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Bonds and Financing
Moody’s Ratings has upgraded California community choice aggregator Silicon Valley Clean Energy to an A3 investment-grade credit rating.
Bills and Rates
Guam’s Consolidated Commission on Utilities recently approved a resolution authorizing Guam Power Authority to petition the Guam Public Utilities Commission for a base rate adjustment.
Generation
The Kerrville Public Utility Board (KPUB) has taken a significant step forward in its power generation project, with the KPUB Board of Trustees unanimously approving two key resolutions during its March 7 special called board meeting, the Texas public power utility said.
Workforce
Salt River Project’s state-of-the-art Technology Innovation Lab in Arizona offers the public power utility’s employees a wide variety of hands on training opportunities.
Community Engagement
Customer trust in the community-owned Eugene Water & Electric Board is on the rise, according to results from EWEB’s 2024 customer survey.
Reliability
The Florida Municipal Electric Association recently partnered with host Gainesville Regional Utilities to offer an inaugural roundtable for Florida's public power vegetation management personnel.
Bonds and Financing
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.
Bills and Rates
The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors has approved a 25% reduction in summer power bills for June through September 2025, backed by an $81 million allocation to provide immediate financial relief to customers during the hottest months of the year, the California public power utility said on March 4.