Community Engagement
The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority recently announced that an NTUA employee has been crowned as the 2025-2026 Miss Navajo Nation.
Community Engagement
Oregon's Emerald PUD received high scores in a customer survey conducted earlier this year, the PUD recently reported.
Generation
The City Commission for the public power community Lakeland, Fla., on Sept. 2 approved a power purchase agreement with American Independent Power LLC for a 5-megawatt Liquid Nitrogen Generation Pilot Project.
Workforce
The Florida Municipal Power Agency in September kicked off its annual Behind the Switch campaign.
Generation
The Electric Power Research Institute and the Nuclear Energy Institute jointly released on Sept. 9 their updated North American Advanced Reactor Roadmap, a strategic blueprint that could enable the deployment of more than 300 gigawatts of advanced nuclear capacity. "Developed through extensive
Bonds and Financing
Illinois Municipal Electric Agency Member municipalities will see an overall savings of $33.6 million on their power bills over the next ten years, thanks to a successful bond refinancing this summer by IMEA, their wholesale electric supplier.
Electricity Markets
The Southwest Power Pool on Sept. 10 announce completion of its plan to clear the backlog of requests in the SPP generator interconnection (GI) queue.
Transmission
The House Natural Resources Committee on Sept. 10 held a hearing to discuss three bills related to reforming procedures under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Electricity Markets
Ann Arbor for Public Power will draft a ballot proposal to submit to Ann Arbor, Michigan’s November 2026 election. The coalition of local residents and groups plans to collect over 5,000 signatures once the language is approved, the group said in early September.
Bills and Rates
The House Appropriations Committee on Sept. 10 concluded a markup of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.