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TVPPA's Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer Danette Scudder was recently honored with the Women's International Network of Utility Professionals (WiNUP) Outreach, Achievement, Knowledge (OAK) Award. The Oak Award honors a WiNUP member with at least 10...

On September 27, 2024 TVA released its draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) and a draft Environmental Impact Study. The initial draft IRP was created following intensive input from a diverse group of stakeholders representing a wide variety of perspectives. Over...

TVPPA members located in the upper northeast portion of the Tennessee Valley were severely affected by Hurricane Helene which dumped record amounts of rain, resulting in what has been categorized as a "hundred-year flood," ravaging their communities. Some of these...

Hiring and retaining top talent is high on the list of the many complex challenges LPC leaders face today. TVPPA's highly interactive training class, Leaders First, Culture Second: Inclusion – The Way Forward, was designed with those leaders in mind and with the goal...

Registration is now open for TVPPA's Utility Customer Experience Conference (UCX), taking place November 13-15 at Dollywood's HeartSong Lodge & Resort. UCX is dedicated to enhancing customer satisfaction and engagement. Our event experience encourages you to dive...

Make plans to attend TVPPA's next Hot Topics Webinar, "How to Read Your Wholesale Power Bill," at 10 a.m. ET/9 a.m. CT on Tuesday, September 24. Former TVA Accountant Anita Vandiver will review a sample TVA Wholesale Invoice and break down the information in the...

TVPPA's 2025 Training Calendar is now available! With more than 400 opportunities to learn from industry experts in our Certified Power Executive and Advanced CPE, Lineman Apprentice and Advanced Lineworker, and Advanced Distribution Engineer programs, plus all our...

Registration is now open for TVPPA's Utility Accounting & Finance Conference, taking place October 23-25 at Dollywood's Heartsong Lodge & Resort. This is the ultimate gathering for local power company professionals to dive into best practices, new rules, and...

TVPPA Regular, Affiliate, and Associate members now receive an exclusive discount on Application Researchers® services! Application Researchers® is a licensed private investigative agency, specializing in all backgrounding areas, including: Criminal History Searches...

Whether you’re celebrating October’s Public Power Week or National Co-op Month, our Local Power Advantage communications toolkit can help you demonstrate the value your not-for-profit local power company brings to the people and communities it serves. Available Local...

Developing, launching, and maintaining a unified support plan for your organization's largest and most influential commercial and industrial accounts is necessary to ensure stability and build successful long-term partnerships with the business community....

Spots are still available to play at the Power Play Scholarship Association's 29th annual golf tournament at the Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point, Miss. A reception will be held on Sunday, September 22 at 5 p.m. CST, and the golf tournament will kick off the...

Join us October 28-30, 2024 for TVPPA’s inaugural Energize Tomorrow Summit at The Westin in Huntsville, Alabama. This three-day event will be filled with thought-provoking content and thoughtful conversations about the future of energy in the Tennessee Valley and the...

TVPPA's Research & Development Committee seeks local power company (LPC) participants for a dedicated Time of Use demonstration project. This demo would showcase the effectiveness of a targeted rate to shift electric vehicle charging load from peak to off-peak,...

Key accounts management is an integral piece of an overall utility service plan. Developing, launching, and maintaining a unified support plan for the utility's largest and most influential commercial and industrial accounts is necessary ensures stability and...

Industry experts and policymakers gathered in Washington, D.C., this week, following TVPPA's Valley Rally, to highlight the increasing impact women are making on the electric utility industry. TVA's Lori Stenger, Director, TVA Enterprise Forecasting and Financial...

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...