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Bonds and Financing
Within a four-month period, California's Vernon Public Utilities received a second upgraded rating from an accredited financial institution -- this time from Standards and Poor Global, which gave an “A Rating” and “Stable Outlook” to VPU.
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Security
The American Public Power Association has received Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Program funding that will help APPA members assess and improve incident response capabilities.
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Environment
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe recently signed SB 953 into law, which includes several Missouri Public Utility Alliance legislative priorities that MPUA worked on throughout this year's legislative session.
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Reliability
Arizona public power utility Page Utility Enterprises is building a new 15 MVA transformer designed to enhance grid reliability and accommodate load growth that is scheduled for completion in November 2026. PUE general manager Bryan Hill noted that the new transformer will be replacing a unit that
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Reliability
Emerald PUD crews have been busy this year completing and advancing several projects to improve reliability and support growing energy needs across its system, the Oregon PUD reported on July 6.
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Reliability
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Laboratory of the Rockies have signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a strategic partnership to advance research and technical collaboration in support of the reliability and resilience of the North American bulk power system.
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Generation
To support a data center project in Georgia, OpenAI is contracting with Georgia Power for 3.2 gigawatts of power which will be delivered in phases between 2028 and 2032.
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Reliability
Arizona public power utility Salt River Project delivered a record amount of energy to customers on Friday, July 24, keeping customers in power on the hottest day of the year so far.
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Bonds and Financing
The Long Island Power Authority on July 27 announced that Moody’s Ratings upgraded its ratings outlook from stable to positive.