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Bonds and Financing

Public Power Generation Agency Completes Bond Refunding on Nebraska Power Plant Unit

The Public Power Generation Agency (PPGA), which includes the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska and four other electric utilities, recently completed a bond refunding on the Whelan Energy Center Unit 2 (WEC 2) project located near Hastings, Neb.

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Grid Modernization

AI and Utilities

How public power utilities are making effective use of AI while managing load growth from new technologies.
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Workforce

NPPD Part of Collaboration That Receives DOE Funding for Nuclear Energy Training, Workforce Development

A $1.4 million Department of Energy grant will fund nuclear reactor safety training and workforce development in Nebraska.
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Electricity Markets

EIA Expects Wholesale Electricity Prices This Summer to be Lower than Last Year for Much of the U.S.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration on July 7 said it expects wholesale electricity prices this summer will be lower than last year for much of the country.
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Generation

Ohio Power Siting Board Approves Construction of Power Plant to Serve Load of Adjacent Data Center

The Ohio Power Siting Board in late June approved the construction of a 250-megawatt natural gas fired electric generation facility in Licking County, Ohio.
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Generation

California Governor Signs Green Hydrogen Bill Supported by CMUA Into Law

California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed into law a bill supported by the California Municipal Utility Association that expands the definition of an eligible renewable electrical generation facility under the California Renewable Portfolio Standard to include certain facilities that convert renewable hydrogen to electricity in turbines.
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Transmission

DOE Closes Loan for Up to $3.26 Billion to Finance Transmission Projects Across Texas

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) on July 8 announced it has closed a loan up to $3.26 billion to AEP Texas that will finance approximately 100 transmission projects across Texas.

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