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Fiber Broadband Association Presents Huntsville Utilities with “Gig City Award” at Fiber Connect 2021
Congratulations to TVPPA member Huntsville Utilities for receiving a “Gig City Award” from the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) at Fiber Connect 2021 along with the City of Huntsville, the Huntsville Madison County Chamber, The Broadband Group and Google Fiber. The...
read moreSummer Issue of TVPPA Magazine Now Available
The latest edition of TVPPA Magazine is now available. With a focus on energy policy, features in this issue dig into the nuts and bolts of the Biden Administration's infrastructure bill; how EV policy can help drive EV adoption; and we introduce the newly elected...
read moreTVPPA Announces Annual Meeting of Regular Membership
On Monday, July 19, TVPPA sent members an official notice announcing its Annual Meeting of the Association’s regular membership. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. CDT at the Marriott Griffin Gate Resort in Lexington, Ky. The meeting...
read moreTVPPA Members Featured in APPA’s Small Town Revitalization Series
Several TVPPA members were featured in this week’s series on small town revitalization efforts in the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) Public Power Currents Newsletter. The series focuses on three areas where local power companies make significant contributions to the communities they serve: economic development; employee recruitment and retention; and beautification efforts. In part one […]
read moreIntroducing the EO&T Keynote Comedian Speaker!
TVPPA’s Engineering, Operations, & Technology Conference is just around the corner! We are excited to introduce our members to keynote speaker, Garrison Wynn with his comedic presentation, Influencing Safety for TVPPA’s first in person conference since 2020. In...
read moreChattanooga EPB Wins APPA’s Sue Kelly Community Service Award
Congratulations to TVPPA member Chattanooga EPB (Chattanooga, Tenn.) for winning the American Public Power Association’s Sue Kelly Community Service Award at this year’s APPA National Conference in Orlando, Fla. The award recognizes “good neighbor” activities that...
read moreA Scaled Back Valley Rally for a Year in Transition
Since 2018, TVPPA has hosted the Valley Rally, an annual opportunity for local power company leaders to meet and strengthen relationships with members of the Tennessee Valley’s Congressional delegation. Last year’s event took on a new flavor as the world turned to...
read moreTVPPA Offers Discount, Hosts Event at National Fiber Connect Conference
Fiber is foundational to the 21st century digital economy, and as a growing number of TVPPA members enter or explore entry into the fiber broadband market, the need for information, education and peer-group interaction is keeping pace. To ensure our members have...
read moreTVPPA Congratulates Board Member Ronny Rowland on 50 Years of Service at Prentiss County EPA
TVPPA congratulates Board Member, Ronny Rowland, on 50 years of service at Prentiss County Electric Power Association (PCEPA) in his home state of Mississippi. Rowland, who is currently serving his second term on our Board of Directors, first joined the board in 1994....
read moreRegistration Now Open for TVPPA 75th Annual Conference
TVPPA members can now register for the association’s 75th Annual Conference. The two-day conference will be held on August 31-September 1 at the Griffin Gate Marriott Golf Resort and Spa in Lexington, Ky. Conference programming will highlight industry changes and...
read moreTVPPA Executive Vice President Danette Scudder on Public Power Conversations with Joy Ditto
The latest episode of the American Public Power Association's (APPA) Public Power Conversations with Joy Ditto features TVPPA Executive Vice President of Member Services & Strategic Relations Danette Scudder along with Amy Zubaly, executive director of the Florida...
read moreTVPPA Education & Training Director Named to Top 10 Over 50 List
TVPPA is proud to announce that our own Kim Culpepper, director of Education & Training, has been named to Timeless Magazine’s Top 10 over 50, a list recognizing 10 individuals over 50 years old in Meridian, Miss., who have made a meaningful difference in the Meridian...
