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Crystal Kemp
Chief Marketing Officer
Conway Corp
Cara Erwin
Director, Communications and Community Relations
City Utilities of Springfield
Barry Tupper
General Manager
Holden Municipal Light Department
Mike Hyland
Executive Director
Northeast Public Power Association
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Mike Zenker
Managing Director
NextEra Energy Marketing, LLC

Responding to Evolving Customer Needs

Industry Spotlight
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Across the country, communities are pushing for cleaner energy, greater transparency, and more resilient local power systems. In response, public power utilities are rethinking how they generate, procure, and manage power – and how they connect with customers. As public expectations evolve, utilities are being guided by the people they serve to adopt new technologies, pursue carbon reduction strategies, and modernize their operations. Learn what strategies utilities are using to achieve these goals and what factors influence the decision toward certain pathways.

Why New Technologies Should be a Key Focus for Public Power
Mar 6th, 2026
Longtime public power industry expert and former APPA Board Chair Phyllis Currie writes that public power companies facing the challenge to meet rapidly growing capacity demand should consider new power generation technology options and study actual deplo
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Michael Avanzi
General Manager
Kaukauna Utilities, Wisconsin
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Jacob Williams
General Manager & CEO
Florida Municipal Power Agency
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