News
Read the latest news regarding the NMPP Energy coalition of organizations.
NMPP Energy awarded the City of Denver, Iowa, with a Project of the Year Award for its Underground Electric Distribution System Conversion Project at its Annual Conference in Lincoln, Neb., March 18. The award is presented annually to honor a...
NMPP Energy awarded Ryan Hurst, Utility General Manager of the City of Wahoo, Neb., Utilities with the Bob Arraj Service Award at the NMPP Energy Annual Conference March 18, 2026. The award is presented annually to an official or employee who...
LINCOLN, Neb. – ACE (Public Alliance for Community Energy), the community-owned natural gas commodity supplier, presented Project of the Year awards to three of its member communities at the NMPP Energy Annual Conference March 18 in Lincoln, Neb...
The Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN) presented Kirby Bridge, electric superintendent for the City of Alliance, Neb., with its Rudy Hultgren Dedicated Service Award March 18 at the NMPP Energy Annual Conference in Lincoln, Neb. The...
ACE, the Public Alliance for Community Energy, recently distributed $400,000 to its 75 member communities through its revenue return program. Through the program, the ACE board of directors may vote to return revenue to its member communities...
The Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska is holding a free Line Clearance Tree Pruning Training on April 9 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Pierce, Neb., Fire Hall. The training session will include classroom training and field work and is geared...
Winter Storm Fern posed significant challenges to electric reliability across much of the country in late January, including Southwest Power Pool’s (SPP) 14-state regional footprint. Demonstrating the value of regional coordination, SPP and its...
The National Public Gas Agency elected officers for its board of directors for fiscal year 2026-27 at its Board of Directors annual meeting on Feb. 5. Those elected to one-year terms as officers beginning April 1 were: Chris Anderson, city...
The Public Alliance for Community Energy (ACE) elected Board of Director officers and at-large Executive Committee members for fiscal year 2026-27 at the ACE Board Annual Meeting held in January in Kearney, Neb. Those re-elected as Board of...
The Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN) Board of Directors at its board meeting in January approved an overall 3 percent adjustment to MEAN’s rates and charges as part of its total revenue requirement for fiscal year 2026-27 for wholesale...
NMPP Energy in January welcomed James Cover to its team as an application and systems development administrator. His role will include building and maintaining web, mobile, and internal applications that integrate organizational data and...
The Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN), the wholesale power supply organization of NMPP Energy, elected officers and Executive Committee members for its Board of Directors for fiscal year 2026-27 at its annual meeting, held Jan. 21...
The Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska will hold a virtual public Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) Scenario Workshop on Feb. 10 at 9 a.m. CST. Input from the workshop will be used to shape assumptions, directional relationships and scenario...
The annual Nebraska Choice Gas selection dates have been set for April 2-22 for the Nebraska Choice Gas program. During the three-week selection period, Nebraskans in the Choice Gas program will have the opportunity to choose their natural gas...
The last phase of local community solar projects facilitated by the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN) in a collaborative effort with Omaha, Neb.-based Sandhills Energy went online in December. As part of the activities, ribbon cutting...
The Nebraska Municipal Power Pool board of directors at their November meeting approved its Legislative Guidelines for 2026. The guidelines serve as a statement of legislative policy accepted by the NMPP Board on behalf of the NMPP membership...
The National Public Gas Agency Board of Directors held their quarterly board meeting in December at NMPP Energy. The board received several updates, including: Industry and Pipeline Updates NPGA staff shared information from attending several...
Each year, the NMPP Energy organizations honor outstanding municipal projects and individuals with awards at NMPP Energy's Annual Conference in March. It’s an opportunity to recognize a few of the many positive projects and dedicated people...
The Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska is beginning its process in developing its Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). An update of the multi-year process was provided at the MEAN Power Supply Committee and Board of Directors meeting in November...
The Nebraska Energy Efficiency Partners (NEEP) group held their annual meeting in October at NMPP Energy. The group includes utility representatives from Nebraska Public Power District, Omaha Public Power District, Lincoln Electric System...
The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) in October announced the recertification of the City of Central City, Neb., (pop. 3,035) in the Leadership Certified Community program. The designation recognizes the community’s efforts in...