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Lakeland Electric is building a 120 megawatt (MW) natural gas-fired generator on land owned by the Florida city to replace a recently retired, coal-fired plant.
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The Greenwood Commissioners of Public Works in South Carolina is participating in a project that will create renewable natural gas for use in the public power utility’s gas distribution system.
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Al Fiser, village administrator for the Village of Pioneer, Ohio, is the 2021 recipient of the American Municipal Power (AMP) Seven Hats Award.
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The American Public Power Association (APPA) will bring together public power utilities to facilitate discussion, evaluate opportunities, and define barriers to integrating energy storage technologies with power plants thanks to funding it has received from the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM). APPA will also work with DOE and other stakeholders to mitigate these barriers.
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Three engineering students have filed reports detailing the results of scholarships they were awarded through the American Public Power Association’s Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments (DEED) program.
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The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee on Oct. 6 approved S. 2875, the Cyber Incident Reporting Act of 2021.
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Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) on Oct. 4 said that it has made a key selection for its Power with Purpose project, which will add 400 to 600 megawatts (MW) of utility-scale solar and 600 MW of natural gas to OPPD’s generation portfolio.
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A run down of six misconceptions about hydrogen and its applications across the energy sector and other parts of the economy.
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The Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) board of directors recently approved a new commercial rate structure aimed at supporting the expansion of electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the region.
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The opportunity – and need – to enhance the variety of skill sets and backgrounds in the public power workforce to drive innovation, spur economic development, improve customer service, and lead the industry into the future.