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Public Power Now

American Public Power Association

News

Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 296

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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Data updated on 17/10/2026

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🇺🇸 USA - Business News
17/10/2026
#70
🇺🇸 USA - Business News
06/10/2026
#94
🇺🇸 USA - Business News
04/09/2026
#98
🇺🇸 USA - Business News
01/08/2026
#96
🇺🇸 USA - Business News
01/07/2026
#88
🇨🇦 Canada - Business News
05/06/2026
#87
🇨🇦 Canada - Business News
04/06/2026
#64
🇨🇦 Canada - Business News
03/06/2026
#42
🇺🇸 USA - Business News
30/05/2026
#90
🇨🇦 Canada - Business News
17/12/2025
#98

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https://surveys.publicpower.org/s3/2024-Reader-Survey
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https://www.publicpower.org/podcasts
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https://www.publicpower.org/mutual-aid-and-emergency-response
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Tillamook PUD General Manager Discusses Transmission Projects, Top Workplaces Award

Monday, October 12, 2026 • Duration 21:17

In 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 Tillamook PUD has taken to earn a 2026 Top Workplaces award and talks about the ways in which the PUD is proactively working to recruit the next generation of workers.

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Littleton Electric Light & Water Assistant GM Details Experience Serving as Technical Advisor for CUC

Monday, October 5, 2026 • Duration 20:32

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Dave Ketchen, Assistant General Manager at Littleton Electric Light & Water Departments in Massachusetts, details his experience serving as a Technical Advisor for the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation, supporting power restoration efforts across the Northern Mariana Islands after Super Typhoon Sinlaku. He also discusses the utility’s work to upgrade six reclosers within its distribution system to implement new control technology and the ways in which the utility has bolstered its cybersecurity.

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GM of Vernon Public Utilities Details Utility’s Experience with Development of Data Center

Monday, September 28, 2026 • Duration 01:05:22

In 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 the development of a data center, the strategies that Vernon Public Utilities has implemented to achieve a strong safety record and the steps that the utility has taken to bolster its cybersecurity. Vernon Public Utilities is one of the public power utilities that has received an APPA Cybersecurity Accelerator Program designation.

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Forest Grove Light & Power Department Director Details Project to Boost Resilience, Work with Data Center Developer

Monday, September 21, 2026 • Duration 17:01

In 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 resilience in its community through the placement of distribution lines underground and details how Forest Grove Light & Power Department worked with a developer for a data center that the utility is serving.

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APPA Virtual Summit Includes Panels on Lessons from Large Load Projects, State Policies on Large Loads

Monday, September 14, 2026 • Duration 16:19

In 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 Virtual Summit that APPA will host in November. Panels include lessons from large load projects, how state policies are influencing large loads and considerations for taxes, financing, and contracts. The summit is part of APPA’s ongoing efforts to help its members navigate the large loads landscape in the U.S.

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Benefits of New Training Center for Lineworkers Detailed by Official with Bryan Texas Utilities

Monday, September 7, 2026 • Duration 27:00

In 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 for lineworkers that includes a hands-on training area where employees can work with the same types of equipment used in the field. He notes that the training center offers a number of benefits including having a place where the utility can be more deliberate about developing its workforce.

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SMUD’s Eric Poff Details How Utility is Benefiting from the Use of a Robot Dog for Inspections of Utility Assets

Monday, August 31, 2026 • Duration 28:59

In 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 utility is benefiting from the use of a robot dog for inspections of utility assets. SMUD’s use of the robot dog is part of a three-year pilot program.

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New Braunfels Utilities CEO Ryan Kelso Details New Substation Projects, Steps Taken to Maintain High Levels of Safety

Monday, August 24, 2026 • Duration 25:37

In 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, details his focus on holding face-to-face meetings with New Braunfels community members, discusses the steps the utility has taken to achieve high levels of safety and details how a new utility headquarters will benefit utility customers and NBU employees.

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AMP’s Branndon Kelley Details How AMP Members Will Benefit from New AI Program

Monday, August 17, 2026 • Duration 32:27

In 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 benefit from a new program that provides streamlined access to Noteworthy AI's Inspection platform through standardized terms and group-buy pricing. Noteworthy AI delivers artificial intelligence-powered inspection solutions to help utilities manage distribution grid assets.

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E-ISAC CEO Details Resources Available to Public Power Utilities When They Join Cyber and Physical Security Organization

Monday, August 10, 2026 • Duration 37:34

In 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 sizes improve their security posture, details the services and resources that public power utilities gain access to when they join E-ISAC and explains why information sharing is so critical for the electric sector.

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