Community Engagement
San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced a $55 million grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to the Port of San Francisco and San Francisco Bay Ferry to complete the nation’s first-ever high-speed zero-emission ferry network connecting critical transportation hubs.
Workforce
John Thomas, executive vice president and chief financial and strategy officer at the Tennessee Valley Authority, has announced his plans to retire on March 7, 2025, after nearly 20 years of service.
Distributed Energy Resources
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Dec. 3 announced that contracts have been executed for 23 large-scale land-based renewable energy projects that will provide more than 2.3 gigawatts of clean energy.
The following is a transcript of the Dec. 2, 2024, episode of Public Power Now. Learn more about subscribing to Public Power Now at Publicpower.org/Podcasts. Some quotes may have been edited for clarity. Paul Ciampoli Welcome to the latest episode of Public Power Now. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA’s news
Pro Engineering Consulting (PoleGuard Innovations)

2712 Loker Ave West
#1063
Carlsbad, CA 92010
United States

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Minority Owned Company
US Owned Company
Lineworker Products & Services
Corporate Associate
OSG Company Contact Name
Ramin ParsiOwner858.240.4336
OSG Company ID
83554
OSG Grant Services
Energy Storage
In a recent interview with the American Public Power Association, Mark Montgomery, executive director for Logan City Light and Power, the utility that serves the public power community of Logan, Utah, detailed the successful completion of a battery energy storage system in Logan and discussed the utility’s current generation portfolio mix and how Logan City Light and Power approaches resource planning.
Grid Modernization
The City of Toledo, Ohio’s, Department of Public Utilities is on track to complete its Advanced Metering Infrastructure project by the end of the year, the city reported on Dec. 4.
CI-Discern

3131 Cielo Grande
Atascadero, CA 93422
United States

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US Owned Company
james.ball@ci-discern.com
Cybersecurity
Corporate Associate
OSG Company Contact Name
James BallCTO571-233-6797
OSG Company ID
80875
OSG Grant Services
Grant Services
Reliability
APPA and the Large Public Power Council recently filed comments at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on FERC’s proposed rule that preliminarily finds that existing North American Electric Reliability Corporation supply chain risk management reliability standards have gaps and may be insufficient to protect against the myriad of cyber supply chain threats.
Community Engagement
​​​​​​​AMP recently welcome the Borough of Chambersburg, Pa., as the newest AMP member.