Brent Fason

Brent Fason - Safety
Fason, Brent
Conway Corporation
Safety Director
Customer Service
Join us for a unique hybrid approach to earning your Key Accounts Certificate! Work through the on-demand curriculum, attend three live webinars to workshop key concepts, and receive additional tips and tools to apply immediately.
Workforce
Complete the certificate program curriculum in-person at APPA’s office. Learn from real-world examples, receive tools and templates to apply on the job, and network with colleagues from across the country.
Electricity Markets
The PJM Interconnection and stakeholders are making headway on the six components outlined by the Board of Managers in its Jan. 16 plan to reliably meet the unprecedented growth in electricity demand from the rise of data centers and other large energy users in the PJM footprint, the grid operator said on Feb. 25.
Workforce
Linda Landman González has been elected as presidentof the Orlando Utilities Commission’s Board of Commissioners. Additionally, Phillip Brown and Bridget Williams, Ed.D., have been selected to serve on the board after confirmation by the City of Orlando.
Transmission
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently submitted a staff report to Congress on the North American Reliability Corporation’s Interregional Transfer Capability Study. FERC declined Congress’s invitation to recommend statutory changes in response to the ITC study.
Distributed Energy Resources
Several WPPI Energy members have once again been ranked as part of the nation’s leading utilities for their renewable energy programs.

Sponsorship and Expo

Public Power Industry Innovations Expo 

If you want to participate in the expo but haven't reserved a booth, please reserve your booth online.

You will enjoy dedicated time with public power leaders as noted below, but you're welcome to schedule individual appointments or engage drop-in visitors outside of these hours. Sponsors and exhibitors who are registered for the conference can attend conference sessions and events to learn about the industry and network with attendees if traffic is slow in the hall. 

You can access the exhibitor services kit online. - coming soon

Sunday,
June 28
 
2 - 6 pmMove-in
6 - 7:30 pmWelcome Reception
This event is not in the expo hall, but sponsors and vendors are encouraged to attend to network with conference attendees.
Monday, June 29 
10 - 10:30 amBreak in the expo hall
2:30 - 3 pmBreak in the expo hall
4:30 - 6 pmPublic Power Industry Innovations Reception
Tuesday, June 30 
7:30 - 8:30 amBreakfast in the expo hall
10 - 10:30 amBreak in the expo hall
11:45 am - 1:15 pmLunch in the expo hall
2:30 - 3 pmBreak in the expo hall
3 - 5 pmMove-out
Generation
The New York Power Authority on Feb. 26 announced the successful return to service of the first of 13 turbine generating units to be upgraded as part of NYPA’s Next Generation Niagara modernization and digitization program.
Reliability
Texas public power utility Austin Energy marked a record year in its 2025 demand response program, reinforcing the utility’s commitment to grid reliability and sustainability.