Nebraska Municipal Power Pool - News

The Nebraska Municipal Power Pool is adding a security/safety audit service to its Electric Distribution Services (EDS) program to help address the growth of security threats and incidents around the country involving electric utility infrastructure.

The NMPP Energy 2021 Annual Conference will be held September 7-8 at the Marriott Cornhusker Hotel in downtown Lincoln, Neb.

The Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska Board of Directors approved adding a high-efficiency heat pump program to its suite of energy efficiency programs for local residential utility customers of long-term wholesale power participants.

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts signed into law a bill (LB 131) that includes an amendment providing $4 million for a grant program to assist municipalities that own and operate their own natural gas systems in addressing extraordinary costs due to February’s extreme weather event.

The Nebraska Municipal Power Pool recently completed its annual Typical Bill Survey for participating members and non-members.

Five NMPP Energy member utilities were among 129 utilities that earned the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices in 2020.

Five NMPP Energy member utilities were recently honored among 108 public power utilities with the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3) designation for providing reliable and safe electric service.

ACE (Public Alliance for Community Energy) recently launched its new community-focused website redesign and rebranding initiative as it prepares for the newly expanded Nebraska Choice Gas selection period that starts March 18 and runs through April 22.

The dates for the 2021 NMPP Energy Annual Conference have been set for Sept. 7-8 at the Cornhusker Marriott Hotel in downtown Lincoln, Neb.

The National Public Gas Agency (NPGA) elected officers for its board of directors for fiscal year 2021-22 at its annual meeting held Feb. 11.