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Transmission
Construction on Nebraska Public Power District’s (NPPD) Norfolk-Stanton North transmission line is complete, NPPD said on Jan. 6.
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Electricity Markets
The New York State Energy Planning Board in December voted unanimously to approve a State Energy Plan. The Plan includes recommendations, which are based on findings from more than a year-long assessment of current systems and future energy needs through 2040, that will guide the dtate’s energy-related decision making.
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Grid Modernization
EPB of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Vanderbilt University in December announced plans to establish the Institute for Quantum Innovation, further positioning Chattanooga -- and Tennessee -- as a national hub for advancing quantum science and technology.
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Environment
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule in December extending compliance deadlines in the 2024 Effluent Limitations Guidelines (ELGs) for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category rule.
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Generation
The New York Power Authority on Jan. 7 announced a robust response to solicitations issued in October 2025 seeking potential host communities and development partners as part of an initiative to develop advanced nuclear power.
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Community Engagement
In an interview with APPA, David Reyes, General Manager of Pasadena Water and Power in California, provides details on the installation of a utility scale battery energy storage system and discusses the utility’s community engagement efforts including an interactive community open house held by PWP.
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Generation
Illinois utility Commonwealth Edison recently announced the first set of new Transmission Security Agreements (TSAs) “designed to protect customers and ensure fairness in the cost of connecting and providing transmission service to new large loads requesting service from the grid.”
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Customer Service
Public power utilities across the U.S. earned high marks in the latest J.D. Power rankings for residential customer electric service.