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Customer Deposit Interest Rate Set for 2017

The interest rate for utility customer deposits has been set by the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce. The rate for 2017 is 0.8 percent.  State law requires that all utilities, including municipal utilities, pay a specific... Read more

New Distributed Generation Rules Coming from MPUC

Municipal electric utilities will want to pay close attention to a regulatory work group established Jan. 5 by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC). The newly-established Distributed Generation Work Group (DGWG) has been tasked... Read more

MPUC Reminds Utilities to File Service Area Changes

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has reminded all electric utilities to file changes in electric service area boundaries. The MPUC has also requested information on any service area exception agreements. Here is the official notice ,... Read more

Foreign Attempt to 'Hack' Vermont Municipal Falls Short

The American Public Power Association (APPA) Jan. 3 released information in regards to a widely-reported 'hacking' of a Vermont municipal utility. After detecting suspicious internet traffic that federal officials say has been linked to a Russian campaign tied to recent hacks, Vermont’s Burlington Electric Department acted quickly to isolate a single laptop on which the suspicious traffic was detected and reported the discovery to the federal government. The laptop was not connected to the Burlington Electric Department’s grid systems and the utility was not hacked, the Burlington Electric Department noted. Read more

SMMPA 'Graphic Novel' Wins Communications Award

ROCHESTER, MN – The American Public Power Association (APPA) selected Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA) to receive one of its Excellence in Public Power Communications Awards. The award was presented at the APPA Customer... Read more

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