Conference
80th Annual Conference
This year’s Annual Conference will be held May 18–20 at the Omni Louisville Hotel in downtown Louisville, KY, and will feature top-tier learning experiences focused on both where we’ve been and what comes next.
Announcement
Distinguished Service Award Nominations Now Open
This award honors a general manager or CEO who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and an extraordinary commitment to serving TVPPA and its member systems.
Conference
Utility Purchasing & Materials Management Conference
Over 100 purchasing and materials management professionals gather to network with peers and vendors, explore supply chain updates, inventory management, and more, April 15-17.
ANNOUNCEMENT
2026 Membership Directory Now Available
This annual publication is an excellent resource for those wishing to connect with the Tennessee Valley’s local power system employees, industry service providers, and more.
Upcoming Events
WDMA Meeting
Meetings
Mar
19
WDMA Meeting
The Western District Managers Association (WDMA) meets on the third Thursday of every month from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM CT at the Jackson Energy Authority training center.
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Mar
19
CDMA Meeting
Meetings
Mar
20
CDMA Meeting
The Central District Managers Association will meet on March 20, 2026, at 10:30 AM CT at the TECA office.
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Mar
20
Course
Mar
23
- Mar 27
Lineworker Apprenticeship Lab 5 Troubleshooting
This five day lab covers a variety of skills including: safety, hotline tools, protective devices, regulators, capacitors and single line drawing. When trouble shooting it is important to understan...
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Mar
23
- Mar 27
Course
Mar
23
- Mar 27
Lineworker Apprenticeship Lab 2 Construction
This five day lab covers a variety of skills including: safety, job briefings, print reading, guys and anchors, minimum approach distances, overhead construction, grounding, sagging, aluminum ties,...
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Mar
23
- Mar 27
Course
Mar
23
- Mar 27
Lineworker Apprenticeship Lab 4 Underground
This five day lab covers a variety of skills including: URD safety, grounding, cable design and preparation, locating cable, fault finding, URD systems and equipment, trouble shooting, tagging, ins...
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Mar
23
- Mar 27
Course
Mar
23
- Mar 27
Electrical Metering Lab A
Meter Lab A starts with the basic concepts of electricity. The basic concepts of electricity are essential in understanding our electrical system and how to meter it. The loads we can expect on the...
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Mar
23
- Mar 27
Course
Mar
24
- Mar 25
Workplace Violence & Active Shooter Preparedness
TVPPA has partnered with InDev Tactical to deliver a workplace violence and active shooter preparedness program built on the proven ASSIST (Active Shooter & Security Incident Safety Training) frame...
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Mar
24
- Mar 25
NMPPA Meeting
Meetings
Mar
27
NMPPA Meeting
The North Mississippi Public Power Association (NMPPA) will hold a meeting on Friday, February 27.
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Mar
27
Course
Mar
31
- Apr 02
Digger Derrick/ Aerial Device Lab
The purpose of this training is to insure the safe and responsible operation of a Digger Derrick truck. With this training the intended outcome is for all those that are using these devices acquire...
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Mar
31
- Apr 02
Course
Mar
31
- Apr 02
Advanced Lineworker Phase 1
Phase 1 topics include distribution cover-up, personal protective grounding, regulators, capacitor safety, wood pole inspection, electric fundamentals for lineman, transformers information for line...
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Mar
31
- Apr 02
Course
Mar
31
- Apr 01
Leadership Bridge
This leadership class will focus on the desired results of management and how they relate to various leadership styles and effectiveness. This course will review the four leadership styles dealing...
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Mar
31
- Apr 01
Webinars
Apr
01
National Labor Relations Board Update
2025 was an unusual year for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The previous four years saw the agency with a Democratic majority and a number of landmark decisions changing the law f...
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Apr
01
Course
Apr
06
- Apr 10
Lineworker Apprenticeship Lab 4 Underground
This five day lab covers a variety of skills including: URD safety, grounding, cable design and preparation, locating cable, fault finding, URD systems and equipment, trouble shooting, tagging, ins...
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Apr
06
- Apr 10
Course
Apr
06
- Apr 10
Lineworker Apprenticeship Lab 1 Fundamentals
This five day lab covers a variety of skills including: safety, PPE inspection, grounding, rigging, pole top rescue, aluminum and copper ties, and minimum approach distances. Participants are given...
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Apr
06
- Apr 10
Course
Apr
06
- Apr 10
Lineworker Apprenticeship Lab 1 Fundamentals
This five day lab covers a variety of skills including: safety, PPE inspection, grounding, rigging, pole top rescue, aluminum and copper ties, and minimum approach distances. Participants are given...
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Apr
06
- Apr 10
Course
Apr
06
- Apr 10
Lineworker Apprenticeship Lab 2 Construction
This five day lab covers a variety of skills including: safety, job briefings, print reading, guys and anchors, minimum approach distances, overhead construction, grounding, sagging, aluminum ties,...
