Public Power Now

In a special episode of Public Power Now, and in the lead up to National Squirrel Appreciation Day on January 21, APPA News Director Paul Ciampoli attempts to see if there is a way to negotiate a compact to settle historic differences between public power utilities and squirrels. You don’t want to miss what Nibbles Nutkin, the representative of squirrels, has to say.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Chris Schoenherr, Director, Agency and Government Relations and Chief External Affairs Officer, at Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency, details the benefits of receiving recognition through APPA’s Energy Innovator Award.

The latest episode of Public Power Now features an episode of Public Power Conversations with APPA’s President and CEO Joy Ditto. Joy speaks with Sheila Corson of Okanogan County PUD and Steve Hawley of Greenville Utilities about their Public Power Week activities and how they engage customers year-round.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Jon Beasley, Vice-President For Training and Safety at Electric Cities of Georgia, discusses APPA’s Lineworkers Rodeo, which will take place in Austin, Texas, in March 2022.

The latest episode of Public Power Now features a recent episode of Public Power Conversations with APPA’s President and CEO Joy Ditto and Brett Brenner, president of the Electrical Safety Foundation International in which Joy and Brett discuss holiday electrical safety.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Tracey LeBeau, Administrator and CEO for the Western Area Power Administration, details her long-term goals for WAPA and WAPA’s ongoing efforts to reduce the threat of wildfires.

The latest episode of Public Power Now features a recent conversation between APPA President and CEO Joy Ditto and Kate Marks, the deputy assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response (CESER), in which they discuss how cybersecurity and resiliency are a team effort.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Jason McPherson, City Administrator for the City of Marlow, Okla., details key projects that he has completed as City Administrator and discusses his new role as an APPA board member.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Kevin Wailes, CEO of Nebraska’s Lincoln Electric System, discusses the public power utility’s decarbonization efforts and how LES is helping customers who are interested in purchasing an electric vehicle. 

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Dick Peffley, General Manager of Michigan’s Lansing Board of Water and Light, details his professional journey at BWL and the public power utility’s strategic plan.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Henry Martinez, General Manager of California public power utility Imperial Irrigation District, details how the utility successfully met challenges that it faced over the summer and outlines his current priorities for Imperial Irrigation District.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Al Fiser, Administrator for the Village of Pioneer, Ohio, details the completion of more than $18 million in infrastructure projects for the village and the benefits of being a public power community.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Monique Earl, who leads the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Nancy Harvey, the New York Power Authority’s Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, highlight diversity and equity initiatives underway at LADWP and NYPA.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Paul Zummo, Director of Policy Research and Analysis at APPA, discusses a new report he has authored that details the ways in which public power utilities are leading the way for transformation in the power sector.

In the latest Public Power Now podcast, John Hairston, Administrator and CEO of the Bonneville Power Administration, discusses BPA’s recent decision to join the Western Energy Imbalance Market and details his priorities as Administrator and CEO.

The latest episode of Public Power Now features a recent episode of Public Power Conversations with APPA President and CEO Joy Ditto, who speaks with Amy Zubaly, Executive Director of the Florida Municipal Electric Association, and Danette Scudder, Executive Vice President of Member Services & Strategic Relations for the Tennessee Valley Public Power Association, about public power emergency r...

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Joe Price, Village Administrator for the Village of Grafton, Ohio, details the roles he plays as Grafton’s village administrator and discusses the village’s solar farm. Price was a 2021 APPA Larry Hobart Seven Hats Award recipient. The  award recognizes managers of small utilities serving fewer than 2,500 meters.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, we speak with Jamie Lindstrom, Superintendent for the Town of Argos, Indiana and Faith Willoughby, Town Manager for the Town of Chalmers, Indiana. Jamie and Faith were recipients of APPA’s 2021 Larry Hobart Seven Hats Award, which recognizes managers of small utilities serving fewer than 2,500 meters.

In the latest episode of APPA’s Public Power Now podcast, EPB President and CEO David Wade discusses the benefits of a Gig-speed community-wide network built by EPB, his current priorities, and a new microgrid project.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, John Bear, CEO of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, discusses how MISO’s grid has fared this summer, details how MISO is addressing cybersecurity challenges and talks about developments at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Jack Cashin, APPA’s Director of Policy Analysis and Reliability Standards, provides an overview of GridEx, a physical and cybersecurity exercise, and details why it’s important for public power utilities to participate in GridEx.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation’s Kimberly Schlichting, Gary Johnston of the Lewes Board of Public Works in Delaware and Joshua Little of the Town of Smyrna, Delaware, discuss the Light Up Navajo project, an initiative to connect Navajo homes to the grid. 

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Bob La Fave, Village Manager for the Village of L’Anse, Michigan, details the various roles he plays in managing the village’s utility and the biggest challenges and opportunities he sees for the village’s utility going forward.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Adrienne Clair and Margaret McNaul, partners with the law firm Thompson Coburn, discuss new manual on the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Javier Fernandez, the new President and CEO of OPPD, details how the public power utility effectively responded to a recent historic storm, as well as outlines his goals and priorities.