Water & Electric Board and the University of Oregon (UO) are launching a pilot project to better understand if running UO’s on-site natural gas generator in the coldest winter months can bolster grid reliability when demand for energy across the region is high.
Heartland Energy will continue providing electric service to the city of Valentine, Nebraska, strengthening a partnership that began eight years ago when the city first sought a new power supplier.
The Florida Municipal Electric Association on Jan. 20 announced its 2025 “Restoring Communities Awards,” which recognize Florida public power utilities for their exemplary power restoration efforts in their own communities or their mutual aid efforts outside of their home communities following severe weather events, non-weather-related emergencies and blue-sky day projects.
Electric Research and Manufacturing Cooperative Inc. (ERMCO), a manufacturer of distribution transformers, on Jan. 21 unveiled plans for a new manufacturing facility in Maricopa County, Ariz.
The Kansas City Board of Public Utilities has received a $10,000 contribution from Accelergen Energy (Accelergen) to support BPU’s Customer Hardship Fund, which provides one-time utility bill assistance to customers experiencing financial hardship.
The American Public Power Association and public power utilities are taking steps to prepare for the arrival of Winter Storm Fern.
In a report accompanying a fiscal year 2026 appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security, House and Senate appropriators are demanding answers about the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and warning the Administration against the massive layoffs and reorganization the president is reportedly considering.