Workforce
Nebraska’s Custer Public Power District recently announced the appointment of Brad Noack as its new General Manager, effective January 5, 2026.
Bonds and Financing
Fitch Ratings has affirmed its rating of AA- on approximately $14.5 million in outstanding revenue bonds issued by the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC) for the MMWEC Master Sergeant Alexander Cotton Memorial Solar Project in Ludlow, MA.
Distributed Energy Resources
The Gila River Indian Community Utility Authority, an Arizona public power utility, in late September held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Olas S-thoñ solar site.
Bills and Rates
A bipartisan group of 31 senators on Nov. 14 sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., encouraging the agency to immediately release the highest amount of Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding available under the recently signed continuing resolution (CR).
Reliability
Massachusetts public power utility Rowley Municipal Lighting Plant has started preparation work on the installation of a new substation transformer.
Generation
Google will invest $40 billion in Texas that will boost cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, with the development of data center facilities, programs to strengthen energy capacity and affordability, and workforce training in the state. This is Google's largest investment in any