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Electricity Markets
A program made available by Missouri River Energy Services -- Bright Energy Solutions -– reduced about 3.9 megawatts of peak load in 2025 with a total program cost of $758 per kilowatt, MRES reported on March 27.
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Community Engagement
Tennessee’s Cleveland Utilities in March announced the completion of its fiber network construction, marking a major milestone in delivering high-speed, reliable internet service to the Cleveland, Tenn., community.
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Workforce
On April 3, Tennessee Valley Authority President and CEO Don Moul notified the TVA Board of Directors of his intention to retire effective July 1, 2026. "The Board appreciates Don’s service to TVA, its employees and the people of the Tennessee Valley region,” said Mitch Graves, TVA Board Chairman.
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Energy Storage
Pasadena Water and Power is launching a pilot program offering new rebates for residential and commercial solar installations and battery storage, making it easier and more affordable for PWP customers to adopt clean, reliable energy.
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Generation
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has renewed the operating licenses of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in California for an additional 20 years.
Turlock Irrigation District's Almond 2 power plant at dusk
Bonds and Financing
Why and how public power entities are getting involved in prepay transactions and leveraging savings for their communities.
Harrisonburg Electric Commission offices.
Bills and Rates
The methods public power utilities are using to continue providing affordable services amid increasing costs.
Attendees at the 2026 APPA Legislative Rally talking with each other
Bills and Rates
Scott Corwin on how public power values affordability and the many facets of managing economic pressures facing utilities and their communities.
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Community Engagement
The Silicon Valley Business Journal has recognized Silicon Valley Power Electric Utility Director Nico Procos as one of its 2026 Top Newsmakers, an annual acknowledgment of leaders influencing the Bay Area’s economic and business landscape, the California public power utility said on March 26.
Electric generation symbols next to a graph of changing costs by generation source.
Bonds and Financing
A snapshot of how prices for all major generation sources are expected to change through 2050.