Customer Service
For water and electric utilities, it is critical to communicate with customers about potential leaks, rate changes and outages. Speed and clarity are essential to ensuring water is not wasted and customers know about outages. This boosts customer satisfaction. The use of texting by the City of Bryan, Texas, and Bryan Texas Utilities has yielded a wide range of benefits.
Generation
The Tennessee Valley Authority has named Matt Rasmussen as its new Chief Nuclear Officer, succeeding Tim Rausch, who is retiring after a distinguished 40-year career in the nuclear industry.
Bonds and Financing
Guidance relating to the Tax Code section 45U existing nuclear tax credit and to Tax Code sections 7701(a)(51) and (52) regarding prohibited foreign entity and material assistance restrictions for energy tax credits were among the 105 projects listed in the U.S. Department of Treasury “2025-2026 Priority Guidance Plan” released Sept. 30.
Electricity Markets
With none of 12 annual appropriations bills signed into law and discussions of a stopgap spending bill at a stalemate, some federal offices will have closed starting Oct. 1, the beginning of the new fiscal year.
Security
View this breakdown of common types of cyber threats and how to protect your organization against them.
Security
How public power practices emergency response and other scenarios and what participating in exercises does to enhance grid security.
A collection of perspectives from leaders of longtime APPA member utilities on how the association supports their work and how they serve their communities.
Security
Efforts to prepare the public power workforce to prioritize a security mindset and do their part to identify and respond to potential threats.
What inspired utility leaders to found APPA 85 years ago and how today’s public power leaders continue to see the legacy of this founding in their continued connection with the association.
Generation
Public power entities in Massachusetts are voicing support for an initiative unveiled on Oct. 2 in Massachusetts under which the state is teaming up with University of Massachusetts Lowell to develop “Advanced Nuclear and Fusion Energy Roadmaps” to accelerate the state’s leadership in advanced nuclear and fusion energy technologies.