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Workforce

Brundage Announces Retirement as General Manager of Central Nebraska Public Power & Irrigation District

After more than 34 years of service with the Central Nebraska Public Power & Irrigation District -- including the past seven-plus years as General Manager -- Devin Brundage announced his plans to retire at the end of the year.
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Reliability

Imperial Irrigation District Celebrates Completion of Substation Upgrade

The Imperial Irrigation District on March 6 celebrated the completion of one of its latest power infrastructure projects, upgrading a major substation to serve increasing power needs in the Calexico area.
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Electricity Markets

TVA Board Selects New Board Chair and Chair-Elect

The Tennessee Valley Board of Directors has selected Director Mitch Graves to serve as Chair of the Board until April 1, 2027. The Board has also selected Director Jeff Hagood to serve as Chair-elect, following Director Graves’ term as chair.
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Transmission

Electric Utilities 101: Two-Part Virtual Series

This two-part virtual course will provide a high-level, non-technical introduction to how the electric power system works, the key components an equipment used, and industry trends reshaping today’s grid and tomorrow’s utilities.
May 19 - 21, 2026
Longtime public power industry expert and former APPA Board Chair Phyllis Currie writes that public power companies facing the challenge to meet rapidly growing capacity demand should consider new power generation technology options and study actual deplo
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Security

House Energy & Commerce Committee Approves RMUC Reauthorization, Grid Security Bills

The House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 5 unanimously approved five cybersecurity-related bills including H.R. 7266, the Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Act, which the American Public Power Association supports.