read more2021 Lineman Rodeo Scheduled for September
Mark your calendars for the 2021 Tennessee Valley Lineman Rodeo! The event will return on September 17-19 in Jackson, Tennessee. Be sure to visit www.tnrodeo.com for more information and to register....
read moreMembers Encouraged to Take Advantage of Fleet Discounts
TVPPA members achieve more together, including saving big money. By using TVPPA's fleet vehicle account numbers with Ford, General Motors, Nissan and Dodge-Chrysler, members can work with their local dealers to take advantage of significant savings whenever they add...
read moreOxford Utilities’ Neely Named to TVPPA Board
At its March 26, 2021 meeting, the Northeast Mississippi Public Power Association appointed Rob Neely, General Manager of Oxford Utilities, Oxford, Miss., to serve as its representative on the TVPPA board of directors. Neely will fill the seat left open following the...
read moreTVPPA Launches New Aggregated Wholesale Database Pilot Project
Working with 15 local power companies, TVPPA has launched a new pilot project called LIDA – Load Interval Data Analytics. Phase one of the multiphase project began with participating LPCs voluntarily sharing access to eight years of Standard Service interval data...
read moreReplies Due May 7 for Special-Called Meeting
TVPPA requests that members register their attendance plans for the special-called meeting of the association's regular membership scheduled for Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. CDT, whether virtual or in-person, by emailing Madison Gentry at mgentry@tvppa.com no...
read moreSpecial Called Meeting of TVPPA Membership to Be Held May 18, 2021
The Tennessee Valley Public Power Association announced a special-called meeting of its regular membership scheduled for Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. CDT. This meeting was called by a unanimous vote of the TVPPA Board of Directors on March 15, 2021 in order to...
read moreTVPPA Magazine 75th Anniversary Issue Now Available
The 75th Anniversary Issue of TVPPA Magazine will hit mailboxes this week. This special issue of the magazine celebrates the role the Tennessee Valley Public Power Association (TVPPA) has played in supporting local power companies (LPCs) in the Tennessee Valley, TVA,...
read moreEighteen Members Named as Recipients of APPA’s RP3 Designation and Safety Award of Excellence
Nine power utilities in the Tennessee Valley were recently recognized by the American Public Power Association as RP3 designees for demonstrating high proficiency in four key areas: reliability, safety, workforce development, and system improvement. These nine...
read moreTVPPA Files as an Intervenor in Petition Before FERC
On Monday, February 22, 2021, TVPPA filed as an intervenor in a petition before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The petition was filed by four TVPPA members and seeks the federal agency’s intervention to require TVA to provide transmission access to...
read moreTVPPA-Incubated Seven States Power Launched as Independent Business
In 2007, TVPPA supported the electric power distributors in the Tennessee Valley in the launch of Seven States Power Corporation, a non-profit membership corporation for the purpose of supporting TVA’s generation assets. The original Seven States Power mission ended...
read more75th Annual Conference Moves to August
Out of an abundance of caution, TVPPA has decided to move the 75th Annual Conference, originally planned for May of this year, to August 30-September 1, 2021. The decision to change the conference date was made after careful consideration of the impacts of the...
read moreTVPPA Mourns the Death of Board Member, Todd Gale
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of TVPPA Board member Todd Gale, general manager of Columbus, Miss., Light & Water (CLW). Gale tragically lost his life on Saturday, February 13, 2021, in Lowndes County, Miss. Gale has been a distinguished member of the...
read moreTVPPA Board Endorses Real Time Energy Rate Change
Convening in a special-called board meeting on Tuesday, February 9, TVPPA’s board of directors cast a unanimous vote in favor of changes to TVA’s Real Time Energy rate. Last month, TVA brought the rate change proposal before TVPPA’s Rates & Pricing Committee, which...
read moreLatest EPRI Webinar Focuses on Distribution Asset Management
In a webinar specially designed for utility engineers, safety directors and operations teams, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), in conjunction with TVPPA’s Research & Development Committee and TVA, will present the latest information on distribution...
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