Pillen celebrates law boosting private energy help in public power state, pushes for more AI growth

By: Erin Bamer

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: June 2, 2026

Words: 499

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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LINCOLN — As demand for electricity grows across Nebraska, Gov. Jim Pillen expressed his preference for establishing public-private partnerships to shoulder some of the cost burdens of new infrastructure.

Pillen ceremonially signed Legislative Bill 1261 Tuesday alongside state lawmakers, public power representatives and other stakeholders. The bill alters the authority of public power districts to allow private companies to build energy infrastructure, like power plants, without the risk of having a public power board take …

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