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Community Engagement
The City of Ocala, Florida, has launched a summer education program for high school students and recent graduates with the goal of supporting professional development and community engagement.
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Community Engagement
ElectriCities of North Carolina presented 19 public power communities with Public Power Awards of Excellence at the 2026 ElectriCities Annual Conference in Hot Springs, Virginia, it reported on Aug. 26.
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Distributed Energy Resources
Announcing the results of a request for proposals, the Maine Public Utilities Commission on Aug. 25 said that it has identified a preferred transmission project and selected an 800-megawatt onshore wind project with which to enter contract negotiations.
Bills and Rates
Get market context and background information on data centers, considerations and strategies for serving data center customers, and examples of how public power is working to support data centers in...
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Community Engagement
Lora Anguay, the new CEO and General Manager of California public power utility SMUD, has been named one of The Sacramento Bee’s 2026 Change Makers.

Practicing Hands-On Defense Against Cyber Attacks with Cyber Range

Join the CyManII Cyber Range at UT San Antonio (UTSA) for a unique opportunity to practice cyber response in a safe, highly realistic environment. This immersive, hands-on exercise places participants in a simulated, corporate-grade network environment where cyber incidents unfold in real time...
September 13, 2026

Practicing Hands-On Defense Against Cyber Attacks with Cyber Range

Join the CyManII Cyber Range at UT San Antonio (UTSA) for a unique opportunity to practice cyber response in a safe, highly realistic environment. This immersive, hands-on exercise places participants in a simulated, corporate-grade network environment where cyber incidents unfold in real time...
September 13, 2026
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GPA intends to acquire energy storage systems capacity totaling 90 MW/ 360 MWh for energy-shifting and 180 MW/ 90 MWh for grid services (fast-frequency response, voltage support, etc).
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Community Engagement
The Pryor Municipal Utility Board, an Oklahoma public power utility, and the Grand River Dam Authority celebrated 75 years of public power partnership on August 26.