Public Power Now
by American Public Power Association
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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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- Strategies That Increased Workforce Job Satisfaction and Trust Detailed by MPU’s Troy Adams · 35 minIn the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, Troy Adams, CEO and General Manager of Wisconsin public power utility Manitowoc Public Utilities, details the strategies…
- CWLP’s Scott Rogers Details IRP Plans, Steps Taken to Boost Safety and How Utility Keeps Rates Affordable · 26 minIn the latest episode of Public Power Now, Scott Rogers, the Chief Utility Engineer for City Water, Light and Power, details the Illinois public power utility’s efforts tied to…
- Santee Cooper VP and CFO Tami Wilson Details Benefits Expected to Flow from Google Partnership · 16 minIn 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 electric and water…
- Tillamook PUD General Manager Discusses Transmission Projects, Top Workplaces Award · 21 minIn the latest episode of Public Power Now, Todd Simmons, General Manager of Oregon’s Tillamook PUD, provides details on PUD transmission projects, discusses the steps that…
- Littleton Electric Light & Water Assistant GM Details Experience Serving as Technical Advisor for CUC · 21 minIn the latest episode of Public Power Now, Dave Ketchen, Assistant General Manager at Littleton Electric Light & Water Departments in Massachusetts, details his experience…
- GM of Vernon Public Utilities Details Utility’s Experience with Development of Data Center · 1 h 5 minIn the latest episode of Public Power Now, Todd Dusenberry, General Manager for California public power utility Vernon Public Utilities, discusses the utility’s experience with…
- Forest Grove Light & Power Department Director Details Project to Boost Resilience, Work with Data Center Developer · 17 minIn the latest episode of Public Power Now, Keith Hormann, Director of Oregon public power utility Forest Grove Light & Power Department, discusses how the utility is improving…
- APPA Virtual Summit Includes Panels on Lessons from Large Load Projects, State Policies on Large Loads · 16 minIn the latest episode of Public Power Now, Ursula Schryver, Senior Vice President, Education, Training and Events at APPA, provides details on a Large Load Planning & Strategy…
- Benefits of New Training Center for Lineworkers Detailed by Official with Bryan Texas Utilities · 27 minIn the latest episode of Public Power Now, Randy Trimble, Executive Director of Energy Delivery at Texas public power utility Bryan Texas Utilities, details a new training center…
- SMUD’s Eric Poff Details How Utility is Benefiting from the Use of a Robot Dog for Inspections of Utility Assets · 29 minIn the latest episode of Public Power Now, Eric Poff, Director of Substation Telecommunications and Metering Assets at California public power utility SMUD, details how the…
- New Braunfels Utilities CEO Ryan Kelso Details New Substation Projects, Steps Taken to Maintain High Levels of Safety · 26 minIn 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 substation projects…
- AMP’s Branndon Kelley Details How AMP Members Will Benefit from New AI Program · 32 minIn 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 members will…
- E-ISAC CEO Details Resources Available to Public Power Utilities When They Join Cyber and Physical Security Organization · 38 minIn the latest episode of Public Power Now, Michael Ball, CEO of the Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center, discusses how E-ISAC helps organizations of different…
- ElectriCities of North Carolina to Host Free Cybersecurity Training in September · 19 minElectriCities 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 Power Now podcast…
- NERC President and CEO Jim Robb Details NERC Large Loads Action Plan, Effort to Modernize Processes and Procedures for Standards · 58 minIn 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 performed so far…
- New GM of Idaho Falls Power Details How New Peaking Plant Will Benefit Utility, Customers · 29 minIn 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 public power…
- SRP Official Details Project That Will Install New Fuel Moisture Sensor Technology to Monitor Wildfire Risk · 16 minIn the latest episode of Public Power Now, Barry Johnson, a Fire Mitigation Specialist at Arizona public power utility Salt River Project, discusses SRP’s recent announcement…
- Cyber Mutual Assistance Program Offers Resources for APPA Members to Utilize · 14 minIn the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, Anna Detloff, Cybersecurity Program Senior Manager at APPA, discusses the Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council's…
- Incoming Chair of APPA’s Policy Makers Council Details How PMC Members Advocate for Legislative, Regulatory Priorities · 5 minIn 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 incoming Chair of APPA’s…
- BrightRidge CEO Jeff Dykes Discusses Energy Storage Initiative, Success of BrightRidge Broadband · 21 minIn the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, Jeff Dykes, CEO of Tennessee public power utility BrightRidge, provides details on an initiative with Seven States Power…
- Cowlitz PUD GM Gary Huhta Details Efforts Tied to Safety, Grid Resilience Project · 20 minIn 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 maintain high levels…
- APPA’s Michael Coe Details How APPA Helps Members Address Physical and Cyber Security Threats · 9 minIn the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, Michael Coe, Vice President for Physical and Cyber Security Programs, discusses the key cyber and physical threats facing…
- KPP Energy CEO and General Manager Colin Hansen Details New Video Series, Member Services · 18 minIn 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, discusses the wide…
- Recent Expansion of Member Training Center Detailed by AMP’s Michelle Palmer · 10 minIn the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, Michelle Palmer, Vice President of Technical Services and Compliance, at AMP, discusses the recent expansion of the AMP…
- IMEA President and CEO Doug Brown Details Steps Taken to Achieve Top-Tier Ratings from Credit Rating Agencies · 16 minIn 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 that IMEA has taken to…
