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Electric Vehicles
The City of Ukiah, Calif., a public power community, has begun construction on its Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station Project.
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Bonds and Financing
Fitch Ratings assigned the Indiana Municipal Power Agency's approximately $427 million power supply system refunding revenue bonds, 2026 series A an “A+” rating.
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Transmission
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity on July 9 released a draft of the 2026 National Transmission Needs Study for a 60-day public comment period.
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Community Engagement
Drexel, Gastonia, La Grange, New Bern, Newton, and Wake Forest, North Carolina, each received $10,000 through ElectriCities’ Downtown Revitalization Grant program to help boost downtown economic development and support their revitalization goals.
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Electricity Markets
San Francisco, Calif., took a major step on July 9 as it explores public power expansion, with the Planning Commission voting unanimously to certify the final Environmental Impact Report for the city’s proposed acquisition of PG&E’s electric assets that serve San Francisco.
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Reliability
This summer, Texas public power utility New Braunfels Utilities reached major milestones on two electric system projects designed to strengthen reliability and support the growing energy needs of New Braunfels, Texas.
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Community Engagement
How the city maintains a local “mom and pop” vibe and community connection amid growth and development.
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Reliability
The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors has approved a major overhaul of El Centro Generating Station Unit 4, a critical local power resource that helps support reliable electric service across IID’s service area, the California public power utility said on July 9.
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Generation
Kodiak Gas Services and Baker Hughes on July 8 announced a multi-year strategic agreement under which Baker Hughes will provide power generation solutions to support Kodiak’s expanding energy infrastructure initiatives.
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Electric Vehicles
Washington State’s Grant PUD has received $250,000 in grants from the state departments of Ecology and Commerce to help fund both public-facing and Grant PUD fleet-only chargers.