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In a recent interview with APPA, Terry Wimberley, President and CEO of Tennessee’s Paris Board of Public Utilities, the public power utility for Paris, Tennessee, details the wide range of projects underway at the utility including rebuilding a substation. He also discusses how Paris BPU’s Customer Academy has proven to be an effective way to engage with its customers.
David Tichinel, Utilities Manager for the City of Clintonville, Wisconsin, recently provided details on the city’s new utility building, which houses both water and electric staff and opened in March 2025.
Southern California water leader Shivaji Deshmukh will be the next general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, following a unanimous vote by the agency’s board of directors.
The Energy Authority and Grant County Public Utility District on Oct. 16 announced a strategic partnership that will transform how Grant PUD navigates the rapidly evolving energy markets of the West.
For Hispanic Heritage Month, Julio Torrado, the Director of Human Resources and Communications at Florida public power utility KEYS Energy Services, returned to his alma mater, Key West High School, to speak with students, sharing his life story and detailing career opportunities at the utility.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on Oct. 16 announced the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office closed a $1.6 billion loan guarantee to a subsidiary of American Electric Power, which will reconductor and rebuild around 5,000 miles of transmission lines across Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, and West Virginia.
Lightshift Energy, a developer, owner and operator of battery energy storage projects across the U.S., and KeyBanc Capital Markets (KBCM), on Oct. 16 announced the close of a $75 million credit facility that will support Lightshift’s rapidly growing pipeline of energy storage projects across the East Coast.
Energy Northwest recently provided a number of key updates related to a small modular reactor project in Washington State.
The American Public Power Association on Oct. 16 sent a letter to members of House and Senate Committees related to concerns with the potential use of water supply studies in the upcoming Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026.
Wisconsin public power utility Manitowoc Public Utilities has created an Academy for its employees that focuses on succession planning and employee development. The inaugural class kicked off in early 2025 and graduated this month. This seven-session program is a combination of leadership lessons