News
Read the latest news regarding the NMPP Energy coalition of organizations.
The Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska Board of Directors approved creating a new Rates and Charges Task Force at its board meeting in May in Kearney, Neb. The task force will focus on reviewing various rates and charges with a focus on how...
The Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska, in partnership with the local electric utilities it serves, will continue to provide a suite of energy efficiency programs for the 2025-26 fiscal year. The programs provide financial incentives to...
NMPP Energy recently welcomed two new team members as Aaryan Naik began his duties as Energy Resource Developer and Ivye Meyer joined the team as a Settlements Analyst. Aaryan will lead the development of new energy-generating resources through...
The ACE Board of Directors held a board meeting May 21 in Kearney, Neb. Topics discussed included a review of the 2025 Nebraska Choice Gas selection period, including selection period results and marketing activities. The selection period was...
The City Council of Minden, Neb., recently approved using their ACE distribution funds to help build a new park shelter at Chautauqua Park. Earlier this year the City of Minden received more than $6,800 from ACE’s revenue distribution program as...
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 19 in Lincoln, Neb. Through its...
NMPP Energy awarded Jeff Kohrs, General Manager of Nebraska City Utilities with the Bob Arraj Service Award at the NMPP Energy Annual Conference March 19, 2025. The award is presented annually to an official or employee who has excelled in...
NMPP Energy awarded The City of Superior, Neb., with a Project of the Year Award for its Project BOOM (Building Owner Occupied Momentum) at its Annual Conference in Lincoln, Neb., March 19. The award is presented annually to honor a project or...
The Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN) presented Doug Linton, director of utilities for the City of Fort Morgan, Colo., with its Rudy Hultgren Dedicated Service Award March 19 at the NMPP Energy Annual Conference in Lincoln, Neb. The...
NMPP Energy awarded the City of Fort Morgan, Colo., with a Project of the Year Award for its Bijou Subdivision Utility Infrastructure Project at its Annual Conference in Lincoln, Neb., March 19. The award is presented annually to honor a project...
The Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska will hold its annual series of electric utility training sessions on a variety of topics at two locations in Nebraska and two locations in Colorado in late March and April. The session dates and locations...
The Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN) Board of Directors at its board meeting in January approved an overall 9.8 percent adjustment to MEAN’s rates and charges as part of its total revenue requirement for fiscal year 2025-26 for...
Three Nebraska utilities recently joined the Nebraska Municipal Power Pool’s Mutual Aid Program. The City of Grand Island, City of Wymore and City of Beaver City all signed agreements to participate in the mutual aid program. The program, which...
The Public Alliance for Community Energy (ACE) elected Board of Director officers and at-large Executive Committee members for fiscal year 2025-26 at the ACE Board Annual Meeting held Jan. 22 in Kearney, Neb. Those re-elected as Board of...
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 2025-26 at its annual meeting, held Jan. 23...
Fitch Ratings recently affirmed the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska's (MEAN) Issuer Default Rating (IDR) and $117.2 million power supply system refunding revenue bonds at ‘A+’ with a stable outlook. The 'A+' rating reflects MEAN's very...
The National Public Gas Agency held its board meeting in mid-December at NMPP Energy. The Board received several updates, including an overview of the current natural gas market, natural gas supply and storage reports, year-end financial...
The Nebraska Liquid Asset Fund (www.nlafpool.org) was recently approved as a new Champion business of NMPP Energy. Based in Omaha, Neb., NLAF provides school districts and a range of other governmental units effective tools for meeting their...
The City of Alma, Neb., is among the latest recipients of federal grant funding by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to replace aging natural gas pipelines. The City was...
The Nebraska Municipal Power Pool Board of Directors approved the 2025-26 Legislative Guidelines at their quarterly board meeting in November. The guidelines are approved by the NMPP Board every two years and serve as a statement of legislative...
The Southwest Power Pool (SPP), responsible for coordinating electric reliability in a 14-state area in the central United States, expects to have enough generation to meet energy demand this winter. SPP conducts an assessment each year to...