Public Power - June 2008 - (Page 6) APPA OFFICERS 2007-2008 JUNE 2008 Terry Huval Chair director of utilities, Lafayette Utilities System, La. John Twitty Immediate Past Chair general manager, City Utilities of Springfield, Mo. Maude GranthamRichards Chair-Elect electric utility director, Farmington Electric Utility System, N.M. Marc Gerken Vice Chair president/CEO, American Municipal PowerOhio, Columbus, Ohio Mark Bonsall Treasurer associate general manager, Salt River Project, Phoenix, Ariz. APPA DIRECTORS GEORGE M. CAAN, executive director, Colorado River Commission of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nev. WILLIAM M. CARROLL, general manager, Greeneville Light & Power System, Tenn. LONNIE N. CARTER*, president & CEO, Santee Cooper, Moncks Corner, S.C. 1 LORETTA M. COLOMBEL , board vice president, Board of Public Utilities, Kansas City, Kan. AL CROWSER, general manager, Alexandria Light & Power, Minn. PHYLLIS CURRIE, general manager, Pasadena Water & Power, Calif. JIM DAVIS, commissioner, Douglas County Public Utility District #1, East Wenatchee, Wash. MEL DAVIS, utility director, Lawrenceburg Municipal Utilities, Ind. HAROLD E. DePRIEST*, president & CEO, EPB of Chattanooga, Tenn. JAMES A. DICKENSON, managing director/CEO, JEA, Jacksonville, Fla. PAULA DIFONZO*, CEO, New Braunfels Utilities, Texas TERRY DRAPER, city manager, Mascoutah, Ill. WILLIAM E. DOLLAR, city manager, Garland, Texas KEVIN A. EASLEY, chief executive officer, Grand River Dam Authority, Vinita, Okla. ROGER A. FONTES, general manager & CEO, Florida Municipal Power Agency, Orlando, Fla. ROBERT P. JOHNSTON, president & CEO, MEAG Power, Atlanta, Ga. ROBERT V. JOLLY, general manager, Marblehead Municipal Light Department, Mass. ROGER B. KELLEY, president & CEO, New York Power Authority, White Plains, N.Y. DONALD E. KOM, director, Ames Municipal Electric System, Iowa DAVID LOCK , executive director, Colorado Association of Municipal Utilities, Fort Collins, Colo. BRIAN H. MOECK, general manager, Platte River Power Authority, Fort Collins, Colo. LARRY K. MUSICK, general manager, Franklin Electric Plant Board, Ky. JOE PACOVSKY, utility manager, Marshfield Utilities, Wis. VIC PARRISH, chief executive officer, Energy Northwest, Richland, Wash. BILL RADIO, director of member & public relations, Missouri River Energy Services, Sioux Falls, S.D. JORGE RODRIGUEZ RUIZ, executive director, Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority J. GARY STAUFFER*, executive director/CEO, NMPP Energy, Lincoln, Neb. SHARON STAZ, general manager and treasurer, Kennebunk Light and Power District, Maine JESSE C. TILTON III*, CEO, ElectriCities of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C. DAVID R. WALTERS, general manager, Zeeland Board of Public Works, Mich. COLIN WHITLEY, general manager, Kansas Power Pool, Winfield, Kan. ROBERT E. WILLIAMS, general manager, Carthage Water and Electric Plant, Mo. 2 *Executive Committee 1 chair, APPA Policymakers Council 2 chair, APPA Advisory Committee 1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 1200 Washington, DC 20009-1575 phone 202/467-2900 fax 202/467-2910 6 JUNE 2008 PUBLIC POWER
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Public Power - June 2008 Public Power - June 2008 Contents Perspective 10 Questions Finding Common Ground on Climate Change Solutions A Patchwork Approach to Renewable Energy Whose Grid Is It Anyway? The Little Utility That Could Benchmarking Customer Service Can Prairie Hay Power Your Town? Storming the Control Room Investing in the Smart Grid Coming of Age: Superconducting Cables Community Broadband Economic Development Customer Service Human Resources For Governing Boards Safety Parting Shot Public Power - June 2008 Public Power - June 2008 - Public Power - June 2008 (Page Cover1) Public Power - June 2008 - Public Power - June 2008 (Page Cover2) Public Power - June 2008 - Public Power - June 2008 (Page 1) Public Power - June 2008 - Public Power - June 2008 (Page 2) Public Power - June 2008 - Contents (Page 3) Public Power - June 2008 - Contents (Page 4) Public Power - June 2008 - Contents (Page 5) Public Power - June 2008 - Contents (Page 6) Public Power - June 2008 - Contents (Page 7) Public Power - June 2008 - Contents (Page 8) Public Power - June 2008 - Contents (Page 9) Public Power - June 2008 - Perspective (Page 10) Public Power - June 2008 - Perspective (Page 11) Public Power - June 2008 - 10 Questions (Page 12) Public Power - June 2008 - 10 Questions (Page 13) Public Power - June 2008 - 10 Questions (Page 14) Public Power - June 2008 - 10 Questions (Page 15) Public Power - June 2008 - Finding Common Ground on Climate Change Solutions (Page 16) Public Power - June 2008 - Finding Common Ground on Climate Change Solutions (Page 17) Public Power - June 2008 - Finding Common Ground on Climate Change Solutions (Page 18) Public Power - June 2008 - Finding Common Ground on Climate Change Solutions (Page 19) Public Power - June 2008 - Finding Common Ground on Climate Change Solutions (Page 20) Public Power - June 2008 - Finding Common Ground on Climate Change Solutions (Page 21) Public Power - June 2008 - Finding Common Ground on Climate Change Solutions (Page 22) Public Power - June 2008 - Finding Common Ground on Climate Change Solutions (Page 23) Public Power - June 2008 - Finding Common Ground on Climate Change Solutions (Page 24) Public Power - June 2008 - Finding Common Ground on Climate Change Solutions (Page 25) Public Power - June 2008 - A Patchwork Approach to Renewable Energy (Page 26) Public Power - June 2008 - A Patchwork Approach to Renewable Energy (Page 27) Public Power - June 2008 - A Patchwork Approach to Renewable Energy (Page 28) Public Power - June 2008 - A Patchwork Approach to Renewable Energy (Page 29) Public Power - June 2008 - Whose Grid Is It Anyway? (Page 30) Public Power - June 2008 - Whose Grid Is It Anyway? (Page 31) Public Power - June 2008 - Whose Grid Is It Anyway? (Page 32) Public Power - June 2008 - Whose Grid Is It Anyway? (Page 33) Public Power - June 2008 - Whose Grid Is It Anyway? (Page 34) Public Power - June 2008 - Whose Grid Is It Anyway? (Page 35) Public Power - June 2008 - The Little Utility That Could (Page 36) Public Power - June 2008 - The Little Utility That Could (Page 37) Public Power - June 2008 - The Little Utility That Could (Page 38) Public Power - June 2008 - The Little Utility That Could (Page 39) Public Power - June 2008 - The Little Utility That Could (Page 40) Public Power - June 2008 - The Little Utility That Could (Page 41) Public Power - June 2008 - Benchmarking Customer Service (Page 42) Public Power - June 2008 - Benchmarking Customer Service (Page 43) Public Power - June 2008 - Benchmarking Customer Service (Page 44) Public Power - June 2008 - Benchmarking Customer Service (Page 45) Public Power - June 2008 - Can Prairie Hay Power Your Town? (Page 46) Public Power - June 2008 - Can Prairie Hay Power Your Town? (Page 47) Public Power - June 2008 - Can Prairie Hay Power Your Town? (Page 48) Public Power - June 2008 - Can Prairie Hay Power Your Town? (Page 49) Public Power - June 2008 - Storming the Control Room (Page 50) Public Power - June 2008 - Storming the Control Room (Page 51) Public Power - June 2008 - Storming the Control Room (Page 52) Public Power - June 2008 - Storming the Control Room (Page 53) Public Power - June 2008 - Storming the Control Room (Page 54) Public Power - June 2008 - Storming the Control Room (Page 55) Public Power - June 2008 - Investing in the Smart Grid (Page 56) Public Power - June 2008 - Investing in the Smart Grid (Page 57) Public Power - June 2008 - Investing in the Smart Grid (Page 58) Public Power - June 2008 - Investing in the Smart Grid (Page 59) Public Power - June 2008 - Investing in the Smart Grid (Page 60) Public Power - June 2008 - Coming of Age: Superconducting Cables (Page 61) Public Power - June 2008 - Coming of Age: Superconducting Cables (Page 62) Public Power - June 2008 - Coming of Age: Superconducting Cables (Page 63) Public Power - June 2008 - Community Broadband (Page 64) Public Power - June 2008 - Community Broadband (Page 65) Public Power - June 2008 - Community Broadband (Page 66) Public Power - June 2008 - Community Broadband (Page 67) Public Power - June 2008 - Economic Development (Page 68) Public Power - June 2008 - Economic Development (Page 69) Public Power - June 2008 - Customer Service (Page 70) Public Power - June 2008 - Human Resources (Page 71) Public Power - June 2008 - For Governing Boards (Page 72) Public Power - June 2008 - For Governing Boards (Page 73) Public Power - June 2008 - For Governing Boards (Page 74) Public Power - June 2008 - Safety (Page 75) Public Power - June 2008 - Safety (Page 76) Public Power - June 2008 - Safety (Page 77) Public Power - June 2008 - Safety (Page 78) Public Power - June 2008 - Safety (Page 79) Public Power - June 2008 - Parting Shot (Page 80) Public Power - June 2008 - Parting Shot (Page Cover3) Public Power - June 2008 - Parting Shot (Page Cover4)
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