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Bonds and Financing
Fitch Ratings on Aug. 18 said it had upgraded certain bonds issued by the Klickitat County Public Utility District No. 1, WA (KPUD) to “A” from “A-“. Specifically, it ungraded $135.8 million electric system revenue and refunding bonds, series 2015B (taxable), series 2019A, series 2019B (taxable)
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Workforce
American Municipal Power has selected University of Toledo student Traevon Roberts as the inaugural recipient of the Kyle Andrew Krieger Memorial Scholarship.
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Electricity Markets
The application deadline for Cycle No. 1 of PJM’s reformed interconnection process will be April 27, 2026, PJM announced Aug. 22.
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Customer Service
Utilities face several challenges as they address an increasing number of outages. About 83% of major U.S. power outages between 2000 and 2021 were driven by weather-related events, according to Climate Central. As customers grapple with these rising power interruptions, 65% report that they’re frustrated with utilities’ impersonal communications. However, utilities can now address this communications challenge by taking advantage of AI. Rather than simply reacting to outages as they happen, power providers can embrace intelligent, customized, and proactive messaging that humanizes these crises for their customers.
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Generation
Aalo Atomics broke ground to start construction on Aalo-X, the first experimental extra modular nuclear reactor (XMR).
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Workforce
The Piqua Power System in Ohio recently completed its annual pole top and bucket rescue training in partnership with American Municipal Power, Inc.