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Community Engagement

BPA Ceremony Honors Achievements, Exemplary Public Service

The Bonneville Power Administration celebrated the 2026 Administrator’s Excellence Award winners during a Sept. 23 ceremony. The day honored the commendable achievements and exemplary public service of 34 individuals and four teams across 13 award categories. The Administrator's Excellence Awards

GDS Associates, Inc.

GDS Associates is a multi-service engineering and consulting firm providing services to a broad range of clients associated with electric, natural gas, and water utilities. Founded in 1986, GDS is headquartered in Marietta, Georgia, with offices in Alabama, California, Maine, New Hampshire, Texas...
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Generation

Santee Cooper 2026 Integrated Resource Plan Balances Economic Growth with Grid Reliability

The Santee Cooper Board of Directors on Sept. 29 reviewed the utility’s proposed 2026 Integrated Resource Plan, which outlines a diversified, forward looking roadmap to meet unprecedented growth in electricity demand across the state. The Board approved submitting the proposed IRP to the South
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Generation

Henry Hub Natural Gas Prices This Summer Were 6% Lower Than the Summer of 2025

The Henry Hub natural gas spot price averaged $2.93 per million British thermal units from June through August, 6% less than the same period last year, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported. Prices were lower this summer despite exceptionally hot weather that increased electricity
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Generation

MEAG Power Issues All-Source Request for Proposals

MEAG Power has issued an All-Source Request for Proposals to seek additional generation resources for its portfolio to ensure the reliable supply of electricity to its participant public power communities. MEAG Power is seeking a total of 550 MW of additional firm capacity resources, delivered in
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Why Utilities are Turning to Captive Insurance

A webinar on NYPA's experience navigating a changing insurance and risk landscape.
September 23, 2026
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Community Engagement

Hometown Connections Board Votes to Cease Regular Operations Effective October 1, 2026

The Board of Directors of Hometown Connections, Inc. (HCI), which includes representatives from its five joint action agency owners and the American Public Power Association (APPA), has voted to cease regular operations effective October 1, 2026.
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Community Engagement

Public Power Week

An annual celebration during the first full week of October where public power utilities across the U.S. help customers and stakeholders understand how they can better engage with their community-owned utility and benefit from all its offerings.
October 4 - 10, 2026
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Distributed Energy Resources

City of Cleveland Launches Two Solar Projects

The City of Cleveland Mayor's Office of Sustainability, Department of Public Utilities, and Department of Port Control in Ohio have advanced into the design stage for two new solar installations on the city-owned W. 11th Street/Spring Road Landfill and the Kolthoff Drive Landfill. The design-build
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Generation

Constellation, Amazon Announce 20-Year PPA That Will Add 190 MW of Nuclear Capacity at Plant

Constellation and Amazon on Sept. 30 announced a long-term agreement that will support the continued investment in and expansion of the Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center, Maryland's only nuclear plant. The agreement will enable more than $3 billion in Maryland infrastructure investment, including