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Griffin Power’s electric director on the importance of fostering talent in the workplace and building a collaborative environment.
Community Engagement
APPA President and CEO Joy Ditto relates her recent visit to the Navajo Nation for Light Up Navajo III, where she witnessed families getting electricity to their homesteads for the...
Work got underway this week on Light Up Navajo III (LUN III), a joint effort between the American Public Power Association (APPA) and the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) to extend electricity to Navajo homes.
February marks Black History Month. The American Public Power Association pays tribute to the Black American leaders who, over a half-century ago, sought to establish the Utilities Board of Tuskegee (UBT).
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Resources to help public power develop a wildfire mitigation plan.
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 office of California Governor Gavin Newsom has released its strategy for achieving the states’ ambitious zero emission vehicle emission goals.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
This document outlines an improved mechanism for weather forecasting for critical/disaster situations that might be harmful to public power maintenance, grid viability, and consumer energy needs. The brief document describes...
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
This report is meant to encourage utilities and regulators to contemplate how they can reconsider load shed protocols and practices to be better prepared for changing weather patterns. The report...
Community Engagement
The reasons communities explore the public power or the municipalization option vary from year to year and from community to community. Ultimately, it's about having local control over a community's...