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Reliability
Tennessee public power utility Knoxville Public Utilities Board on Dec. 1 energized a new substation.
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Distributed Energy Resources
Public power utility and community choice aggregator green programs are included in the most recent set of rankings compiled by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Green power programs allow homes and businesses to procure green power through their electric utility or community choice
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Generation
Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would establish a 30 percent investment tax credit for hydropower environmental and safety improvements. The tax incentive is available to public power utilities through elective pay. Representatives Adrian Smith (R-NE), Suzan
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Check out this visual overview of the variety of third parties public power utilities engage for support on operations and other tasks.
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Security
The opportunities for leveraging federal funding for public power projects are numerous – as are the entities that can help.
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Grid Modernization
View this map to see how much funding states and territories have for grid resilience projects, and highlights of some of the public power projects funded through the Department of Energy.
Photos from Franklin PUD and Oconto Falls Municipal Utilities from community events
Community Engagement
How three public power providers have worked with local groups to showcase a shared commitment to the community.
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Workforce
How public power utilities have teamed up with local schools and other organizations to support a pipeline of potential talent and boost energy literacy.
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Security
Considerations and strategies for keeping formal relationships – whether with vendors or other collaborators – from going sour.
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Grid Modernization
A look at how public power providers are involved in efforts to make the electric grid more resilient and who they are working with to make the projects a reality.