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Read the latest news regarding the NMPP Energy coalition of organizations.
The Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN) elected officers for its board of directors for fiscal year 2022-23 at its annual meeting, held virtually, on Jan. 20. Those re-elected to one-year terms as officers of the MEAN board of directors...
The Public Alliance for Community Energy (ACE) elected Board of Director officers and at-large Executive Committee members for fiscal year 2022-23 at the ACE board annual meeting held virtually Jan 19. Those re-elected as Board of Director...
Utility leaders and city officials from the region will gather as NMPP Energy holds its Annual Conference March 22-24 at the Cornhusker Marriott Hotel in downtown Lincoln, Neb. The keynote speaker will be Mark Nutsch, a former Green Beret...
The 2022 Nebraska Choice Gas selection period will run from April 1-21, which is shorter than last year’s five-week selection period. ACE (Public Alliance for Community Energy) staff will be gearing up for the selection period in the coming...
At the ACE Board of Directors meeting held in November, the Board elected Kellie Crowell of Ravenna, Neb., to the Executive Committee, filling a vacant position. The Executive Committee can exercise the power and authority of the Board during...
Three electric utilities recently came together through a work-sharing arrangement to work on an electric distribution line rebuild for the Village of Callaway, Neb. The Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN) helped to facilitate and...
The Nebraska Municipal Power Pool board of directors at their November quarterly meeting approved its Legislative Guidelines for 2022. The guidelines are available here. The guidelines serve as a statement of legislative policy accepted by the...
Fitch Ratings recently affirmed the ‘A-‘ Issuer Default Rating and the ‘A-‘ bond rating on the approximate $475 million revenue and revenue refunding bonds issued by the Public Power Generation Agency (PPGA). The rating outlook is stable. Click...
Natural gas prices in the U.S. have been on the rise over the past year and are expected to continue climbing into the winter. The spot price at Henry Hub in September averaged $5.16 per million British thermal units (MMBtu), which is up from...
NMPP Energy recently developed a real-time alerts status emergency communication notification system for members of the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN) and National Public Gas Agency (NPGA). NMPP Energy Alerts, developed in-house by...
NMPP Energy will hold its second round of utility training sessions Nov. 8-10. The locations and dates include: Sidney, Neb. (Nov. 8) Hillside Golf Course Broken Bow, Neb., (Nov. 9) Tumbleweed Restaurant Lincoln, Neb., (Nov. 10) Southeast...
The Nebraska Municipal Power Pool Board of Directors approved Piper Sandler & Co. as a new champion business during its board meeting in September. Piper Sandler is a full-service investment bank providing underwriting, private placement and...
The City of Fort Morgan, Colo., is holding its annual free barbeque for its customers to celebrate their Utilities Week. The event will be held the same week as the country's public electric and natural gas utilities celebrate Public Power and...
The City of Nebraska City will celebrate Public Power and Public Natural Gas Week by providing refreshments in the City office during the week of Oct. 3-9. Nebraska City Mayor Bryan Bequette proclaimed the two observances during the Sept. 20...
Support for downtown development and efforts to create new housing in the city of Crete (pop. 7,247) have led to recognition from the State of Nebraska. The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) this week announced Crete’s...
NMPP Energy will host its annual Generation Workshop on Oct. 27-28 at the Younes Conference Center in Kearney, Neb. The workshop is intended for member participants of the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska and Nebraska Municipal Power Pool as...
The City of Fort Morgan, Colo., Natural Gas Department recently won an award from the American Public Gas Association (APGA) for 10 years of continuous workplace safety. The award is based on the number of recordable injuries in man-hours worked...
National Public Power Week and Public Natural Gas Week will be celebrated by municipal utilities across the U.S. Oct. 3-9. This is an opportunity for public utilities to share benefits of their public power and natural gas systems. For...
The Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN) has issued Addendum 4 to the Request for Proposals for participant community solar PV installations. This addendum includes an electronic link to access a virtual public bid opening. The project is...
The Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN) has issued Addendum 3 to the Request for Proposals for participant community solar PV installations. The project is an effort by MEAN to bring economically priced solar energy to interested MEAN...
The Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN) has issued Addendum 2 to the Request for Proposals for participant community solar PV installations. The project is an effort by MEAN to bring economically priced solar energy to interested MEAN...