Public power utilities and communities in Minnesota are included among the recipients of $5.3 million of grant awards announced by the Minnesota Department of Commerce to improve the resilience of Minnesota’s electric grid against severe weather events, malicious physical attacks, and cyber threats.
Landis+Gyr and Massachusetts public power utility Peabody Municipal Light Plant have agreed to a contract that will bring the benefits of intelligent grid management to PMLP’s 27,000 electric customers on the outskirts of Boston.
In a recent appearance before state lawmakers in Michigan, Katie Abraham, Executive Director of the Michigan Municipal Electric Association (MMEA), and Dave Koster, General Manager at Holland Board of Public Works, highlighted the wide array of benefits that public power provides to customers in the state.
Leadership that Creates the Culture Your Utility Needs
Public power leaders must adapt to stay competitive and relevant in a quickly evolving industry. Explore what it means to lead in this era of transformation, and how to shift your mindset and utility culture to a customer-centric approach that anticipates needs and delivers exceptional experiences.
Emergency Management: A CEO Perspective on Crisis Communication
In a crisis, how a utility communicates can be as critical as how it responds operationally. Wildfires, extreme weather, outages, rate pressures, cyber incidents and public-safety events now unfold in a 24/7 environment where customers, employees, media, regulators and elected officials demand answers in real time. This session gives CEOs and senior leaders a practical crisis-communications playbook: what to say, when to say it, who should say it, and how to avoid the common “fight, explain, delay” reflexes that inflame headlines and social media.