News
Read the latest news regarding the NMPP Energy coalition of organizations.
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
NMPP Executive Director Bob Poehling in November announced the promotion of Samantha Parker and Mandy Hansen to serve in director roles for NMPP Energy, along with several other internal staffing assignments. Samantha was named as director of...
NMPP Energy recently welcomed Orianna Jia and Ian Harkin to its team to work for the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN). Orianna began her duties as a load forecast and planning analyst. A Lincoln, Neb., native, Orianna recently...
NMPP Energy will hold its annual Generation Workshop on October 31 at Farabee Mechanical in Firth, Neb. The workshop is intended for member participants of the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN) as well as personnel from non-MEAN...
Sandhills Energy co-hosted groundbreaking ceremonies with the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN) for local solar projects on Sept. 25 for the Cities of Indianola and Waverly in Iowa. The projects are among 15 solar projects being...
The Public Power Generation Agency (PPGA), which includes the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska and four other electric utilities in the region, recently completed a bond refunding on the Whelan Energy Center Unit 2 (WEC 2) project located...