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Nebraska Public Power District’s wholesale electric rates rank among the most affordable in the nation, the public power utility said on Sept. 9.
The U.S. Department of Energy on Sept. 9 announced an expansion of the National Community Solar Partnership.
Public power utility crews traveled to Louisiana to pre-position to help with power restoration efforts as Hurricane Francine continued on a path to the state’s coastline.
The Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority in August authorized staff to move forward with entering the Southwest Power Pool’s Generation Interconnection queue.
The American Public Power Association recently sent a letter to the leaders of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee outlining APPA’s priorities for the Water Resources Development Act conference process.
The Bureau of Land Management has approved the Greenlink West Transmission Project, which will create a system of new transmission lines and facilities crossing federal, state, Tribal and private lands from North Las Vegas to Reno, Nev., through Clark, Esmeralda, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, Storey and Washoe counties, the BLM said on Sept. 9.
A coalition of energy and former utility regulatory officials is calling for increased coordination and information sharing between market players in the electricity and natural gas industries.