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Public Power Now

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.© 2026 American Public Power Association Politics & Government
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  • Incoming Chair of APPA’s Policy Makers Council Details How PMC Members Advocate for Legislative, Regulatory Priorities

    Incoming Chair of APPA’s Policy Makers Council Details How PMC Members Advocate for Legislative, Regulatory Priorities
    Jun 29 2026

    In 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 Policy Makers Council, provides an overview of the Policy Makers Council and details how PMC members advocate for APPA’s legislative and regulatory priorities. The PMC’s fly-in meeting in Washington, D.C., will take place this year on July 14-15.
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    5 mins
  • BrightRidge CEO Jeff Dykes Discusses Energy Storage Initiative, Success of BrightRidge Broadband

    BrightRidge CEO Jeff Dykes Discusses Energy Storage Initiative, Success of BrightRidge Broadband
    Jun 22 2026

    In 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 Corporation that calls for the deployment of battery storage as a standalone resource. Dykes also discusses how BrightRidge Broadband has brought benefits to BrightRidge customers.
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    21 mins
  • Cowlitz PUD GM Gary Huhta Details Efforts Tied to Safety, Grid Resilience Project

    Cowlitz PUD GM Gary Huhta Details Efforts Tied to Safety, Grid Resilience Project
    Jun 15 2026

    In 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 of safety in its workforce and discusses funding it recently received for a grid resilience project.
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    20 mins
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