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Generation

Energy Department Announces $175 Million to Modernize Coal Plants

The U.S. Department of Energy on Feb. 11 announced $175 million in funding for six projects to modernize, retrofit, and extend the useful life of coal-fired power plants that serve rural and remote communities across the United States.
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Bills and Rates

Cost of Service in Practice: From Analysis to Rate Design

Part three of the three-part Utility Finance Toolkit series. Explore how utilities are updating rate design in response to decarbonization, new technologies, and shifting customer needs. Learn the strategies shaping future pricing and how innovative rate structures can support fairness and financial
August 18 - 20, 2026
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Bills and Rates

Strategic Rate Design for a Dynamic Industry

Part two of the three-part Utility Finance Toolkit series. Explore how utilities are updating rate design in response to decarbonization, new technologies, and shifting customer needs. Learn the strategies shaping future pricing and how innovative rate structures can support fairness and financial
July 21 - 22, 2026
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Bills and Rates

Foundations of Utility Financial Planning

Part one of the three-part Utility Finance Toolkit series. Get a clear introduction to the financial planning principles that support utility stability, effective rate design, and long term fiscal health. Learn the core metrics and revenue requirements that reveal your utility’s financial
June 9 - 10, 2026
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Former Arizona Municipal Power Users’ Association Executive Secretary and General Counsel Michael Curtis Passes Away

Michael Curtis, who served for many years as Executive Secretary and later General Counsel to the Arizona Municipal Power Users’ Association and was active nationally with the American Public Power Association, passed away in late January.
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Generation

TVA Board Votes to Take Steps Toward Continued Operation of Fossil Plants Beyond Previously Scheduled Retirement Dates

The Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors on Feb. 11 voted to take steps toward continued operation of the Kingston and Cumberland Fossil Plants beyond previously scheduled retirement dates.