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The American Public Power Association’s Public Power Now podcast brings listeners the latest news and insights from key public power utility executives, power industry players and APPA staff.
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In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Paul Lau, CEO and General Manager of Sacramento, California public power utility SMUD, provides an update on the utility’s 2030 Zero Carbon Plan and details a SMUD long-duration battery storage project.We want to make sure that we’re providing you with information that helps you do your job and allows your utility to thrive – please take a few minutes to complete our reader survey. It lets us know what type of industry news and information is most me...
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Steve Wright, who retired as General Manager of Washington State’s Chelan County PUD in 2022, discussed his new book, “Inspired Public Service: A Guide to Building Pride, Purpose, and Democracy.” Among other things, he details his career in public power and discusses how his roles as a leader in the public power community informed your decision to write this book.
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Kaukauna Utilities Commission President Lee Meyerhofer details what he thinks is valuable for public power governing board members to do to support their communities and discusses what steps public power utility leaders can take to help utility board members be effective in their roles. He was elected in July to chair the American Public Power Association’s Policy Makers Council.
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Rob Shelley, the General Manager of Michigan public power utility Grand Haven Board of Light & Power, details the steps that Grand Haven Board of Light & Power has taken to achieve high levels of safety and reliability and discusses how the utility celebrated Public Power Week.
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Missy Henriksen, Executive Director of the Center for Energy Workforce Development, details the resources that CEWD will make available to those who are interested in promoting Careers in Energy Week, which is set for October 21 through October 25 this year. She also offers details on a CEWD Workforce Development Summit in Washington, DC, which will take place from November 19 to November 21.
In the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, Janet Lonneker, Assistant General Manager for Electric Services at California public power utility Anaheim Public Utilities, provides additional details on the utility’s program to place transmission lines underground and discusses the strategies that Anaheim Public Utilities has adopted to meet supply chain challenges.
The latest episode of Public Power Now features Vincent Sprenkle, Director of the recently opened Grid Storage Launchpad, a national grid energy storage research and development facility on the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s campus in Richland, Washington. Among other things, he details the specific research activities that will be undertaken at the Grid Storage Launchpad.
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Paul Zummo, Director, Research & Development at APPA, and Emmanuel Taylor, Senior Energy Consultant at Beam Reach Consulting Group, discuss a set of technical briefs published as part of the Energy Transition Community, or ETC, including how these technology briefs aim to influence the industry’s approach to technology adoption, particularly among APPA members. The technical brief topics cover EV charging, energy storage and load management.
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Ursula Schryver, APPA’s Senior Vice President, Education, Training, and Events, provides an overview of the benefits of attending APPA conferences and details conferences and other APPA events scheduled to take place in the coming months and in 2025.
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Barry Tupper, General Manager of Massachusetts public power utility Holden Municipal Light Department, detailed how a battery storage project in Holden, Massachusetts, will benefit the utility and its customers and discusses the ways in which public power utilities leverage the nationwide public power mutual aid network to help each other in times of need.
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, John Godfrey, Senior Government Relations Director at APPA, discusses some of the steps that APPA is taking to gear up for what is expected to be a massive tax policy debate in Washington next year including a cooperative effort with other state and local trade associations to create a nationwide map of projects financed with tax-exempt municipal bonds.
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Brad Bickett, General Manager of Kentucky public power utility Henderson Municipal Power & Light, provides details on a battery energy storage system the utility is pursuing and describes the steps the utility has taken to maintain high levels of reliability.
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Tom McKee, Electric Utility Director for the City of Cartersville, Georgia, a public power community, details how Cartersville benefits from being a MEAG Power participant community and discusses the steps that the city’s electric utility has taken to maintain high levels of reliability.
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Brad Koehn, the new General Manager of California public power utility Turlock Irrigation District, details a TID effort to install solar panel canopies over various sections of the utility’s irrigation canals and discusses how resource planning for Turlock Irrigation District has evolved over the years.
The latest episode of Public Power Now focuses on the successful first-ever Tennessee Valley Women’s Policy Summit, which was held in late July. Jessica Hogle, Vice President of Federal Affairs at the Tennessee Valley Authority, detailed the overall objectives of the summit, while Erin Gill, VP Sustainability & Government Relations for the Knoxville Utilities Board, and Gina Cooper, International Vice President, International Brotherhood of Electric Workers Fourth District, discussed key ...
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Gage Huston, General Manager for Iowa public power utility Muscatine Power and Water, offers details on the utility’s multi-year Powering the Future initiative and discusses the ways in which the utility engages and communicates with its customers about the value of public power and how Muscatine Power and Water is providing customers with high levels of service and reliability.
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Janisse Quiñones, the new Chief Executive Officer and Chief Engineer of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, provides an overview of the steps the utility is taking to meet its goal of transitioning to 100% renewable energy by 2035 and discusses her long-term goals for LADWP.
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Troy Adams, General Manager for Wisconsin public power utility Manitowoc Public Utilities, details a power plant boiler refueling project being pursued by the utility and details how the utility’s customers will benefit from a utility community solar project.
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Paul Zummo, Director for Research & Development at APPA, provides an update on activities related to APPA’s Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments program. The deadline to apply for DEED grants is fast approaching, with applications due no later than August 15.
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Vennela Yadhati, Vice President of Renewables Development at the New York Power Authority, details how enhanced authority provided to NYPA will give it the opportunity to tie a number of elements together “in a cohesive way to bring more renewable capacity online,” as well as allow NYPA to take ownership of projects.
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