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A public power utility’s distribution system is its most visible and valuable asset. It is essential to business success and connected to every customer. In addition to delivering energy safely, affordably, and reliably to a traditional electrical load base, today’s distribution system must be robust in its capacity and resilience to support an increasingly electrified economy. This includes connection points and capacity for large data center loads, throughput for distributed energy resources, and infrastructure for communications and information management systems. This seminar will cover both technical and business aspects of strategic planning and proactive investment necessary to manage the system’s capacity for growth, reliability, and resilience to achieve the vision of a fully supported local economy at the lowest total cost of ownership. 

Topics

• Trends in distribution system management (e.g., reliability, automation, costs)
• Best practices for analyzing system performance
• State-of-the-art planning approaches and tools
• New technologies in infrastructure condition assessment and life extension
• Overhead and underground component lifecycle management
• Economic models to support financing system updates

Get reports from the board Treasurer on APPA’s performance and financials and cast your vote on policy resolutions to guide APPA’s advocacy efforts for the coming year and for which members will represent your region on the APPA Board of Directors. Each utility member must appoint a voting delegate for this meeting. 

Doors open at 7:30 am. Please be seated by 8:30 am for breakfast service.

Installation of the 2026-2027 Board Chair

Closing Keynote: Going for the Gold — Leadership Lessons from the Captain of the "Miracle on Ice"
End the National Conference on a high note with an unforgettable keynote from Mike Eruzione, captain of the legendary 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team and the central figure of the hit film Miracle. As the leader who helped orchestrate one of the greatest upsets in sports history, Eruzione brings a powerful message about what it really takes to lead, inspire, and achieve seemingly impossible goals.

Drawing from his Olympic journey, Eruzione shares stories of resilience, teamwork, and the unwavering belief that ordinary people can accomplish extraordinary things when they commit to a common goal. Explore how the principles that fueled the Miracle on Ice — trust, accountability, preparation, adaptability, and heart — apply just as powerfully to today’s organizational, leadership, and community challenges.

Get a powerful reminder in why leadership matters, how teams triumph, and what it means to “go for the gold” in your organization and your community. A perfect finale for a week dedicated to learning, connection, and the power of public power leaders working together.

Learn more about Eruzione in Netflix's new documentary, Miracle: The Boys of 80.

A public power utility’s distribution system is its most visible and valuable asset. It is essential to business success and connected to every customer. In addition to delivering energy reliably and safely to a traditional electrical load base, today’s distribution system must be robust in its capacity to support an increasingly electrified economy. This includes connection points and capacity for large data center loads, throughput for distributed energy resources, and infrastructure for communications and information management systems.