Grid Modernization
Algona Municipal Utilities in Iowa, working with Iowa State University, has used a grant from the American Public Power Association’s Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments (DEED) program to develop a tool to help utilities make better use of the flood of data available from advanced metering infrastructure.
Security
Association Publications The American Public Power Association has a suite of resources to help in hardening a utility's physical security. Physical Security Essentials: A Public Power Primer Physical Security Essentials: A Public Power Primer, updated in 2024, addresses physical security protective
Reliability
January 21 is National Squirrel Appreciation Day, which is a significant observance for public power utilities and the communities they serve. We have our disagreements with squirrels because they cause...
Light Up Navajo is an initiative to bring electricity to the 15,000 Navajo households that do not have power. The Navajo Nation is 27,000 square miles, a service area that makes providing electricity no small task. The terrain, distance between the homes, and the sheer size of the area makes it
Community Engagement
When I arrived at the Association as its general counsel in 2004, our board chair was Jan Schori, general manager of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District. She was truly inspiring for me—a woman CEO at a large public power utility, very smart and able, but not afraid to poke fun at herself