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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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CEO of California CCA MCE Details Benefits of Issuing Green Bonds
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Dawn Weisz, CEO of California community choice aggregator MCE, provides details on the benefits that flow to MCE and…
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Customer Academy, Workforce Strategies are Detailed by President and CEO of the Paris Board of Public Utilities
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Terry Wimberley, President and CEO of the Paris Board of Public Utilities, the public power utility for Paris…
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Utilities Director for Columbia, Missouri, Details Utility’s Approach to Power Supply Planning
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Erin Keys, Utilities Director for Columbia, Missouri, details how the city’s utility approaches power supply…
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Utilities Director for Loveland, Colorado, Details Success of Drone Inspection Program
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Sharon Israel, Utilities Director for the public power community of Loveland, Colorado, discusses the success of the…
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Impact of New Law on Public Power, Key Tax Credit-Related Deadlines Detailed by APPA’s John Godfrey
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, John Godfrey, Senior Government Relations Director at APPA, discusses the recent enactment of budget reconciliation…
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KYMEA President and CEO Doug Buresh Details Power Supply Portfolio Strategies
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Doug Buresh, President and CEO of the Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency, discusses the key benefits that KYMEA offers…
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Key Takeaways from Groton Electric Light Department Time-of-Use Rate Case Study are Detailed
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Kevin Kelly, the former Manager of Groton Electric Light Department in Massachusetts, discusses a time-of-use rate…
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Easton Utilities President and CEO John Horner Details Broadband Project, Efforts Tied to Safety, Reliability
In the latest episode of APPA’s Public Power Now podcast, John Horner, President and CEO of Maryland public power utility Easton Utilities, discusses the…
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Florida Municipal Electric Association Executive Director Amy Zubaly Details Hurricane Preparation Activities
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Amy Zubaly, Executive Director of the Florida Municipal Electric Association, discusses how public power utilities…
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New Guidebook Provides Tools, Insights to Help Public Power Utilities Create a Strategic Plan
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Steve VanderMeer, an executive consultant, discusses a new guidebook, Strategic Planning in Public Power: Creating a…
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Virtual Summit to Explore Latest Advancements and Future Prospects of New Nuclear
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Ursula Schryver, Senior Vice President for Education, Training & Events at APPA, discusses APPA’s 2025 Current State…
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APPA’s Lindsey Buttel Details How Utility Salary Survey Results Will be Utilized to Benefit APPA Members
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Lindsey Buttel, Manager for Research and Statistics at APPA, details how results from APPA’s 2025 Utility Salary…
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APPA Blueprint Provides Elective Pay Guidance to Public Power Utilities Across a Number of Areas
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, John Godfrey, Senior Government Relations Director at APPA, discusses APPA’s newly released Elective Pay Blueprint…
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MMEA Executive Director Katie Abraham Details Key Findings from Report on Benefits of Public Power
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Katie Abraham, Executive Director of the Michigan Municipal Electric Association, discusses key findings included in…
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Community Engagement Efforts, Clean Energy Accomplishments Detailed by Alameda Municipal Power GM
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Tim Haines, General Manager of California public power utility Alameda Municipal Power, details how the utility…
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Earning APPA Reliable Public Power Provider Program Designation Offers Many Benefits
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Ji Yoon Lee, Manager, Research and Development at APPA, details how APPA members benefit from receiving an APPA…
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Plans to Add Generation Detailed by President and CEO of City Utilities of Springfield, Mo.
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Dwayne Fulk, President and CEO at City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri, discusses the public power utility’s…
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Key Sessions, Activities at APPA National Conference in New Orleans Are Detailed
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Jeff Stewart, Director of Louisiana public power utility Lafayette Utilities System, and chair of the National…
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Steps Taken to Maintain High Levels of Safety, Reliability Detailed by Utilities Director of Stoughton Utilities
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Jill Weiss, Utilities Director of Wisconsin public power utility Stoughton Utilities, details the steps that the…
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New GM of the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities Discusses IRP, Details Long-Term Goals
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Jeremy Ash, General Manager of the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities, a Kansas public power utility, discusses…
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McMinnville Water and Light Communications Trailer Helps Utility Prepare to Respond to a Variety of Disaster Events
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Steve Wendell, Civil Engineering Supervisor at Oregon public power utility McMinnville Water and Light, discusses a…
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Benefits of Participating in APPA’s Leadership Essentials Certificate Program Detailed by Public Power Officials
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Halley Roberson, City Manager for the City of Beloit, Kansas, Amy Adamy, Public Relations and Marketing Manager for…
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FERC Chairman Mark Christie Discusses Priorities, Details Concerns Tied to Transmission Project Incentives
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Mark Christie, Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, discusses his priorities and details his…
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OPPD Webpage Offers Convenient Way for Customers to Learn About Projects in their Neighborhood
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Laura Giboo, GIS business analyst, at Nebraska’s Omaha Public Power District, and Lisa Bowen, Customer Care…
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Capital Improvement Plan, Possible Replacement of Steam Plant Detailed by Chris Weiner, Executive Director of Electric Services for Coffeyville, Kansas
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Chris Weiner, Executive Director of Electric Services for the City of Coffeyville, Kansas, details a recently…
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APPA’s Lindsey Buttel Provides an Overview of Governance Survey
In the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, Lindsey Buttel, Manager of Research and Statistics at APPA, provides an overview of APPA’s 2025…
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Public Service Commission of Yazoo City, Miss., CEO and GM Provides Update on Reliability and Resiliency Project
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Dennis McFee, CEO and General Manager at Public Service Commission of Yazoo City, Mississippi, provides an update on…
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EWEB COO Karen Kelley Details Utility’s Efforts to Improve Water Resiliency
