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// LES offers ways to save energy, money during summer heat
High temperatures can lead to higher energy usage and bills as people try to stay cool. Below are some low-cost and no-cost tips to save energy and money while staying cool during the hot summer weather.
// LES Administrative Board approves mid-year budget amendment, rate adjustment
The Lincoln Electric System Administrative Board approved a resolution to amend the 2025 LES Budget and implement a 4% systemwide rate adjustment to fund additional generation for the utility.
// LES proposes mid-year budget amendment, rate adjustment

LINCOLN — The Lincoln Electric System Administrative Board’s Finance Committee will propose a resolution to amend the 2025 LES Budget at the May 16 LES Administrative Board meeting. The resolution will also recommend a 4% rate increase to fund the additional generation.

LES’ regional transmission organization is the Southwest Power Pool, or SPP. SPP has developed new resource adequacy regulations that outline heightened generation requirements for utilities designed to help ensure system reliability. To avoid...

// LES to hold public meeting on resource adequacy
Lincoln Electric System is holding a public meeting to inform customers of the utility’s resource adequacy efforts. The meeting will occur on Thursday, May 8, 6-7 p.m. online via Microsoft Teams and in person at the Kevin Wailes Operations Center, 9445 Rokeby Road in Lincoln.
// LES finishes work on South 56th Street project
Lincoln Electric System has announced that the utility has completed its South 56th Street Reliability Project. After nearly two years, construction on the multi-phase project along 56th Street, from Everett Street to Elkcrest Drive, finished last week.
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Environmental Protection Agency approval for <50 PPM PCB remediation waste disposal

American Public Power Association member utilities, including Lincoln Electric System, received approval from the Environmental Protection Agency in September 2017 to dispose of polychlorinated biphenyl remediation waste generated at secure utility assets with as-found PCB concentrations less than 50 parts per million pursuant to 40 CFR 761.61(c). Links below have disposal location information.

The approval allows the disposal of PCB remediation waste with as-found concentrations of <50 ppm PCBs in non-TSCA approved landfill facilities, including municipal solid waste landfills as defined by Condition 9 of the approval as stated:

"Under these Approvals, PCB Remediation Wastes with as-found concentrations of <50 ppm PCB may be disposed of in any of the following facilities subject to state and local regulations regarding such disposal:

  1. Facilities permitted, licensed, or registered by a state to manage municipal solid waste subject to 40 CFR Part 258
  2. Facilities permitted, licensed, or registered by a state to manage non-municipal non-hazardous waste subject to 40 CFR section 257.5-.257.30, as applicable, with the exception of any such unit that manages liquid wastes including pits, ponds, and lagoons;
  3. Hazardous waste landfills permitted by EPA under section 3004 of RCRA, or by a state authorized under section 3006 of RCRA.”

Environmental Protection Agency risk-based PCB disposal notification (Feb. 6, 2018)

Environmental Protection Agency approval to LES to dispose of PCB remediation waste (Sept. 28, 2017)

APPA Risk-Based Disposal Approval Notification (Oct. 23, 2024)