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Erwin Utility Authority, Huntsville Utilities Recognized for Performance Excellence
The Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence (TNCPE) recently named Erwin, Tenn. Utilities Authority winner of its 2020 Achievement Award, the second highest-level of achievement recognized by the organization. Huntsville Utilities was also recognized as one of...
read moreHarwell, Noland Appointed to TVA Board
More than six months after their recommendation for appointment by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and over 11 months since their nomination by President Trump, nominees Beth Harwell and Brian Noland have been confirmed and sworn in as the newest...
read moreTVPPA Members Deliver Cheer, Community Support
All across the Tennessee Valley, you can spy local power companies helping spread good cheer throughout their communities during the Christmas season. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has canceled some holiday traditions like parades and traditional tree lighting...
read moreTVPPA Board of Directors Approve Budget, Plan for New Year
Looking forward was the order of business when the TVPPA Board of Directors met for their final meeting of 2020 on Monday, December 7. Wes Kelley, President & CEO of Huntsville Utilities led his first meeting as board chair since his appointment in August. Kelley...
read moreTVPPA Magazine Winter Edition Highlights Innovative Solutions to Valley-wide Challenges
Hitting mailboxes the first week of December, the Winter edition of TVPPA Magazine explores how local power companies and TVPPA have used groundbreaking, creative approaches to solve problems and heighten their level of service. The Innovation Issue shares the story...
read moreLocal Power Company Retirees Now Have Access to Lower Cost Medicare Group Benefits Through TVPPA
TVPPA and Central Services Association (CSA) are now offering Supplemental Medicare benefits to retirees from local power companies that have full TVPPA membership. Retirees from TVPPA member organizations will have the chance to enroll in the 2021 Group Retiree...
read moreTVPPA Offers Course on Building Resilience and Managing Stress
Twenty-twenty brought health and operational challenges, economic uncertainty, and a general sense of upheaval, all brought on by the pandemic. Such uncertainty offers leaders a springboard for examining how their organizations do business. With the right strategy for...
read moreTVPPA Hosts Live Post-Election Webinar
TVPPA and Washington, D.C.-based lobbying firm Meguire Whitney will host a post-election webinar on Monday, November 9 at 2:30 p.m. ET. Lobbyist Elizabeth Whitney will provide analysis and lead a discussion on the election outcome, and if there is a change in the...
read moreRoane State Community College Offers Remote Work Boot Camp
Free grant-funded seats still remain for the Remote Work Boot Camp being offered by Roane State Community College in Harriman, Tenn. beginning October 27, 2020 and running every Tuesday for four weeks, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. EST. This 30-hour online course includes...
read moreOnline Remote Working Boot Camp Available to Members, Free for Early Registrants
TVPPA understands that working remotely presents a wide array of challenges. That’s why we are sharing a free “Remote Boot Camp” offered by Tennessee’s Roane State Community College with our members. The four-week boot camp, designed to help participants navigate...
read moreKUB, TVA Honored as TenneSEIA’s Solar Champions
The Tennessee Solar Energy Industries Association (TenneSEIA) presented its 2020 Solar Champion Award to TVPPA member Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB) and Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) Chris Hansen. The annual award recognizes individuals or entities that...
read moreKimbell, Fowler, McCullars and Scott 2020 Power Play Winners
TVPPA members Clay Fowler of Florence Utilities, Mark Kimbell of Gallatin Department of Electricity and Ronnie McCullars of Albertville MUB teamed up with TVA’s Thomas Scott to win the 25th Annual Power Play Golf Tournament, played Sept. 28 in Muscle Shoals, Ala. The...
read more2020 Annual Membership Meeting Held In Person and Virtually with Online Voting
This TVPPA Annual Membership Meeting, held as a hybrid event allowing members to attend and vote in person or, for the first time ever, to attend and vote online, was held September 21 in Murfreesboro, Tenn. In his address to the membership, outgoing TVPPA Board...
