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Energy Storage
City Utilities of Springfield, Mo., has completed construction on its Blackman battery energy storage system, the utility’s first large-scale battery project in Springfield.
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Distributed Energy Resources
ContourGlobal has executed a large-scale power purchase agreement with Tesla for Project Sterling, a hybrid solar and battery energy storage project located in Arizona’s Western Area Power Administration region, with firm transmission rights into the California ISO market.
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Security
The Federal Communications Commission on July 28 added foreign produced power inverters to its list of products that are deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the U.S. or the safety and security of U.S. persons.
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Reliability
The following is a transcript of the July 13, 2026, episode of Public Power Now. Learn more about subscribing to Public Power Now at PublicPower.org/Podcasts . Some quotes may have been edited for clarity. Paul Ciampoli Welcome to the latest episode of Public Power Now. I’m Paul Ciampoli, APPA's
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The American Public Power Association recently filed reply comments with the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Wireline Competition Bureau.
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Reliability
Arizona public power utility Salt River Project on July 30 celebrated the completion of the Gilbert Road Pipeline project -- a major infrastructure investment designed to enhance water reliability and operational flexibility throughout the Valley.
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Environment
California public power utility Truckee Donner Public Utility District is launching a community-wide water conservation campaign to help residents and businesses understand and prepare for the state’s “Making Conservation a California Way of Life” regulation, which takes effect Jan. 1, 2027. The
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Community Engagement
After more than 40 years with Benton PUD, Steve Hunter officially retired on June 30 and the PUD has named its primary operations facilities the Stephen B. Hunter Operations Center.
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Generation
A total of 36 GW of new data center capacity was added to the U.S. pipeline in Q1 2026, down 19% from Q4 2025 additions, as established developers shift attention to their existing project pipelines amid a more challenging development and regulatory environment, according to a new analysis from Wood Mackenzie.