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Transmission
Site preparation for construction of the new 115-kV Crosswind transmission line in Arlington, Washington State, is scheduled to begin in April 2026. The line will connect the new Crosswind substation to Snohomish County PUD’s electrical system and other substations on the grid. The double circuit
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Distributed Energy Resources
ContourGlobal on March 25 announced the installation of the last photovoltaic panel at Black Hollow Sun, marking a major milestone for the completion of the 324 MWp solar facility near Fort Collins, Colorado.
Highlights of the value the American Public Power Association brought to the national public power community in 2025.
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Generation
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Indian Energy recently announced a $50 million notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) “aimed at fostering affordable, reliable, and secure energy solutions in Indian Country.”
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Bills and Rates
The Colorado Springs, Colorado, City Council approved a decrease to electric and natural gas fuel rates, lowering the average residential customer’s monthly bill by $9.72, starting April 1, Colorado Springs Utilities recently reported. Electric cost adjustment* • Residential: –$2.10 (–1.9%) •
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Generation
The U.S. Energy Information Administration is launching three voluntary pilot field studies to evaluate energy consumption in data centers, with web-based pilot surveys in Texas and Washington state as well as in-person interviews in Northern Virginia and Washington, DC.
Contact MediaRelations@PublicPower.org for more information. Huntsville, Alabama, March 28 — Eight journeyman teams and eleven individual apprentices won awards at the American Public Power Association’s twenty-fourth annual Public Power Lineworkers...
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Workforce
Eight journeyman teams and eleven individual apprentices won awards at the American Public Power Association’s twenty-fourth annual Public Power Lineworkers Rodeo, held March 27-28, in Huntsville, Alabama.
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Transmission
Oncor and LCRA Transmission Services Corporation have filed an application to build a 765-kV transmission line from Schleicher to Bell Counties in Texas to help meet the state's current and future electric reliability needs.
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Reliability
After multiple years of focused planning, organizing, construction, commissioning, and testing, the Marquette Board of Light and Power has officially completed a second interconnection to the regional electrical transmission system, “strengthening the resilience and reliability of our local