read moreHuntsville’s Kelley Elected as TVPPA Board Chair, Outgoing Directors Williams and Thacker Recognized for Service
TVPPA’s board of directors elected Huntsville Utilities President and CEO Wes Kelley as its new chairman during the meeting held September 21, 2020, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Kelley, a member of the TVPPA board of directors since 2017, replaces David Wade as chair. Wade,...
read moreRegistration Open for Power Play Golf Tournament at Muscle Shoals
The 25th Annual Power Play Scholarship Association Golf Tournament is set for September 28 at The Shoals Schoolmaster Course in Muscle Shoals, Ala. Player and team registrations and hotel reservations for The Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa are open through Thursday,...
read moreTVPPA Offers Mix of In-Person and Remote Training & Conference Opportunities this Fall
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues and many states extend states of emergency related to the health crisis, TVPPA continues seeking ways to keep its members connected, engaged, and educated by offering new hybrid and remote learning and conference experiences while...
read moreRegister Now for TVPPA’s Annual Membership Meeting
The Tennessee Valley Public Power Association’s Annual Membership Meeting will be held on Monday, September 21. The meeting is scheduled to be a hybrid event with in-person attendance at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Start time for both the on-site...
read moreTVPPA Launches New Members-Only R & D Resource Site
This week TVPPA launched a new Research & Development (R&D) resource portal on the TVPPA.com website. The site provides a central location for local power companies to locate relevant R&D information to support their businesses, including access to materials developed...
read moreFree Dale Carnegie Courses Offer Support for Pandemic Challenges
In their continuing effort to provide maximal value to TVPPA’s membership, the Education & Training department has launched a new partnership with Dale Carnegie. This series of new courses will be offered free to all TVPPA members and focuses on adjusting to the...
read moreFall Issue of TVPPA Magazine Now Online and Hitting Mailboxes Soon
The fall issue of TVPPA Magazine highlights the powerful impact local power companies throughout the Valley make on their communities every day. The Community Building Issue explores how TVPPA Members have lifted up residents by supporting local nonprofits; created...
read moreTVPPA Releases Statement of Support for TVA’s Wholesale Base Rate Credit to Local Power Companies
The Tennessee Valley Public Power Association released the following statement in support of TVA’s decision to return excess revenue to its 153 local power company customers in the form of a 2.5% wholesale base rate credit. TVA’s Board of Directors approved the credit...
read moreRegistration Now Live for TVPPA Utility Safety & Security Virtual Conference
Registration for TVPPA’s Utility Safety & Security Conference is now open here. The virtual conference will take place on September 23-24. Featured speakers include host and keynote speaker, comedian Don McMillan; NRECA senior director for regulatory affairs, Martha...
read moreTVPPA Engineering, Operations and Technology Conference Now Fully Virtual
TVPPA’s Engineering, Operations and Technology (EO&T) Conference previously scheduled as a hybrid in-person and virtual event on August 19-21, 2020 at the Chattanooga Convention Center has been canceled due to recent developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic. A...
read moreTVPPA & TVA Launch Public Power Week and National Co-op Month Toolkits
Each October power companies nationwide celebrate the value of community-owned power, giving the Tennessee Valley’s local power companies a platform for sharing the benefits with their consumer audience. In anticipation of APPA’s Public Power Week, October 4-11, and...
read moreTVA Approves Merger of Mufreesboro Electric Department and Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Cooperative
Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Cooperative (MTEMC) announced yesterday that the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has approved its merger with Mufreesboro Electric Department (MED). After years of negotiations and discussions including numerous listening...
read moreValley Rally Goes Virtual
This year’s virtual Valley Rally, scheduled for June 15-17, highlights the resilient approach of TVPPA and its member organizations. As developments around the COVID-19 pandemic made it clear that travel to Washington, D.C. would not be an option, the TVPPA staff and...
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