Our new President and CEO, Joy Ditto, weighs in on the fresh perspective she's bringing back to public power after heading another association for four years.
An overview of how public power can take advantage of billions of dollars in funding for grid improvements, cybersecurity, and customer assistance.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Desmarie Waterhouse, the American Public Power Association’s Vice President, Government Relations & Counsel, and other APPA government relations staff on June 8 provided a detailed overview of public power’s legislative priorities including assistance for utilities related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Tennessee Valley Authority began allowing the local utilities it serves to generate up to 5% of energy from distributed resources, and public power utilities weigh in on what this new flexibility means for their customers.
Community Engagement
Safety for employees at Missouri public power utility Marshall Municipal Utilities “is something we stress day in and day out” and being able to sustain a strong safety record has been achieved thanks to the dedication of its employees, as well as support from the utility’s Board of Public Works, said Jeff Bergstrom, General Manager for the utility, in a recent Q&A with Public Power Current.
Generation
The founding of the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority and how its founding vision to have the utility serve the Navajo Nation continues today.
Key factors to consider as public power utilities look to benefit from a suite of federal funding opportunities through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Electricity Markets
Brian Taylor, General Manager for Tennessee public power utility CDE Lightband, and Lance Haynie, Government Affairs Director for the City of Santa Clara, Utah, on June 10 provided a variety of examples of how artificial intelligence can be utilized by public power utilities and public power cities.
Electricity Markets
The White House Council on Environmental Quality on April 30 finalized a rule to reform, simplify, and modernize the federal environmental review process under the National Environmental Policy Act.
In a recent interview with APPA, Travis Hunter, chief generation and transmission officer for the Platte River Power Authority, provided details on Platte River Power Authority substation and generation projects, as well as discussed his role and responsibilities as chief generation and transmission officer.