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Public Power Now
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.
Episodes
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Strategies That Increased Workforce Job Satisfaction and Trust Detailed by MPU’s Troy Adams
In the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, Troy Adams, CEO and General Manager of Wisconsin public power utility Manitowoc Public Utilities…
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CWLP’s Scott Rogers Details IRP Plans, Steps Taken to Boost Safety and How Utility Keeps Rates Affordable
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Scott Rogers, the Chief Utility Engineer for City Water, Light and Power, details the Illinois public power…
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Santee Cooper VP and CFO Tami Wilson Details Benefits Expected to Flow from Google Partnership
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Tami Wilson, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Santee Cooper, details how South Carolina’s state-owned…
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Tillamook PUD General Manager Discusses Transmission Projects, Top Workplaces Award
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Todd Simmons, General Manager of Oregon’s Tillamook PUD, provides details on PUD transmission projects, discusses…
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Littleton Electric Light & Water Assistant GM Details Experience Serving as Technical Advisor for CUC
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Dave Ketchen, Assistant General Manager at Littleton Electric Light & Water Departments in Massachusetts, details…
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GM of Vernon Public Utilities Details Utility’s Experience with Development of Data Center
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Todd Dusenberry, General Manager for California public power utility Vernon Public Utilities, discusses the…
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Forest Grove Light & Power Department Director Details Project to Boost Resilience, Work with Data Center Developer
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Keith Hormann, Director of Oregon public power utility Forest Grove Light & Power Department, discusses how the…
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APPA Virtual Summit Includes Panels on Lessons from Large Load Projects, State Policies on Large Loads
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Ursula Schryver, Senior Vice President, Education, Training and Events at APPA, provides details on a Large Load…
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Benefits of New Training Center for Lineworkers Detailed by Official with Bryan Texas Utilities
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Randy Trimble, Executive Director of Energy Delivery at Texas public power utility Bryan Texas Utilities, details a…
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SMUD’s Eric Poff Details How Utility is Benefiting from the Use of a Robot Dog for Inspections of Utility Assets
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Eric Poff, Director of Substation Telecommunications and Metering Assets at California public power utility SMUD…
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New Braunfels Utilities CEO Ryan Kelso Details New Substation Projects, Steps Taken to Maintain High Levels of Safety
In the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, Ryan Kelso, CEO of Texas public power utility New Braunfels Utilities, provides an update on NBU…
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AMP’s Branndon Kelley Details How AMP Members Will Benefit from New AI Program
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Branndon Kelley, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Innovation and Chief Strategy Officer at AMP, details how AMP…
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E-ISAC CEO Details Resources Available to Public Power Utilities When They Join Cyber and Physical Security Organization
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Michael Ball, CEO of the Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center, discusses how E-ISAC helps…
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ElectriCities of North Carolina to Host Free Cybersecurity Training in September
ElectriCities of North Carolina will host a free cybersecurity training in Raleigh, North Carolina, from September 1-3. In the latest episode of APPA’s Public…
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NERC President and CEO Jim Robb Details NERC Large Loads Action Plan, Effort to Modernize Processes and Procedures for Standards
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Jim Robb, President and CEO of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, discusses how the power grid has…
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New GM of Idaho Falls Power Details How New Peaking Plant Will Benefit Utility, Customers
In the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, Chris Fredericksen, the new General Manager of Idaho Falls Power and Idaho Falls Fiber, details how the…
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SRP Official Details Project That Will Install New Fuel Moisture Sensor Technology to Monitor Wildfire Risk
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Barry Johnson, a Fire Mitigation Specialist at Arizona public power utility Salt River Project, discusses SRP’s…
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Cyber Mutual Assistance Program Offers Resources for APPA Members to Utilize
In the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, Anna Detloff, Cybersecurity Program Senior Manager at APPA, discusses the Electricity Subsector…
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Incoming Chair of APPA’s Policy Makers Council Details How PMC Members Advocate for Legislative, Regulatory Priorities
In the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, Eric Moerman, a City Council member of the public power community of Sioux Center, Iowa, and the…
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BrightRidge CEO Jeff Dykes Discusses Energy Storage Initiative, Success of BrightRidge Broadband
