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Municipal utilities staff and community officials gathered in September in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, to celebrate the strength of public power at the 2026 WPPI Energy Annual Meeting. During the event, individuals and utilities received awards for leadership, community service and advocacy. This year’s

Vermont public power utility Burlington Electric Department recently announced plans to build a 128-kilowatt (kW) timber-frame solar parking canopy at its Pine Street office. The project, scheduled to come online in 2027, will cover BED’s 13 visitor parking spaces and is expected to produce

The Board of Water, Electric and Communications Trustees approved Muscatine Power and Water’s (MPW) 2027-2029 Strategic Plan and authorized two projects designed to strengthen system reliability, the Iowa public power utility reported on Oct. 1. MPW’s 2027–2029 Strategic Plan focuses on the services

On Sept. 30, the Bonneville Power Administration made its annual payment to the U.S. Department of the Treasury for the 43rd consecutive year, bringing cumulative payments to approximately $37.8 billion since 1984. The total payment for fiscal year 2026 was $1.2 billion. The payment was made on time

Imperial Irrigation District (IID) customers will receive an additional 4-cent-per-kilowatt-hour credit for September energy usage, which will be automatically reflected on October electric bills, the California public power utility said on Sept. 29. The credit comes as IID continues to realize

Oregon public power utilities Northern Wasco County PUD and Tillamook PUD have received Top Workplaces recognition for 2026. They were included in the Oregonian's Top Workplaces for 2026. "Public power has always been about people. That includes our customer-owners and the employees who show up for

Technology company Oracle on Oct. 2 announced a commitment to subscribe to a portion of the existing Point Beach Nuclear Plant’s electricity generation. The plant is located near the city of Two Rivers, Wisconsin. Oracle said the action is expected to save Wisconsin utility customers approximately

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently approved North American Electric Reliability Corporation Reliability Standard PRC-029-2 -- Frequency and Voltage Ride-through Requirements for Inverter-Based Resources. NERC noted that this is the latest standard to address potential electric

Arizona Public Service recently announced that it plans to continue operating the Four Corners Power Plant beyond 2031. Four Corners is a coal-fired power plant. “Arizona’s population and energy demands continue to grow, increasing the need for a balanced mix of resources that can deliver power when