Agenda

 

NEBRASKA OPEN MEETINGS ACT

Nebraska Revised Statutes 84-1407 through 84-1414  https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=84-1407

 

 

Friday, August 21, 2026 beginning at 9:00 a.m.

First Floor Hearing Room

Nebraska State Office Building

301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, Nebraska

 

Although the meeting will be held in-person, any member of the public can join the meeting “virtually” via Microsoft Teams by clicking on the following link:  https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/216682167339322?p=Lf95NZKiuFXKXpg3Si or by copying it or typing it into the address line of their web browser.  The event meeting ID is 216 682 167 339 322.  The event passcode is 2Ho9Jy7G.

 

If you wish to make public comments during the meeting you will need to type your name, address, and the organization you represent (if any) in the “chat.”  The comment will be read to the Board.  If you wish to speak, type your information in the chat and click the “raise your hand” icon.  Your line will then be unmuted.

 

If you wish to listen to the meeting via telephone only, dial 1-402-257-5560.  Then enter conference ID 736 277 613#.

 

1.       Roll Call of Board members.

 

2.       Review and approval of the minutes for the June 26, 2026, meeting.*     Minutes - June 26, 2026

 

3.       Review and acceptance of the expense reports for June and July 2026.*     Budget Status June 2026.pdf

 

4.       Presentation of the 2026 statewide Load and Capability Report prepared by the Nebraska Power Association’s Joint Planning Subcommittee pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. sections 70-1024 and 70-1025(3).  Following the presentation the Board will vote on whether to accept the report.*

 

5.       Consider formal designation of the method for the Board to provide notice of the time and place of each public meeting, in accordance with the provisions of Neb. Rev. Stat. section 84-1411(1)(a).*

 

6.       Consider if the Board will pursue introduction of a bill in the 2027 legislative session to repeal the annual net metering report requirement in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 70-2005.*

 

7.       Consider approval of travel expenses for Board members to attend a conference sponsored by the Northwestern Center on Law, Business and Economics titled “Northwestern Electricity Dialogue on the West’s Evolving Energy Landscape: Where We Are, How We Got Here, and What the Next Chapter Looks Like.”  The conference will be held December 3-4 in Park City, Utah.*

 

8.       Executive Director’s report.

 

  1. Update on Southwest Power Pool activities.

 

9.       Adjourn.*

 

*  Action item.  A vote is scheduled for or possible on this agenda item.

 

Note:  This agenda is subject to revision.  Pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-1411, the Board reserves the right to amend the agenda up to 24 hours prior to the meeting.

 

NOTE:  A formal evidentiary hearing is scheduled to be heard on Complaint C-58 (Northeast Nebraska Public Power District v. Nebraska Public Power District) after the conclusion of the Board’s public meeting. The hearing is conducted in the Board’s quasi-judicial role and is therefore not part of the public meeting. Members of the public are welcome to remain on the Microsoft Teams video feed if they wish to observe the complaint proceedings.  However, no participation from the general public is permitted.