Community Engagement
A map of different communities who are currently or have recently explored the public power option and what inspired them to take a look at local ownership.
The Maine Legislature’s Energy, Utilities, and Technology Committee on June 1 voted to advance a bill that would create a consumer-owned utility in the state called Pine Tree Power.
What’s behind trends in people turning attention to smaller cities and towns, and what that might mean for public power.
Community Engagement
Washington D.C., March 24, 2021— Heartland Consumers Power District earned a 2021 Award of Continued Excellence (ACE) today from the American Public Power Association’s Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments...
Community Engagement
Vaccines have put us on the road to moving past the coronavirus pandemic. APPA's President and CEO, Joy Ditto, talks about her recent COVID-19 vaccination experience and how we've come...
[Submiitted by City Utilities of Springfield] City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri has launched a new group called SWAG – Strong Women Achieving Goals. The mission of this group is to energize, empower, and enrich women to better their personal and professional lives. This will be done by
Across the country, a new generation of female engineers is making its mark at public power utilities. For many, their path to engineering began at a young age, with their interest sparked by a math teacher in high school, a high school introduction to engineering course or discovering a love for fixing things.
Jolene Thompson recently detailed her goals as President and CEO of American Municipal Power (AMP), how AMP and its members have successfully responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and what she is focused on in terms of her responsibilities as chair of the American Public Power Association’s Board of Directors.
The board of directors of Florida public power utility JEA on Nov. 2 selected Jay Stowe to be the utility’s new managing director and CEO. Contract negotiations between Stowe and JEA will now start.
Voters in the Minnesota cities of Princeton and Shakopee this month rejected proposals that would have abolished public utility commissions in the cities.