Public Power Now

The American Public Power Association’s Public Power Now podcast brings listeners the latest news and insights from key public power utility executives, power industry players and APPA staff.

Public Power Now is a news podcast hosted by American Public Power Association, with 288 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

American Public Power Association hosts Public Power Now, a news show with 288 episodes published.

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  AMP’s Branndon Kelley Details How AMP Members Will Benefit from New AI Program

  Aug 17, 202632 min

  In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Branndon Kelley, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Innovation and Chief Strategy Officer at AMP, details how AMP members will benefit from a new program that provides streamlined access to Noteworthy AI's Inspection platform through standardized terms and group-buy pricing. Noteworthy AI delivers artificial intelligence-powered inspection solutions to help utilities manage distribution grid assets.

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  E-ISAC CEO Details Resources Available to Public Power Utilities When They Join Cyber and Physical Security Organization

  Aug 10, 202638 min

  In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Michael Ball, CEO of the Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center, discusses how E-ISAC helps organizations of different sizes improve their security posture, details the services and resources that public power utilities gain access to when they join E-ISAC and explains why information sharing is so critical for the electric sector.

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  ElectriCities of North Carolina to Host Free Cybersecurity Training in September

  Aug 2, 202619 min

  ElectriCities of North Carolina will host a free cybersecurity training in Raleigh, North Carolina, from September 1-3. In the latest episode of APPA’s Public Power Now podcast, Chris Ching, Cybersecurity Specialist at APPA, provides details on the specific types of training that will be offered at the event. He also discusses how participants in a similar event hosted by the Northeast Public Power Association benefited from the training, which is part of APPA’s Cyber Pathways program.

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  NERC President and CEO Jim Robb Details NERC Large Loads Action Plan, Effort to Modernize Processes and Procedures for Standards

  Jul 27, 202658 min

  In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Jim Robb, President and CEO of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, discusses how the power grid has performed so far this summer and details NERC’s response to large loads and data centers including its large loads action plan. He also discusses NERC actions tied to mitigating the threat to reliability from wildfires and provides an update on NERC’s efforts to modernize its standards processes and procedures.

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  New GM of Idaho Falls Power Details How New Peaking Plant Will Benefit Utility, Customers

  Jul 20, 202629 min

  In the latest episode of the Public Power Now podcast, Chris Fredericksen, the new General Manager of Idaho Falls Power and Idaho Falls Fiber, details how the public power utility and its customers will benefit from a new 17.5-megawatt natural gas peaking plant. He also discusses how the public power utility is tackling workforce challenges including efforts to let students know about career opportunities in the power sector. This episode is brought to you by Caterpillar Energy Services. Energy costs are rising -- and municipalities are feeling the pressure to do more with less. Cat AMP from Caterpillar Energy Services gives utilities and communities a powerful way forward.

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