Public Power - September/October 2007 - (Page 3) FEATURES Public POWER SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2 0 07 PAGE 16 PAGE 22 16 Public Power (Every) Week Employees and customers savor the benefits of local publicly owned and controlled electric service during Public Power Week every year. Training Tomorrow’s Work Force Partnerships with local colleges and distance learning programs are helping utilities cultivate important technical skills in new workers. With the need for new generation and the costs of providing it on the rise, utilities must consider alternative financing mechanisms. 22 30 What’s in Your Wallet? 34 U.S. Lags in Broadband Deployment Can a country that ranks 12th or lower in broadband readiness remain a global economic leader? 42 Now What? Members of the American Public Power Association receive Public Power magazine as part of their annual dues payments. The subscription rate for others is $80 per year in the United States and $100 per year outside of the United States. Single copies cost $15 each and the annual directory costs $125. PUBLIC POWER (ISSN 0033-3654), issued bimonthly, is published by t h e A m e r i c a n P u b l i c Po w e r Association, 2301 M St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037-1484. © Copyright, 2007, American Public Powe r A s s o c i a t i o n . O p i n i o n s expressed in single articles are not necessarily policies of the a s s o c i a t i o n . For permission to reprint articles, write or call Jeanne LaBella, jlabella@appanet.org or 202/467-2948. Periodical postage paid at Washington, D.C., and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: send address changes to Public Power, c/o Circulation, American Public Power Association, 2301 M St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037-1484. Subscriptions and back issues may be ordered by calling the APPA Publications Department at 202/467-2926. Energy policy experts offer their opinions on a course for electricity markets. PAGE 34 www.APPAnet.org SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2007 3 http://www.APPAnet.org
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