Grant County PUD Commissioners recently heard details related to the PUD researching natural gas power plants near the county’s major load centers -- areas of high energy demand, such as the wheeler corridor in Moses Lake and, potentially, Quincy.

The City of Gardner, Kansas, is making a significant investment in its future with the construction of a new utilities building that will bring all divisions of the Utilities Department under one roof, the Kansas Municipal Energy Agency/Kansas Municipal Gas Agency Q1 2026 Power Factor newsletter reports.

Noting that public power utilities have an “ethic of demonstrated innovation in their communities,” Scott Corwin, President and CEO of the American Public Power Association, recently detailed a wide range of cutting-edge projects that public power utilities are pursuing including the development of advanced nuclear generation and the exploration of emerging non-lithium ion long duration energy storage technologies.

A proposed power line expansion from North Dakota to central Minnesota “will maintain a reliable electric grid by meeting the region’s growing electricity needs and continuing to improve reliability and save energy users’ money by accessing low-cost power,” South Dakota-based Missouri River Energy

The California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA) on Jan. 15 announced the launch of “Public Power. Public Water. Public Good.” -- a new campaign to educate legislators, regulators, journalists, and the general public about the value and public benefits of community-owned, not-for-profit power and water utilities in California.