TVPPA Members Earn APPA Safety Awards of Excellence for 2025 Safe Operating Practices

Thirteen Tennessee Valley local power providers have earned the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices in 2025.

More than 200 utilities from across the country entered the annual Safety Awards. Entrants were placed in categories according to their number of worker-hours and ranked based on the incident-free records and overall state of their safety programs and culture during 2025. A utility’s incidence rate is based on its number of work-related reportable injuries or illnesses and the number of worker-hours during 2025, as defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Congratulations to the following Tennessee Valley power providers for earning Safety Awards of Excellence for 2025: 

Group C (30,000 to 59,999 worker-hours of exposure)
Diamond
Ripley Power & Light Company, Tenn.
Winchester Utility System, Tenn.

Group D (60,000 to 109,999 worker-hours of exposure)
Platinum
Milan Public Utilities Authority, Tenn.

Group E (110,000 to 249,999 worker-hours of exposure)
Diamond
Bristol Tennessee Essential Services, Tenn.
BVU Authority, Va.
Clinton Utilities Board, Tenn.
Jackson Energy Authority, Tenn.

Group F (250,000 to 999,999 worker-hours of exposure)
Diamond
CDE Lightband, Tenn.
Cleveland Utilities, Tenn.

Group G (1,000,000 to 3,999,999 worker-hours of exposure)
Diamond
Huntsville Utilities, Ala.
Knoxville Utilities Board, Tenn.
Memphis Light, Gas and Water, Tenn.
Nashville Electric Service, Tenn.