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Brian Taylor, General Manager at CDE Lightband, was awarded the Tennessee Municipal Electric Power Association (TMEPA) Outstanding Service Award. The award was presented during the President’s Lunch at TMEPA's  Annual Membership Meeting, recognizing Taylor for his...

Registration is now open for TVPPA's Human Resources Management Conference. Come join peers from across the Tennessee Valley at Dollywood's Heartsong Lodge & Resort September 25-27 to expand your knowledge on employee connection, workplace culture, artificial...

TVPPA's Research & Development Committee, in partnership with TVA, invites you to submit your ideas for R&D projects to be funded in FY25. In FY24, the committee funded 15 projects in a variety of categories including energy storage, EV chargers, data...

Join us at 10 a.m. ET/9 a.m. CT on Monday, July 15 for TVPPA's next Hot Topics webinar where Sharon Williams and Melanie Farrell of TVA's Regulatory Assurance team will provide an overview of TVA's regulatory authority and of the internal work completed to evaluate...

During the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) National Conference June 7-12, in San Diego, Ca., five TVPPA members were recognized for their outstanding contributions to public power. Mark Kimbell, General Manager, Gallatin Department of Electricity, was...

Lineworkers from across the Tennessee Valley came together to showcase their skills and compete in the 27th Annual Tennessee Valley Lineman Rodeo June 7-8 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Hosted by Chattanooga EPB, the competition was held at the Tennessee Riverpark. The rodeo...

Join Baker Donelson's Kim Vance on Tuesday, June 18 at 10 a.m. ET/9 a.m. CT for our next Hot Topics Webinar – Power Up Your Productivity: Using AI to Tackle Your To-Do List. In this webinar, Kim will not only tell you about but also show you how AI tools can help you...

TVPPA members are invited to join TVPPA staff and members of the Government Relations Advisory Group for this year's legislative fly-in to Washington, D.C. to advocate on behalf of the interests of electric utilities in the Tennessee Valley. The Valley Rally is...

David Wade, CEO of Chattanooga EPB, was selected to receive the 2024 Richard C. Crawford Distinguished Service Award (DSA). The award was presented during TVPPA’s 78th Annual Conference in Savannah, Ga. Established in 1980 and renamed in 2004 to honor retiring TVPPA...

TVPPA's Communications Advisory Group and our Communications & Marketing team launched their latest communications toolkit this week, the Capacity & Reliability Toolkit. The resources in this toolkit were crafted to help you discuss topics related to capacity,...

TVPPA's Education & Training (E&T) department recently partnered with East Mississippi Community College (EMCC) on a new training center in Mayhew, Miss. This new center expands EMCC's existing pre-apprentice lineworker training program by offering next-step...

Are you required to provide light duty to those who have been injured on the job? If so, how long do you have to do this? How does FMLA leave work with workers’ comp? Do you know the answers to these same questions regarding leave?  Join us at 10 a.m. ET/9 a.m. CT on...

Plateau Electric Cooperative (PEC) recently appointed John Proffitt to lead the utility as their new Chief Executive Officer. Proffitt, who joins PEC from Duke Energy, will officially assume the role on May 15, 2024. With more than two decades of experience in the...

The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) recently announced the winners of their Spotlight on Excellence Awards, which recognize exceptional work produced by electric cooperative communication and marketing professionals across the country....

On Saturday, April 6, lineworkers from across the Tennessee Valley competed against some of the nation's best lineworkers at the American Public Power Association's Lineworkers Rodeo. Held in in Lafayette, La., this year's competition saw sixty-four journeyman teams...

The American Public Power Association (APPA) awarded six TVPPA members with their esteemed Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3) designation during their Engineering & Operations Conference in New Orleans, La. The RP3 designation, which lasts for three years,...

Get to know the keynotes for our 78th Annual Conference! Robert Bryce On Tuesday, May 21, energy journalist, author and documentarian Robert Bryce will deliver an insightful keynote presentation titled “Renewables, Hydrocarbons and the Future of the Electric Grid.”...

March is Women’s History Month, and part of this important month is about recognizing how women everywhere contribute to our shared success. Across the Tennessee Valley, women leaders at local power companies (LPCs) are doing just that. At TVPPA, we recognize and...

  As billions of dollars flow from the DOE, EPA, DOT, and state governments, opportunities abound for beneficial electrification – that is the use of electricity for purposes that save consumers money, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve quality of life, and...

TVPPA opened nominations for its 2024 Richard C. Crawford Distinguished Service Award (DSA) today. Given in recognition of truly exceptional service, the award recognizes the outstanding leadership and extraordinary service commitment to TVPPA and its member systems...

Join TVPPA Education & Training on Tuesday, February 27 in Nashville, Tenn. for our Personnel Issues workshop. Attorney and class instructor Kim Vance will take participants on a day-long deep dive into 2024 employment law compliance issues including: The EEOC’s...

February marks Black History Month and to celebrate, TVPPA is highlighting Black historical figures who have positively impacted the power industry through innovative thinking and a passion for brightening our world – many of whom have ties to the Tennessee Valley....

Make plans now to join TVPPA and executive leadership coach Tangela Johnson on Alabama's beautiful Lake Guntersville on Thursday and Friday, March 7-8 for our next session of Leaders First, Culture Second: Inclusion the Way Forward. By joining this class alongside a...