Public Power Now

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 of Nuclear Virtual Summit, which is scheduled to take place August 19 through August 21. The summit will explore the latest advancements and future prospects of new nuclear, including small modular reactors and advanced nuclear.

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 Survey will be utilized to benefit APPA's members and discusses the types of questions that are included in the survey.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, John Godfrey, Senior Government Relations Director at APPA, discusses APPA's newly released Elective Pay Blueprint for Public Power, which provides guidance to public power utilities that are considering the development of projects relying on elective payment of energy tax credits. Among other things, he provides details on guidance the blueprint provides to public power utilities in a number of areas.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Katie Abraham, Executive Director of the Michigan Municipal Electric Association, discusses key findings included in a recently released report that details the positive impact of public power utilities in the state. She also describes the services that MMEA provides to its member utilities and details how MMEA is helping its members to successfully meet challenges. This episode of Public Power Now is sponsored by the Energy Authority.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Tim Haines, General Manager of California public power utility Alameda Municipal Power, details how the utility engages with its customers and the Alameda community and discusses the steps the utility has taken to achieve 100% clean energy since 2020. This episode of Public Power Now is sponsored by the Energy Authority.

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 Reliable Public Power Provider program designation.This episode of Public Power Now is sponsored by the Energy Authority.

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 plans to add generation and details the strategies that the utility has adopted to maintain low rates for its customers. This episode of Public Power Now is sponsored by the Energy Authority.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Jeff Stewart, Director of Louisiana public power utility Lafayette Utilities System, and chair of the National Conference Local Arrangements Committee, and Ursula Schryver, APPA's Senior Vice President, Education, Training, and Events, detail key sessions and activities at APPA's 2025 National Conference in New Orleans, La., as well as what New Orleans and Louisiana have to offer and what attendees can expect. The National Conference will take place June 6 through June 11.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Jill Weiss, Utilities Director of Wisconsin public power utility Stoughton Utilities, details the steps that the utility has taken to maintain high levels of safety and reliability and discusses a program under which utility customers can help support local community service organizations.

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 the utility's most recent integrated resource plan and offers details on his long-term goals for BPU. Ash officially became general manager of the utility at the start of this year.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Steve Wendell, Civil Engineering Supervisor at Oregon public power utility McMinnville Water and Light, discusses a communications trailer developed by the utility that will enable it to communicate if a disaster damages or wipes out communication systems regionally or nationally.

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 Michigan public power utility Lansing Board of Water & Light, and Ursula Schryver, Senior Vice President for Education, Training, and Events at APPA, discuss the Leadership Essentials Certificate Program including the benefits of participating in the program.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Mark Christie, Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, discusses his priorities and details his concerns over the way in which FERC grants transmission project incentives. President Trump named him Chairman of FERC in January 2025.

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 Coordinator for OPPD, offer details on OPPD's new Projects in your Neighborhood webpage, which offers a one stop shop for customers who want to learn more about OPPD projects happening in their neighborhoods.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Chris Weiner, Executive Director of Electric Services for the City of Coffeyville, Kansas, details a recently completed a five-year capital improvement plan and discusses potential options the Coffeyville Electric Services Department is looking at related to the possible replacement of the city's 30-megawatt steam plant.

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 Governance Survey in terms of public power utilities eligible to participate in the survey and what types of questions are on the survey. The deadline to respond to the survey is April 10, 2025.https://www.publicpower.org/podcasts

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 the public power utility's comprehensive multi-year initiative designed to significantly enhance power reliability and resiliency for customers in Yazoo City.

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 EWEB is proactively working to improve water resiliency through the construction of a second water treatment plant.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Brant Heap, Director of Protection, Automation and Control at Arizona public power utility Salt River Project discusses SRP's state-of-the-art Technology Innovation Lab and details how the lab is being utilized for training SRP employees.

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 Grant Applications, which are due by February 15. The application cycle provides an opportunity to secure funding of up to $125,000 for various initiatives.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Travis Hunter, Chief Generation and Transmission Officer at Platte River Power Authority, details key projects at the Colorado joint action agency including a substation project and discusses how his experience in a variety of roles at Platte River Power Authority lays the groundwork for him to be successful in his new role.

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 Alabama Municipal Electric Authority and change its name to Energy Southeast. He also discusses the success of recent energy initiatives and partnerships that have expanded Energy Southeast's reach far beyond its headquarters in Montgomery, Alabama.

In the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, Ursula Schryver, APPA's Senior Vice President, Education, Training, and Events, provides details on APPA's CEO & Utility Managers Roundtable, which is scheduled to take place March 16-18, 2025, at Amelia Island, Fla. Register by Jan. 20, 2025, to lock in a discounted price for the roundtable.

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 Director of Jacksonville, Florida-based public power utility JEA. Among other things, Corwin and Cavey discuss her long-term goals for JEA and her impressions of recent mutual aid efforts coming out of the storms that hit Florida this year.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Aaron Haderle, Manager of Transmission and Distribution Operations at Florida public power utility Kissimmee Utility Authority, and Tom Pontes, Assistant Electric Utility Director at California public power utility Roseville Electric, detail the benefits of public power utilities participating in the 2025 APPA Lineworkers Rodeo. The rodeo will take place in Roseville, California in March 2025.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 meaningful to you, what topics you're interested in and how you prefer to access this information.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Brian Wright, General Manager for California public power utility Truckee Donner Public Utility District, discusses the utility's resource planning efforts and details a battery energy storage system assessment.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 meaningful to you, what topics you're interested in and how you prefer to access this information.

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 Markets and Resource Planning, discuss the Texas public power utility's resource planning efforts and recent news involving Austin Energy and geothermal energy.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 meaningful to you, what topics you're interested in and how you prefer to access this information

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 125 KW, 500 KWh battery energy storage system in Logan and details the ways in which the public power community benefits from being a member of Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems.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 meaningful to you, what topics you're interested in and how you prefer to access this information.

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 meaningful to you, what topics you're interested in and how you prefer to access this information.

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 takeaways for them from summit panels that they participated in.

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.

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 has been proactive when it comes to planning for the growth of transportation electrification and discusses what her immediate priorities have been as the new General Manager and CEO of the utility.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Mark Kimbell, General Manager for the Gallatin Department of Electricity in Tennessee, provides details on ongoing substation projects being pursued by the public power utility and discusses how the utility maintains fiscal responsibility and keeps rates low.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Mandip Samra, the new General Manager of California public power utility Burbank Water and Power, details her immediate priorities as the new General Manager of the utility and discusses the benefits that will flow from a recently commissioned long-duration energy storage system.