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United Way of Cumberland County, N.C., announced on March 1 that North Carolina public power utility Fayetteville Public Works Commission (PWC) received the 2021 Spirit of North Carolina Award for Investment in long-term sustainable impact.
The city council of Nixa, Mo., recently voted to lower electric rates for the next few years for customers of public power utility Nixa Utilities.
The city of High Point, North Carolina, has begun using an app to track burned out streetlights
The board of Alexandria, Minnesota-based public power utility ALP Utilities recently affirmed that there would be no electric rate increase in 2022.
Black River Falls Municipal Utilities (BRFMU) finished up 2021 by giving back to the local community, the Black River Falls, Wisconsin-based public power utility recently reported.
California public power utility Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) is the first utility to receive J.D. Power’s new Certified Sustainability Leader designation.
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has been awarded a $102,000 grant through the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments (DEED) program to evaluate and report on innovative approaches to integrating dual-land use for agriculture and solar energy production.
The City of Valley Center, Kansas, recently took the next step towards possible municipalization of its electric utility through the issuance of a solicitation for a municipalization feasibility study.