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Apr
06
- Apr 10
Course
Apr
06
- Apr 10
Modeling & Analysis of Distribution Systems
This is the third course in TVPPA`s Professional Distribution Engineer (PDE) program. Combining the topics from the first two courses of the program, basics of distribution circuit analysis methods...
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Apr
06
- Apr 10
Course
Apr
06
- Apr 09
Lineworker Apprenticeship Unit 1 (Instructor Led)
Within a classroom setting this is the first of four modules. Students will receive a hard-copy workbook in class. Tests will be administered by the instructor. Students will be required to pass ea...
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Apr
06
- Apr 09
Course
Apr
07
- Apr 08
Building Bridges: Workplace Insights and Strategies
Strengthen your interpersonal effectiveness by exploring the human dynamics that shape today’s workplace. This session introduces the DISC personality framework to help participants better un...
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Apr
07
- Apr 08
Course
Apr
09
Waste Generation, Management, and Disposal
This course provides an overview of the regulatory framework and best practices for managing waste streams generated by electric distribution activities. Participants will learn how to properly cla...
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Apr
09
Course
Apr
13
- Apr 16
Foreman Academy Track 2
This week-long series of classes is designed to provide line crew foremen with knowledge and skills outside the scope of fundamental linework. This will allow them to be more effective leaders and...
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Apr
13
- Apr 16
Course
Apr
13
- Apr 17
Fiber Splicing Lab
This lab is designed to teach students to splice. The lab will start with the preparation of fiber cables to prepare it to be spliced and properly placed in closures/terminals. Students will prep c...
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Apr
13
- Apr 17
Course
Apr
13
- Apr 16
Electric Power System Operations
Electric Power System Operations provides an overview of the BES and the components used in generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. The overview includes industry history and an...
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Apr
13
- Apr 16
Course
Apr
13
ABC`s of Electrical Systems
This course provides a basic survey of electric utility operations, from generation at the
power plant to distribution to the end-use customer. Topics covered include methods of
generation, high vo...
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power plant to distribution to the end-use customer. Topics covered include methods of
generation, high vo...
Apr
13
Course
Apr
14
Nonverbal Communication
You cannot achieve anything of significance without the help of others. Solid communication skills are paramount if you desire to gain buy-in from your colleagues, leadership, friends and family; h...
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Apr
14
Conference
Apr
15
- Apr 17
Purchasing & Materials Management Conference
The Utility Purchasing & Materials Management Conference is TVPPA’s annual gathering for electric utility professionals who keep the supply chain moving. From procurement and inventory to...
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Apr
15
- Apr 17
Course
Apr
15
- Apr 16
Communicating Effectively with Utility Customers
This course uses group activities to help you learn and grow as a communicator in various situations. The emphasis is placed on creating and recognizing the time to create a memorable experience fo...
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Apr
15
- Apr 16
Course
Apr
17
Selling Utility Services
Today, utility customers are looking for more than kWs and meter readings from their utility. In our increasingly complex world, local utilities must support complicated customer relationships and...
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Apr
17
Course
Apr
20
- Apr 24
Lineworker Apprenticeship Lab 2 Construction
This five day lab covers a variety of skills including: safety, job briefings, print reading, guys and anchors, minimum approach distances, overhead construction, grounding, sagging, aluminum ties,...
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Apr
20
- Apr 24
Course
Apr
20
- Apr 24
Lineworker Apprenticeship Lab 2 Construction
This five day lab covers a variety of skills including: safety, job briefings, print reading, guys and anchors, minimum approach distances, overhead construction, grounding, sagging, aluminum ties,...
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Apr
20
- Apr 24
Course
Apr
20
- Apr 25
Lineworker Apprenticeship Pre-Apprentice Assessment Workshop
This 6 day class is an intense workshop designed to help potential Lineman Apprentice experience the everyday demands they will be expected to handle on the job. You will have the opportunity to le...
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Apr
20
- Apr 25
Course
Apr
20
- Apr 23
Lineworker Apprenticeship Final Exam
This comprehensive exam is the final step in completing the TVPPA Lineman Apprenticeship Program (Legacy, Millennial, and Revised Editions). It includes written and field skills elements exam. In o...
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Apr
20
- Apr 23
Course
Apr
20
- Apr 23
Lineworker Apprenticeship Unit 2 (Instructor Led)
Within a classroom setting this is the second of four modules. Students will receive a hard-copy workbook in class. Tests will be administered by the instructor. Students will be required to pass e...
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Apr
20
- Apr 23
NAPPA/NAIDA Joint Meeting
Apr
23
Course
Apr
27
- May 01
Lineworker Apprenticeship Lab 2 Construction
This five day lab covers a variety of skills including: safety, job briefings, print reading, guys and anchors, minimum approach distances, overhead construction, grounding, sagging, aluminum ties,...
