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Mike Hyland
Executive Director
Northeast Public Power Association
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Mike Zenker
Managing Director
NextEra Energy Marketing

Responding to Evolving Customer Needs

Industry Spotlight
Breakout

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.

Speakers

Steve Gupman Headshot
Steve Gupman
Director of Energy Services | Caterpillar Inc.
Dean Musser Headshot
Dean Musser
Senior Strategy Manager | Caterpillar
Scott Noyes Headshot
Scott Noyes
Senior Strategy Manager | Milton Cat
Michael Schmitt Headshot
Michael Schmitt
Operations Manager | Hull Municipal Light Plant
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 Headshot
Michael Avanzi
General Manager
Kaukauna Utilities, Wisconsin
Jacob Williams Headshot
Jacob Williams
General Manager & CEO
Florida Municipal Power Agency
Laura Ayala
Laura Ayala
New Braunfels Utilities, Texas
Board Relations Coordinator
Kristen Cullen
Vice President of Global Policy and Public Affairs
Commonwealth Fusion Systems
McKee, Tom
Tom McKee
Electric Utility Director
City of Cartersville, Georgia
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