In the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, Jeff Dykes, CEO of Tennessee public power utility BrightRidge, provides details on an initiative with…
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Cowlitz PUD GM Gary Huhta Details Efforts Tied to Safety, Grid Resilience Project
In the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, Gary Huhta, General Manager of Washington State’s Cowlitz PUD, details the steps the PUD has taken to…
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APPA’s Michael Coe Details How APPA Helps Members Address Physical and Cyber Security Threats
In the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, Michael Coe, Vice President for Physical and Cyber Security Programs, discusses the key cyber and…
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KPP Energy CEO and General Manager Colin Hansen Details New Video Series, Member Services
In the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, Colin Hansen, CEO and General Manager of KPP Energy, provides details on KPP Energy’s new video series…
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Recent Expansion of Member Training Center Detailed by AMP’s Michelle Palmer
In the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, Michelle Palmer, Vice President of Technical Services and Compliance, at AMP, discusses the recent…
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IMEA President and CEO Doug Brown Details Steps Taken to Achieve Top-Tier Ratings from Credit Rating Agencies
In the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, Doug Brown, the new President and CEO of the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency, discusses the steps…
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Holland BPW Officials Detail Activities Related to Outreach to Local Schools
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Ashley Day, Education and Visitor Programs Specialist at Holland Board of Public Works, and Dave Koster, General…
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MISO President and CEO Discusses Large Load Growth, Details How MISO is Preparing to Meet Summer Power Demand
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, John Bear, President and CEO of the Midcontinent ISO, discusses how MISO is planning for large load growth, details…
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Springfield Utility Board’s Tracy Sutten Details Role as Resource Planning Manager, Discusses Generator Loan Programs
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Tracy Sutten, resource planning manager at Oregon public power utility Springfield Utility Board, describes her role…
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FEMA Mutual Aid Reimbursement and Emergency Action Plan Templates Offer Actionable Tools for APPA Members
In the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, Pat Hart, Senior Director for Resilience Programs at APPA, and Giacomo Wray, Operations Services Senior…
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APPA Virtual Roundtable Tackles Artificial Intelligence in Risk Management
In the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, Aggie Serrame, Resilience Program Manager at APPA, offers details on an AI in Risk Management Roundtable…
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Cybersecurity Accelerator Program Allows Public Power Utilities to Benchmark Efforts
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Rob Denaburg, senior manager for cybersecurity at the American Public Power Association, said participating in…
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Value, Benefits Delivered to Energy New England’s Public Power Utility Owners Detailed by ENE President and CEO John Tzimorangas
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, John Tzimorangas, President and CEO of Energy New England, details how Energy New England delivers value and…
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APPA’s Ursula Schryver Details Key Sessons, Other Activities at National Conference
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Ursula Schryver, Senior Vice President, Education, Training & Events at APPA, highlights key sessions and other…
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Brownsville Public Utilities Board’s GM and CEO Marilyn Gilbert Details Key Elements of Strategic Business Plan
In the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, Marilyn Gilbert, General Manager and CEO of the Brownsville Public Utilities Board, details key elements…
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New General Manager of the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities Details Open Access Fiber Network Project, Flex Rate Program
In the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, Kristofor Sellstrom, General Manager of the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, details the New York…
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SRP Event Offers Unique Way to Test and Train Apprenticeship Hopefuls
In the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, John Pfeiffer, Supervisor of the Line Apprenticeship Program at Arizona public power utility Salt River…
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CMUA’s Danielle Blacet-Hyden Details New Campaign to Educate Public, Others About Value of Public Power
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Danielle Blacet-Hyden, Executive Director of the California Municipal Utilities Association, details a new CMUA…
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Benefits of Participating in APPA Lineworkers Rodeo Detailed by President and CEO of Huntsville Utilities
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Wes Kelley, President and CEO of Huntsville Utilities, the public power utility for Huntsville, Alabama, details the…
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New LES Job Shadow Program Gives High School Students the Opportunity to Explore Career Paths
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Robin Schoettlin, Recruiting and Outreach Senior Specialist at Nebraska public power utility Lincoln Electric…
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Austin Utilities GM Tom Dankert Details Utility Succession Planning Efforts
