Public Power Now

Mar 31 2025 218 ep. 18 mins 13
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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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Benefits of Participating in APPA’s Leadership Essentials Certificate Program Detailed by Public Power Officials

Mar 31 2025 14 mins  
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 ben

FERC Chairman Mark Christie Discusses Priorities, Details Concerns Tied to Transmission Project Incentives

Mar 24 2025 16 mins  
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.

OPPD Webpage Offers Convenient Way for Customers to Learn About Projects in their Neighborhood

Mar 17 2025 12 mins  
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.

Capital Improvement Plan, Possible Replacement of Steam Plant Detailed by Chris Weiner, Executive Director of Electric Services for Coffeyville, Kansas

Mar 10 2025 23 mins  
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.

APPA’s Lindsey Buttel Provides an Overview of Governance Survey

Mar 03 2025 8 mins  
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

Public Service Commission of Yazoo City, Miss., CEO and GM Provides Update on Reliability and Resiliency Project

Feb 24 2025 7 mins  
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.

EWEB COO Karen Kelley Details Utility’s Efforts to Improve Water Resiliency

Feb 17 2025 12 mins  
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.

SRP’s Brant Heap Details How Technology Innovation Lab is Utilized for Training

Feb 10 2025 8 mins  
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.

Application Process for DEED Grants Detailed by APPA's Paul Zummo; Deadline is Feb. 15

Feb 03 2025 13 mins  
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.

Substation Project, Career at Platte River Power Authority Detailed by Chief Generation and Transmission Officer Travis Hunter

Jan 27 2025 13 mins  
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.