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Reliability

EWEB Modernizes Downtown Vaults, Shaving Traditional Costs by Two-Thirds

Over the past three years, Oregon public power utility Eugene Water and Electric Board has been upgrading the downtown underground power system by replacing six cable vaults with modernized, cost-effective infrastructure.
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Generation

Seattle City Council Approves Seattle City Light’s New Integrated Resource Plan

The Seattle City Council recently approved Seattle City Light’s new Integrated Resource Plan.
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Customer Service

South Carolina Utility Boosts Customer Confidence with Texting

In 2020, after South Carolina’s Rock Hill Utilities implemented texting, the public power utility -- whose operations include electric, water and sanitation -- saw quick results.
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Community Engagement

Holyoke Gas & Electric General Manager Elected to Serve as Chairman of MMWEC Board of Directors

Holyoke Gas & Electric General Manager James Lavelle has been elected by the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company Board of Directors to serve as its chairman. Lavelle, who has been a director on MMWEC’s board since 2004, was elected to the one-year term earlier this month at an MMWEC
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OPPD President and CEO Javier Fernandez Connects with Utility Staff Through Listening Tour

Since becoming President and CEO of Nebraska public power utility Omaha Public Power District in 2021, Javier Fernandez has been participating in a listening tour with OPPD staff, which he notes helps to creates a culture of caring and trust.
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Reliability

City Utilities of Springfield, Mo., Awarded $3 Million Grant to Strengthen Electric Grid

City Utilities of Springfield, Mo., has been awarded a $3 million grant from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to help strengthen Springfield’s electric grid.