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About the Issue Distribution transformers are essential for electric utilities to expand capacity, provide electricity to new communities, and restore service when existing infrastructure is damaged during a natural disaster. Public power utilities have low inventories of distribution transformers
July 13, 2023
At a meeting held during its annual conference in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., the Florida Municipal Electric Association on July 23 elected a new slate of officers to preside over the organization’s board of directors.
Salt River Project (crews returned to remote areas of the Navajo Nation to provide reliable electricity to 12 families in the Dilkon and Tuba City areas. This effort was part of the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority's Mutual Aid Training 2025 program, an arm of the Light Up Navajo (LUN) initiative.
In response to a recent guest column published in Florida’s Tampa Bay Times, Scott Corwin, President and CEO of the American Public Power Association, said in a Letter to the Editor that APPA strongly disagrees with the claim that “the private sector does better than the public sector” when it comes
Are your electric utility and its leaders receiving the recognition you deserve for excellence and innovative operations? APPA wants to celebrate your excellence! Winning one of our prestigious national awards elevates your organization’s credibility and positions you as a leader in the eyes of
December 16, 2024
Are your electric utility and its leaders receiving the recognition you deserve for excellence and innovative operations? APPA wants to celebrate your excellence! Winning one of our prestigious national awards elevates your organization’s credibility and positions you as a leader in the eyes of
March 11, 2017
Public power utilities in the Midwest have made significant progress in restoring power to customers in the wake of recent storms that hit the region.
The Florida Municipal Electric Association recently recognized excellence in Florida public power at an awards banquet where the winners of the FMEA Safety Awards were announced.
Twelve line workers from North Carolina’s Fayetteville Public Works Commission were scheduled to depart on June 1 to spend two weeks to help build electric infrastructure within the Navajo Nation.
For the past 35 years, APPA and our members have celebrated Public Power Week during the first full week of October. This event is a time to highlight the unique...