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Community Engagement
How the city maintains a local “mom and pop” vibe and community connection amid growth and development.
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Reliability
This summer, Texas public power utility New Braunfels Utilities reached major milestones on two electric system projects designed to strengthen reliability and support the growing energy needs of New Braunfels, Texas.
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Lakeland Electric’s utilities director on the importance of looking out for right-sized opportunities for the community-owned utility.
Grid Modernization
Non-traditional approaches for public power in testing new programs, technologies, and business models.
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Electricity Markets
San Francisco, Calif., took a major step on July 9 as it explores public power expansion, with the Planning Commission voting unanimously to certify the final Environmental Impact Report for the city’s proposed acquisition of PG&E’s electric assets that serve San Francisco.
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Community Engagement
Drexel, Gastonia, La Grange, New Bern, Newton, and Wake Forest, North Carolina, each received $10,000 through ElectriCities’ Downtown Revitalization Grant program to help boost downtown economic development and support their revitalization goals.