- Holland BPW Officials Detail Activities Related to Outreach to Local Schools · 16 minIn the latest episode of Public Power Now, Ashley Day, Education and Visitor Programs Specialist at Holland Board of Public Works, and Dave Koster, General Manager at Holland…
- MISO President and CEO Discusses Large Load Growth, Details How MISO is Preparing to Meet Summer Power Demand · 11 minIn 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 how the grid…
- Springfield Utility Board’s Tracy Sutten Details Role as Resource Planning Manager, Discusses Generator Loan Programs · 5 minIn the latest episode of Public Power Now, Tracy Sutten, resource planning manager at Oregon public power utility Springfield Utility Board, describes her role at the utility and…
- FEMA Mutual Aid Reimbursement and Emergency Action Plan Templates Offer Actionable Tools for APPA Members · 8 minIn the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, Pat Hart, Senior Director for Resilience Programs at APPA, and Giacomo Wray, Operations Services Senior Manager at APPA…
- APPA Virtual Roundtable Tackles Artificial Intelligence in Risk Management · 5 minIn 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 that APPA is…
- Cybersecurity Accelerator Program Allows Public Power Utilities to Benchmark Efforts · 11 minIn the latest episode of Public Power Now, Rob Denaburg, senior manager for cybersecurity at the American Public Power Association, said participating in APPA’s new Cybersecurity…
- Value, Benefits Delivered to Energy New England’s Public Power Utility Owners Detailed by ENE President and CEO John Tzimorangas · 19 minIn the latest episode of Public Power Now, John Tzimorangas, President and CEO of Energy New England, details how Energy New England delivers value and benefits to its public…
- APPA’s Ursula Schryver Details Key Sessons, Other Activities at National Conference · 9 minIn the latest episode of Public Power Now, Ursula Schryver, Senior Vice President, Education, Training & Events at APPA, highlights key sessions and other activities that will…
- Brownsville Public Utilities Board’s GM and CEO Marilyn Gilbert Details Key Elements of Strategic Business Plan · 15 minIn the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, Marilyn Gilbert, General Manager and CEO of the Brownsville Public Utilities Board, details key elements of the Texas…
- New General Manager of the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities Details Open Access Fiber Network Project, Flex Rate Program · 11 minIn the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, Kristofor Sellstrom, General Manager of the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, details the New York public power…
- SRP Event Offers Unique Way to Test and Train Apprenticeship Hopefuls · 8 minIn the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, John Pfeiffer, Supervisor of the Line Apprenticeship Program at Arizona public power utility Salt River Project, discusses…
- CMUA’s Danielle Blacet-Hyden Details New Campaign to Educate Public, Others About Value of Public Power · 13 minIn the latest episode of Public Power Now, Danielle Blacet-Hyden, Executive Director of the California Municipal Utilities Association, details a new CMUA campaign aimed at…
- Benefits of Participating in APPA Lineworkers Rodeo Detailed by President and CEO of Huntsville Utilities · 11 minIn the latest episode of Public Power Now, Wes Kelley, President and CEO of Huntsville Utilities, the public power utility for Huntsville, Alabama, details the benefits of public…
- New LES Job Shadow Program Gives High School Students the Opportunity to Explore Career Paths · 10 minIn the latest episode of Public Power Now, Robin Schoettlin, Recruiting and Outreach Senior Specialist at Nebraska public power utility Lincoln Electric System, details the…
- Austin Utilities GM Tom Dankert Details Utility Succession Planning Efforts · 12 minIn the latest episode of Public Power Now, Tom Dankert, General Manager of Austin, Minnesota-based Austin Utilities, discusses how the utility is proactively addressing…
- Lakeland Electric’s Korey Bush Details Customer Academy Benefits, Discusses High Marks from J.D. Power · 18 minIn the latest episode of Public Power Now, Korey Bush, Assistant General Manager for Customer Service at Florida public power utility Lakeland Electric, details how Lakeland…
- Benefits of Participating in Leadership Toolkit Webinar Series are Detailed · 12 minIn the latest episode of Public Power Now, Cyndi Wentland, the founder of Intentional Leaders, details how public power officials will benefit from participating in a webinar…
- HMLP Achieves Savings Through a Strategic Demand Response Effort · 15 minIn the latest episode of APPA’s Public Power Now podcast, Brianna Bennett, Sustainability Coordinator at Massachusetts public power utility Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant, and…
- SRP’s Jeff Shaver Details How Customers Benefit from Recycling of Old Power Lines · 16 minJeff Shaver, investment recovery analyst at Arizona public power utility Salt River Project, details how SRP is recycling old power lines and giving new life to previously…
- APPA’s Patricia Taylor Details Key Takeaways from New Report on Data Centers · 12 minIn 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 things, she…
- Fredericksburg, Texas, Officials Detail Steps Taken to Achieve Almost 40 Years Without a Lost Time Work Injury · 16 minIn the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, Kyle Treibs, Superintendent of Electric Department for the City of Fredericksburg, Texas, and Kris Kneese, Director of…
- Lewis County PUD GM David Plotz Discusses Clean Energy Implementation Plan, Data Centers · 23 minIn 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 Energy Implementation…
- LIPA CEO Carrie Meek Gallagher Details Priorities in Q&A with APPA President and CEO Scott Corwin · 28 minIn 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 Long Island Power…
- APPA’s Ursula Schryver Highlights Activities at Upcoming Joint Action Conference · 9 minIn the latest episode of Public Power Now, Ursula Schryver, Senior Vice President, Education, Training, and Events, at APPA, highlights sessions that will occur at APPA’s Joint…
- PowerTRX Pro Gives APPA Members Tools to Track and Improve Operations · 8 minIn 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 the suite of…
