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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration on June 26 announced how it has allocated $42.45 billion of funding to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and five territories to deploy high-speed Internet service to everyone in America.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Utah State Director Michele Weaver on March 26 announced USDA is investing $76.5 million to expand the Red Mesa Tapaha Solar Farm in Utah.
The University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Energy Transition Institute (ETI) has been awarded a grant of more than $100,000 from the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments (DEED) program to launch Project Groundwork, a research initiative that will explore electric distribution solutions to enhance grid resilience.
Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Co. (MMWEC) has won Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Development (DEED) grants totaling $148,248 from the American Public Power Association, one to help the joint action agency optimize its carbon dioxide (CO2) emission reduction strategies and the other to study the potential benefits of co-deploying undergrounding electric cables with optical fiber.
How the governing board’s role is evolving along with the industry, and how that is creating new challenges in governance.
The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Connected Communities initiative is funding up to $2 million for six pilot projects that provide STEM education and workforce development training, increase connectedness, lower energy costs, deliver environmental benefits and increase community resiliency.
Learn about the latest developments and most significant issues facing public power utilities at the federal, state and local levels, including an in-depth review of 5G. Hear how public power utilities of all sizes are successfully negotiating agreements and managing wireless attachments.
The American Public Power Association concludes our second three-part newsletter by highlighting public power systems that demonstrate a commitment to local communities, ongoing innovation, and resiliency
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After an extensive search, Tennessee public power utility Columbia Power & Water Systems recently announced the hiring of a new president and CEO, Jonathan Hardin.