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Community Engagement
Heartland Energy is helping two customers invest in the future of their communities. The cities of Aurora and Miller, South Dakota each earned $5,000 economic development grants to assist with key projects aimed at enhancing local infrastructure and driving economic growth.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Hurricane Helene heavily impacted ElectriCities member communities in western North Carolina and South Carolina and in the wake of the destruction, other ElectriCities members across North Carolina rose to the occasion and traveled to hard-hit areas to get the power back on, it said on Nov. 12.
Community Engagement
At its annual Energy Connections Conference & Trade Show in Daytona Beach, Fla., the Florida Municipal Electric Association on Nov. 12 awarded 20 Florida public power utilities with “Building Strong Communities” awards.
Bonds and Financing
The American Public Power Association on Feb. 13 said it applauds the bipartisan introduction of H.R. 1255, the Investing Our Communities Act of 2025, legislation to reinstate the ability to issue tax-exempt advance refunding bonds.
Electric Vehicles
Florida public power utility OUC has entered a partnership with XCharge North America to install XCharge NA’s Net Zero Series charger at a grid integration laboratory within the OUC Gardenia Innovation and Operations Center.
Generation
Energy Transfer LP on Feb. 10 announced that it has entered into a long-term agreement with Denver-based CloudBurst Data Centers, Inc.to provide natural gas to CloudBurst’s artificial intelligence-focused data center development in Central Texas.
Security
Fred Christie, Chief Information Officer for Maryland public power utility Easton Utilities, completed the 2024 Cohort of the US Department of Energy Operational Technology Defender Fellowship, a highly selective program sponsored by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response.
Workforce
Following a nationwide recruitment process, Platte River Power Authority recently hired Mark Weiss to serve as chief technology officer.
Customer Service
Florida public power utility JEA has launched a mobile app to provide convenience and improved service for residential and commercial customers.
Electricity Markets
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas on Feb. 13 released its 2025-2029 Capacity, Demand and Reserves report. The main purpose of the report is to provide potential future planning reserve margins expected to be available on the grid when demand is highest during the summer and winter seasons.