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2026 Virtual Courses & Events
 | Why Utilities are Turning to Captive Insurance: Hear About NYPA's ExperienceFREE!August 11 | 3 – 4 pm ET Explore how public power utilities are responding to a volatile insurance landscape by leveraging captive insurance to stabilize costs, manage risk, and strengthen long-term risk financing strategies. |
 | Cost of Service in Practice: From Analysis to Rate DesignAugust 18 – 20 | Noon – 3 pm ET This interactive workshop takes you through the full cost of service analysis process and shows you how to apply the results to develop fair, effective rate structures. Learn how to allocate revenue requirements, interpret study results, and design rates that balance financial sustainability with customer equity. Hands on exercises and real utility case studies help you use cost of service data to support long term system planning and overall financial health. Sign up for this course or for the three-part Utility Finance Toolkit for a discounted rate. |
 | Strategies for Successfully Implementing Sandboxes, Pilots, and Demonstrations so that they ScaleFREE!August 21 | 2 – 3:15 pm ET As part of the Sandbox Series, this session will provide more detailed information on establishing eligibility, program scoping, evaluation and reporting, exit strategies/scaling, and communicating successes for pilot projects. |
 | From Storm Response to System Resilience: How Littleton Electric Improved Reliability with Hendrix Spacer Cable FREE!PublicPowerX (Sponsored) Webinar Learn how Littleton Electric Light and Water Departments evaluated storm-related distribution system vulnerabilities after the 2008 Northeast ice storm and built a long-term reliability strategy around targeted system hardening with Marmon Utility. |
 | Strategic Leadership in Action: Driving Vision and ResultsSeptember 9 – 30 | Noon – 2 pm ET This four-part webinar series builds essential leadership skills —Advance your ability to influence, spark collaboration, encourage problem solving, and lead through change.
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 | Advanced T&D Technologies - Understanding the Landscape & Sharing ExperiencesFREE!September 25 | 2 – 3:15 pm ET As part of the Sandbox Series, this session will provide information on the landscape of current innovative technologies to support utility staff education. Facilitate peer learning and contribute to an evidence bank for such technologies by hearing about successful trials and lessons learned at peer utilities. |
 | Underground Distribution Systems: Virtual SeriesSeptember 29 – November 19 | Noon – 4 pm ET This 2-part virtual series features in-depth courses on Underground Distribution Systems. Learn all about the effective planning, design, installation, operation and maintenance and review critical factors involved in the conversion of overhead systems to underground. Discuss how to improve your utility’s policies, standards and practices and hear about emerging industry trends. Sign up for courses individually or together for a discounted, bundled rate:
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 | Accounting Fundamentals: Three-Part Virtual SeriesSeptember 29 – November 12 | Noon – 3 pm ET Learn more about the electric utility business, understand the foundations of public utility accounting, review how to coordinate operations and finance processes to accurately account for projects, and examine the more complicated aspects of accounting theory and practice in these popular-and practical-courses that will help you in your day-to-day work. Learn about industry trends, new accounting standards, and strategies for ensuring future financial success. Sign up for parts individually or for the three-part series for a discounted, bundled rate:
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 | Cybersecurity for Non-Cyber People: What Every Utility Employee Needs to Know FREE!October 8 | 2 – 4 pm ET Understand how cyber attacks happen, why non‑security employees are often targeted, and how you can recognize warning signs and respond with confidence. |
 | Electric Utilities 101: Two-Part Virtual SeriesOctober 20 – 22 | Noon – 3 pm ET This course offers an accessible, high level introduction to how the electric power system works, guiding participants through a non technical look at generation, transmission, and distribution to show how electricity moves from power plants to customers and how utilities maintain safe, reliable service. It also examines the forces reshaping the industry—from renewable energy and electrification to customer expectations and grid modernization—leaving participants with a practical foundation in key utility concepts, terminology, and the structure and challenges of today’s electric power sector. |
 | Securing Funding and Maximizing ROI for Advanced T&D TechnologiesFREE!October 23 | 2 – 3:15 pm ET This installment of the Sandbox Series will review tactics to overcome significant concerns over funding innovation programs, such as mitigating upfront costs, identifying funding streams and diverse funding mechanisms, and practices for identifying and highlighting ROI (for both demonstration-scale and full-scale projects). |
 | Large Load Planning & Strategy Virtual SummitNovember 3 – 5 | 1 – 4:30 pm ET Large-load demand is reshaping the utility landscape. The Large Load Planning & Strategy Virtual Summit 2026 brings together public power leaders and experts for three days of focused learning on how to assess opportunities, manage risk, and respond strategically — while safeguarding reliability, affordability, and community outcomes. |
| Developing Authentic Leadership: Skills for Leading through ChangeNovember 19; December 3, 10 | Noon – 1:30 pm ET This three-part series highlights key leadership capabilities necessary for leading in this time of significant disruption. With so much uncertainty in many aspects of work and life these days, being able to lead with authenticity, growth mindset, and appreciation are essential. Each session offers insights, frameworks, and ideas, as well as interactive discussions and exercises, that empower leaders with a toolkit for being able to inspire their teams and they navigate change.
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 | Peer & Expert Coaching on Participant Questions, Follow-Ups, & Additional TopicsFREE!November 20 | 2 – 3:15 pm ET As the final installment of the Sandbox Series, this webinar will respond to additional needs from participants and address any outstanding questions and topics from the Sandbox Series. Participants will provide questions in advance for SMEs that will lead small group discussions and provide peer and expert coaching. |
On-Demand Learning Resources
Hear from industry experts and grow your knowledge at a pace that works for you. Check out our library of all on-demand webinars and courses. Each purchase includes access to the recording(s), as well as copies of the presentations or study guides.
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 | Public Power 101 is an on-demand course – offered free to APPA members – designed to give you a deeper understanding of the electric utility landscape, where public power fits in, the unique benefits of the public power business model, and an overview of the different governance structures. Learn about the three main types of utility ownership, their defining characteristics, and market share. Hear about public power’s unique attributes, benefits, and the importance of communicating these to customers and stakeholders. |
 | The Public Power Governance Essentials on-demand series offers a convenient way to get up-to-speed on the nuts and bolts of governance requirements, such as complying with charters and bylaws, reporting conflicts of interest, understanding duties and legal obligations, and facilitating an effective board meeting. Review other keys to governance success, including how to communicate effectively, meaningfully monitor performance, foster accountability, and much more. Fifteen learning modules (typically 12-25 minutes each) are specially designed to help you build the skills necessary to become a productive board member that contributes to the long-term success of your organization. |
 | The Advanced Key Accounts Certificate Program is your path to take your key accounts program to the next level. Fast-track your way to certification by joining a cohort group that will work through the new on-demand Advanced Key Accounts Certificate Program curriculum together over five weeks. Added benefits include: one-on-one conversations with the instructor to reinforce and workshop concepts, new tips and tools to apply immediately. |
