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Rescheduled 2025 Draft IRP Open Houses Announced Following Postponements Due to Hurricane Helene
The 2025 Draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) open houses originally scheduled by TVA for Murphy, NC, and Bristol, VA, were postponed due to the impacts of Hurricane Helene on surrounding communities. TVA announced today that the sessions have been rescheduled, and...
Tennessee Valley Lineworkers Take Home Awards at 2024 International Lineman’s Rodeo
Over the weekend, lineworkers from across the Tennessee Valley competed against some of the best lineworkers from around the world at the International Lineman’s Rodeo & Expo in Overland Park, Kan. The event was held October 16-19 at the Overland Park Convention...
TVPPA Research & Development Committee Releases Two New White Papers
In 2023, TVPPA's Research & Development Committee prioritized 15 new projects to receive funding for research. Two of those research projects have come to fruition and the white paper findings are now available for download on the TVPPA website. The two projects...
TVPPA Launches Lineworker Training in Chattanooga, Tennessee
TVPPA's Education & Training department will launch the inaugural class at its newest training facility in Chattanooga, Tenn. on November 4-8. The first class taught at the new training yard located on the campus of Chattanooga State Community College will be...
TVPPA Fleet Vehicle Incentive Program Returns for 2025 Model Year Vehicles
TVPPA's Vehicle Incentive Program is returning for General Motors (GM) 2025 model year vehicles. The Vehicle Incentive Program provides TVPPA members with significant savings on vehicles from specific manufacturers each year. To access the 2025 GM Vehicle Incentive...
Learn to Disagree Better in October’s Hot Topics Webinar
Dr. Trish Holliday, NES VP and Chief People Officer, shares her insights on creating a culture of civility and belonging during TVPPA’s October Hot Topics Webinar on Monday, October 21 at 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT. Holliday brings an astute understanding of human...
TVPPA’s Danette Scudder Receives WiNUP OAK Award
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...
Ten Integrated Resource Plan Open Houses Announced
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 Coordinating Mutual Aid for Members Impacted by Helene
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...
Join TVPPA’s December Inclusion Class in Chattanooga, Tennessee
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...
Level Up Your Customer Communication at TVPPA Customer Experience Conference
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...
Master Your Wholesale Power Bill: Join TVPPA’s September Webinar
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...
2025 TVPPA Training Calendar Now Available
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 Open for TVPPA Accounting & Finance Conference
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 Members Receive Exclusive Discount on Application Researchers Services
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...
Celebrate Public Power Week and Co-op Month with TVPPA Communications Toolkit
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...
New TVPPA Key Accounts Classes Begin in October
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....
Register for 2024 Power Play Golf Tournament
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...
Registration Open for TVPPA’s Inaugural Energize Tomorrow Summit
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...
Participants Sought for EV Charging Time of Use Study
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,...
Unlock the Potential of Key Accounts Management; Join Next Hot Topics Webinar on August 13
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...
TVPPA Members, EVP Part of TVA Women’s Policy Summit in Washington, D.C.
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, Honored with TMEPA Outstanding Service Award
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...
Mark Kimball, General Manager of Gallatin Department of Electricity (GDE), and a TVPPA board member, was featured in the most recent edition of APPA’s Public Power Currents newsletter. In the interview, Kimball shared his insight on fiscal responsibility and keeping...
Registration Now Open for TVPPA HR and Safety Conferences
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 R&D Committee Seeks New Project Ideas, Insights on Key Challenges
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...