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Apr
27
- May 01
Course
Apr
27
- May 01
Lineworker Apprenticeship Lab 3 Operations
This five day lab covers a variety of skills including: safety, aerial lift inspection, arc flash hazards, PPE inspections, bucket truck rescue, systems operations, three phase transformer theory,...
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Apr
27
- May 01
Course
Apr
27
- Apr 30
Foreman Academy Track 1
This four day-long series of classes is designed to provide line crew foremen with knowledge and skills outside the scope of fundamental linework. This will allow them to be more effective leaders...
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Apr
27
- Apr 30
Course
Apr
28
- Apr 30
Advanced Lineworker Phase 5
This is the final class in the overall completion of the Advanced Lineworker Certificate Training. This 3 day class discusses pad mounted transformers and switching cabinets, and “live front&...
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Apr
28
- Apr 30
By the Numbers
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Affiliates & Associates
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Current R&D Projects
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Welcome New Leaders
TVPPA member systems power the future! The men and women who lead these vital organizations bring insight and expertise that shape the future of energy while providing reliable, resilient, and affordable power that turns the wheels of enterprise in our region.
Meet the Local Power Company leaders, who are driving innovation and collaboration to meet the challenges of tomorrow.
Click the link below to explore our full membership roster.
Caney Fork Electric Cooperative appointed Jason Riley as General Manager effective February 2026. Riley brings more than two decades of dedicated service to the role, previously serving as Director of Billing & Administrative Services for the electric cooperative.
Ardo Ba was selected to serve as Electric Department Director of Oak Ridge Electric Department in Oak Ridge, Tenn., effective January 20, 2026.
Stacy Radon was named Manager of Scottsboro Electric Power Board in Scottsboro, Ala., effective January 1, 2026.
Jay McClendon assumed the role of General Manager at Louisville Utilities in Louisville, Miss., effective January 1, 2026, following the retirement of Wilson Web in December 2025.
As Chattanooga EPB CEO David Wade announced he will retire by fall of 2026, the EPB Board named Janet Rehberg, currently EPB's President of Strategic Initiatives, to serve as President & CEO-Elect during the remainder of Wade’s tenure
The Duck River Electric Membership Corporation Board of Directors selected James Wright to be the cooperative’s new president and CEO. Wright, formerly, VP of Corporate Services for GreyStone Power Corporation, a cooperative in Hiram, Ga., assumed his new role in November 2025.
Areas We Serve
TVPPA represents the 153 municipal and cooperative power companies that serve over 10 million people in the seven-state TVA service area, which includes parts of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
We help empower these consumer-owned power companies by providing resources and solutions that enhance their operations and help deliver resilient, reliable, low-cost energy to the communities they serve.
What Members Are Saying
"The instructors’ depth of knowledge amazed me—anyone working in safety can learn something valuable from each one of them. I learned that every individual is actually a safety employee; it’s everyone’s responsibility to stay focused on safety."
Brandon Campbell
Safety Environmental and Facilities Coordinator
“TVPPA's Annual Conference always provides perspective and insights about industry trends and challenges, organizational leadership, and other useful topics that broaden my horizon."
Mark Iverson
General Manager, Bowling Green Municipal Utilities
“My time spent networking at conferences and events with others who are passionate about public power is very beneficial!"
Jarrod Brackett
General Manager & CEO, Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative
"This class was monumental for me being new to utility safety. Taking the real world experiences from the instructors and other attendees and applying them to our co-op was really beneficial."
Cody McDonald
Safety & Environmental Compliance Manager, Joe Wheeler EMC
"The thing I appreciate most about TVPPA is just the willingness to help. If we need something, TVPPA staff are the first people that we call to ask, if it’s something large. And if they don’t have an answer, they’re getting us an answer and that’s what I appreciate most."
Mary McDuffa
General Manager, Florence Electricity Department
"TVPPA came through at a critical juncture, not only in our industry, but in our country. They helped us work around the supply chain issues that every industry seemed to be having at that moment. TVPPA’s fleet discount can save LPCs a considerable amount of money on a truck; if you’re not using that, you’re leaving money on the table.”
Shawn Edmondson
General Manager, Natchez Trace Electric Power Association
"Finding a new general manager, it’s a pretty big deal. Not only did we need someone advising us who understood the search process, but also someone who knows the importance of recruiting great candidates and learning about their management style. TVPPA's executive search helped us ask the right questions and set us up for success."
Jeff Matthews
Human Resources Manager, Winchester Utility System
"The best part of the class was the friendships and relationships I built. Everybody wants you to succeed, and they’re willing to help you in any way that they can.”
Dwan Garrett
Human Resources Associate, Rockwood Electric Utility