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Chelan PUD Re-Energizes Fire-Hardened Transmission Line

Washington State’s Chelan PUD has re-energized a high-voltage transmission line rebuilt in fire-resistant steel for better reliability in the Chelan Valley.
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What Does Electricity Have to do with Equity?

A run down of steps utilities can take to ensure their community members have equal access to the same reliability and quality electricity.
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Equity’s on the Federal Agenda – What That Means for Public Power

How President Biden’s Executive Orders on equity are being handled by federal agencies – and how these actions could affect public power projects in the future.
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Community Decisions: How Public Power Meaningfully Engages Local Stakeholders

How public power utilities are adapting their outreach and other approaches to involve a variety of stakeholders in utility decisions and projects.
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U.S. Power Sector’s Use Of Water Continued Downward Trend

The U.S. electric power sector’s cooling water withdrawals fell 10.5% from 53.1 trillion gallons in 2019 to 47.5 trillion gallons in 2020, continuing the downward trend in withdrawals, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported on Dec.17.
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OUC Board Of Commissioners Approves Retirement Of Coal-Fired Unit

The Board of Commissioners for Florida public power utility Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) on Dec. 14 formally approved the retirement of Stanton Energy Center’s (SEC) Unit 1 by no later than 2025 and the conversion of SEC’s Unit 2 to natural gas by no later than 2027.