From Crisis to Capacity: Partnership Strategies for the Next Transformer Surge

Distribution transformer shortages have exposed significant vulnerabilities in utility procurement strategies, forecasting practices, and domestic supply availability. Municipalities and public power utilities still face extended lead times, budget instability, and stalled infrastructure projects —...
March 30, 2026
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Navajo Nation, NTUA Leaders Make Case for Federal Support on Navajo Utility and Water Infrastructure

Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren and Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) General Manager Walter Haase recently met with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service Assistant Administrator Christopher McLean to discuss financing opportunities for critical infrastructure
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Reliability

IID, City of Coachella Form Coachella Electric Financing Authority to Support Local Energy Infrastructure Investments

The Imperial Irrigation District (IID) Board of Directors on March 17 approved a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement with the City of Coachella, California, establishing the Coachella Electric Financing Authority, a new partnership designed to support energy infrastructure investments that will strengthen electric service and accommodate continued growth in the City of Coachella.
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Distributed Energy Resources

SRP and Invenergy Announce Agreement on Solar and Storage Project

Arizona's Salt River Project and Invenergy announced an agreement to add 200 megawatts (MW) of solar energy and 200 MW of 4-hour battery storage to the Valley’s grid.
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Bonds and Financing

TDPUD Recognized for Transparent Financial Reporting for Fifth Year in a Row

California public power utility Truckee Donner Public Utility District was awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA).