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Community Engagement
The following is a transcript of the March 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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Generation
At its March 4 Open Meeting, the Arizona Corporation Commission unanimously approved the conversion of Salt River Project’s Coronado Generating Station from coal to natural gas. “This approval is a meaningful milestone for communities supported by CGS and for Arizona's energy reliability,” the
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Reliability
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted a waiver early this year expanding the New York Power Authority’s ability for certified pilots to fly unmanned aircraft systems beyond the visual line of sight of the pilot in command, NYPA said on March 13.
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Electricity Markets
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has accepted proposed tariff revisions submitted by the Southwest Power Pool to establish a Consolidated Planning Process framework to streamline its regional transmission planning and generator interconnection processes.
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Distributed Energy Resources
Revolution Wind, LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between Global Infrastructure Partners’ Skyborn Renewables and Ørsted, announced March 13 that the Revolution Wind project has started delivering power to New England's electric grid.
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Workforce
The Grand Island Utilities Department in Nebraska announced the next step in developing a Regional Public Power Workforce Training Facility in Grand Island, which is a collaborative effort designed to strengthen workforce development for Nebraska’s public power utilities.
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Environment
The recently passed Fiscal Year 2026 federal spending bill that was signed into law includes $960,000 to fund the ongoing work to modernize the wastewater infrastructure of Connecticut’s Norwich Public Utilities (NPU) in the Greeneville section of the city.
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Workforce
On March 14, in Tallahassee, Fla., the Florida Municipal Electric Association held the 25th annual Florida Lineman Competition, which brings together electric lineworkers from all over the state to demonstrate their skill and knowledge in the craft of line work.
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Generation
U.S. marketed natural gas production reached a new record in 2025, growing by 5.3 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) to average 118.5 Bcf/d, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's latest Natural Gas Monthly.
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Community Engagement
Minnesota public power utility ALP Utilities completed construction on its new Operations Center in September. With final project costs now confirmed, the facility was delivered approximately $1.4 million under the approved budget.