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Tom Dankert, General Manager of Austin, Minnesota-based Austin Utilities, discusses how the utility is proactively…
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Lakeland Electric’s Korey Bush Details Customer Academy Benefits, Discusses High Marks from J.D. Power
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Korey Bush, Assistant General Manager for Customer Service at Florida public power utility Lakeland Electric…
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Benefits of Participating in Leadership Toolkit Webinar Series are Detailed
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Cyndi Wentland, the founder of Intentional Leaders, details how public power officials will benefit from…
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HMLP Achieves Savings Through a Strategic Demand Response Effort
In the latest episode of APPA’s Public Power Now podcast, Brianna Bennett, Sustainability Coordinator at Massachusetts public power utility Hingham Municipal…
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SRP’s Jeff Shaver Details How Customers Benefit from Recycling of Old Power Lines
Jeff Shaver, investment recovery analyst at Arizona public power utility Salt River Project, details how SRP is recycling old power lines and giving new life…
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APPA’s Patricia Taylor Details Key Takeaways from New Report on Data Centers
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Patricia Taylor, Policy Director at APPA, discusses a recently released report by APPA on data centers. Among other…
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Fredericksburg, Texas, Officials Detail Steps Taken to Achieve Almost 40 Years Without a Lost Time Work Injury
In the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, Kyle Treibs, Superintendent of Electric Department for the City of Fredericksburg, Texas, and Kris…
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Lewis County PUD GM David Plotz Discusses Clean Energy Implementation Plan, Data Centers
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, David Plotz, General Manager of Washington State’s Lewis County PUD, discusses the PUD’s development of a Clean…
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LIPA CEO Carrie Meek Gallagher Details Priorities in Q&A with APPA President and CEO Scott Corwin
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Scott Corwin, President and CEO of APPA, discusses a wide range of topics with Carrie Meek Gallagher, CEO of the…
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APPA’s Ursula Schryver Highlights Activities at Upcoming Joint Action Conference
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Ursula Schryver, Senior Vice President, Education, Training, and Events, at APPA, highlights sessions that will…
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PowerTRX Pro Gives APPA Members Tools to Track and Improve Operations
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Ji Yoon Lee, Manager for Research & Development at APPA, provides details on PowerTRX Pro, which is the new name for…
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ElectriCities of North Carolina Utilizes APPA Programs to Help Members Improve Operations
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Andy Fusco, Chief Strategy Officer for ElectriCities of North Carolina, details how ElectriCities has utilized…
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New CEO of MMWEC Discusses Need for New Generation in Region, Benefits of Energy Storage for Members
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Tom Barry, the new CEO and Secretary of the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company, discusses the need…
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Benefits of APPA Membership, Advocacy Efforts Detailed by APPA’s Jeff Haas
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Jeff Haas, Senior Vice President for Membership and Marketing at APPA, discusses the benefits of being a member of…
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Load Research Case Study Detailed by Officials with Belmont Light, Daymark Energy Advisors
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Kevin Bleau, Energy Resources Manager at Massachusetts public power utility Belmont Light, and Doron Koll, an energy…
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Importance of Community Engagement Tied to Data Centers Highlighted by Silicon Valley Power’s Nico Procos
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Nico Procos, Director of Silicon Valley Power, the public power utility for Santa Clara, California, highlights the…
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APPA’s Paul Zummo Details Recently Released Performance Indicators Survey
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Paul Zummo, Director for Energy Efficiency Developments & Statistics at APPA, discusses APPA’s recently released…
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Franklin PUD GM and CEO Victor Fuentes Details Workforce Strategies Including Successful Student Intern Program
Victor Fuentes, General Manager and CEO of Washington State’s Franklin PUD, discusses the launch of a successful student intern program at Franklin PUD and…
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Pasadena Water and Power General Manager David Reyes Details Energy Storage Project
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, David Reyes, General Manager of Pasadena Water and Power in California, discusses how the utility is helping to…
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Heartland Energy’s Casey Crabtree Provides Details on Data Center Rate Policy
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Casey Crabtree, Director of Economic Development at Heartland Energy, a South Dakota-based joint action agency…
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Latest Environmental Regulation Developments Detailed by APPA’s Carolyn Slaughter
In the latest episode of APPA’s Public Power Now podcast, Carolyn Slaughter, Senior Director for Environmental Policy at APPA, provides an update on key…