Public Power in the 21st Century
Public Power faces many unanswered questions:
How fast will deregulation proceed? Will regional transmission organizations promote real wholesale competition?
Will publicly owned utilities be able to rely on a stable wholesale market or will they need to play an aggressive role in developing resources to meet the needs of their customers? Will "deregulation" prompt technological breakthroughs?
Will new technologies, such as distributed generation, change our core business? How will environmental regulations affect us?
In light of these questions, APPA established a task force on Public Power in the 21st Century to look toward our future and offer its best advice on how to prepare for and adapt to the changes it will bring.
The result is "It's Your Future … Lead It!" a report designed to help public power utilities focus on the things they can control, and in the process, define their own future and ensure their own success.
Read "It's Your Future...Lead It!" (pdf)