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Karen Kelley, Chief Operations Officer at Oregon public power utility Eugene Water and Electric Board, discusses how…
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SRP’s Brant Heap Details How Technology Innovation Lab is Utilized for Training
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Brant Heap, Director of Protection, Automation and Control at Arizona public power utility Salt River Project…
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Application Process for DEED Grants Detailed by APPA's Paul Zummo; Deadline is Feb. 15
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Paul Zummo, Director for Research & Development at APPA, details the application process for DEED’s Spring 2025…
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Substation Project, Career at Platte River Power Authority Detailed by Chief Generation and Transmission Officer Travis Hunter
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Travis Hunter, Chief Generation and Transmission Officer at Platte River Power Authority, details key projects at…
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Energy Southeast President and CEO Fred Clark Discusses Rebranding Move, Success of Initiatives
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Fred Clark, President and CEO of Energy Southeast, details the decision-making process behind the move to rebrand…
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APPA’s Ursula Schryver Details Speakers, Panels at Expanded CEO & Utility Managers Roundtable
In the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, Ursula Schryver, APPA’s Senior Vice President, Education, Training, and Events, provides details on…
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JEA CEO and Managing Director Vickie Cavey Discusses Long-Term Goals, Mutual Aid 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 Vickie Cavey, CEO and Managing…
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Roseville Electric’s Tom Pontes, KUA’s Aaron Haderle Detail Benefits of Participating in APPA Lineworkers Rodeo
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Aaron Haderle, Manager of Transmission and Distribution Operations at Florida public power utility Kissimmee Utility…
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Resource Planning Efforts, Battery Storage Assessment Detailed by Truckee Donner PUD GM
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Brian Wright, General Manager for California public power utility Truckee Donner Public Utility District, discusses…
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Austin Energy Officials Discuss Geothermal Energy Project, Resource Planning Efforts
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Austin Energy’s Chief Operating Officer Lisa Martin and Mike Enger, Austin Energy’s Vice President for Energy…
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Logan City Light and Power Executive Director Details Energy Storage Project, Discusses Benefits of UAMPS Membership
In the latest episode of Public Power Now. Mark Montgomery, Executive Director for Logan City Light and Power in Utah, discusses the successful completion of a…
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SMUD’s Paul Lau Provides Update on 2030 Zero Carbon Plan, Details Battery Storage Project
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…
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Steve Wright Details How Career as Public Power Leader Informed Decision to Write Book on Public Service
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…
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Kaukauna Utilities Commission President Lee Meyerhofer Discusses Role of Public Power Governing Board Members
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Kaukauna Utilities Commission President Lee Meyerhofer details what he thinks is valuable for public power governing…
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Grand Haven Board of Light & Power GM Details How Utility Has Achieved High Levels of Safety, Reliability
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…
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The Center for Energy Workforce Development Offers a Wide Range of Resources for Careers in Energy 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…
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Strategies to Address Supply Chain Challenges Detailed by Official with Anaheim Public Utilities
In the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, Janet Lonneker, Assistant General Manager for Electric Services at California public power utility…
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Research Activities at New PNNL Grid Storage Launchpad Detailed by Director
The latest episode of Public Power Now features Vincent Sprenkle, Director of the recently opened Grid Storage Launchpad, a national grid energy storage…
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APPA’s Paul Zummo, Consultant Detail How APPA Members Can Leverage Technology Briefs
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Paul Zummo, Director, Research & Development at APPA, and Emmanuel Taylor, Senior Energy Consultant at Beam Reach…
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APPA’s Ursula Schryver Previews APPA Conferences, and Events in Coming Months, Next Year
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…
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Energy Storage Project, Benefits of Mutual Aid Network Detailed by Holden Municipal Light Department GM
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Barry Tupper, General Manager of Massachusetts public power utility Holden Municipal Light Department, detailed how…
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APPA Efforts to Prepare for Tax Policy Debate Include Map of Projects Financed with Tax-Exempt Bonds
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…
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Battery Energy Storage System Project, Reliability Efforts Detailed by Henderson Municipal Power & Light GM
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Brad Bickett, General Manager of Kentucky public power utility Henderson Municipal Power & Light, provides details…
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City of Cartersville, Ga., Electric Utility Director Details Benefits of Being MEAG Power Participant
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…
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Unique Solar Project, Resource Planning Efforts Detailed by New Turlock Irrigation District GM
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…
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Success of First-Ever Tennessee Valley Women’s Policy Summit is Detailed by Participants
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…
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Muscatine Power and Water GM Details Powering the Future Initiative, Customer Engagement
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…
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New CEO and Chief Engineer of LADWP Details Renewable Energy Efforts, Long-Term Goals
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…
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Manitowoc Public Utilities GM Troy Adams Details Power Plant Boiler Refueling Project
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Troy Adams, General Manager for Wisconsin public power utility Manitowoc Public Utilities, details a power plant…
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APPA’s Paul Zummo Provides Update on DEED Program; Deadline for Grant Applications is August 15
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…
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Enhanced Authority Allows NYPA to Take Ownership of Renewable Energy Projects
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Vennela Yadhati, Vice President of Renewables Development at the New York Power Authority, details how enhanced…
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Seattle City Light GM and CEO Details Utility Transportation Electrification Planning Efforts
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Dawn Lindell, the new General Manager and CEO of public power utility Seattle City Light, details how the utility…
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Gallatin Department of Electricity’s Mark Kimbell Details Substation Projects, Efforts to Keep Rates Low
In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Mark Kimbell, General Manager for the Gallatin Department of Electricity in Tennessee, provides details on ongoing…