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2007 APPA National Conference

APPA National Conference & Public Power Expo
San Antonio, Texas
June 23-27, 2007
Marriott RiverCenter & RiverWalk Hotels 

Read APPA President & CEO Alan H. Richardson's speech, "Divergent Minds: United in Public Service"

Conference Program [pdf]

Public Power Expo

APPA Names 2007-2008 Board Officers (06/27/2007)

APPA Urges Congress to Adopt Comprehensive Climate Change Legislation;Supports Incentives for Development of Renewable and Clean Energy (06/27/2007)

APPA President & CEO Alan H. Richardson Says Public Power Has Succeeded a Decade of Upheaval With a Common Purpose (06/25/2007)

Award Photos

Energy Innovator Award

Community Service Award

E.F. Scattergood System Achievement Award

Robert E. Roundtree Rising Star Award

Alex Radin Distinguished Service Award

James D. Donovan Individual Achievement Award

Harold Kramer-John Preston Personal Service Award

Larry Hobart Seven Hats Award

Spence Vanderlinden Public Official Award

Conference Presentations

(Conference presentations are for members only. Presentations will be added as they are available.)

Jack Baker, Energy Northwest, WA, "“Nuclear Generation: The Future is Now… Later… Never?" 12 pp. [pdf]

Glenn Cannon, Waverly Light & Power, IA, "Can Electricity Rate 'Designs' Help Meet Environmental Goals?" 8 pp. [Powerpoint]

Pete Chapas, Salt River Project, AZ, "Utility Security: Protecting Your Infrastructure and Resources," 10 pp. [pdf]

John Doggett, McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin, "What Changing Global Markets Mean to Us." 89 pp. [pdf]

Bruce Dschuden and Frank Thomas, Northside Independent School District, TX, "Developing Meaningful Relationships With Key Customers: A Customer's Perspective," 25 pp. [Powerpoint]

William H. Dunn, Jr., Gestalt, LLC/Sunset Point, LLC, ME, "Long-Term Transmission Rights ('LTTRs')," 17 pp. [Powerpoint]

Bruce Evans, CPS Energy, TX, "Client Relationships, Value Now and Into the Future," 11 pp. [Powerpoint]

Michael B. Fish, Salt River Project, AZ, "Setting the Bar High in Customer Service" 23 pp. [pdf 650KB]

Roger Gale, GF Energy LLC, Washington, DC, "2007 Electricity Outlook: Entering the Climate Zone" 55 pp. [pdf]; Download the complete GF Energy 2007 Electricity Outlook Report at: http://www.gfenergy.com/.

Carl Gaulke, River Falls Municipal Utilities, WI, "RP3 – Best Practices," 14 pp. [pdf]

Hugh Grunden, Easton Utilities, MD, "Using Employee Surveys to Improve Employee and Customer Satisfaction," 16 pp. [Powerpoint]

Will Guild, Ph.D. and Keith Owen, Ph.D., SomersetGuild, TX, "The Road to Customer Loyalty and Support," 22 pp. [Powerpoint]

Kathy Haake, CPS Energy, TX, "Becoming an Employer of Choice," 41 pp. [Powerpoint]

Milton B. Lee and Steve Bartley, CPS Energy, TX, "Organization Transformation at CPS Energy," 16 pp. [pdf]

Betsy Levingston, Lakeland Electric, FL, "Developing Your Future Work Force: Partnering With Schools," 56 pp. [Powerpoint]

Bill McCall, Santee Cooper, SC, "Nuclear Generation: The Future is Now… Later… Never?" 39 pp. [pdf 4MB]

Sandra Meier, Environmental Energy Alliance of New York, NY, "Greenhouse Gas Initiatives: Progress and Perspective," 21 pp. [Powerpoint] 

Carl Mycoff, Mycoff & Associates, CO, "Recruiting & Retaining Utility CEOs," 33 pp. [Powerpoint]

Erik Paulson, Customized Energy Solutions, Ltd., PA, "LTTR, FCM, RPM, MRTU: Do More Acronyms Mean Better RTO Markets?" 19 pp. [Powerpoint 2 MB]

Jim Peterson, Santee Cooper, SC, "Santee Cooper Compliance with NERC Standard" 35 pp. [Powerpoint 2 MB]

Katrina Pielli, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, DC, "National Action Plan: Energy Efficiency," 4 pp. [pdf]; "Achieving More Energy Efficiency through the National Action Plan: Opportunities for Public Power," 38 pp. [PowerPoint

Alan H. Richardson, American Public Power Association, DC, "Divergent Minds: United in Public Service," 10 pp. [pdf]

Jim Sanders,  Benton PUD, WA, "Governance of the Benton PUD Commission," 23 pp. [pdf]; "Benton PUD Performance Measure," 1 pp. [pdf]

Suzanne Shelton, Shelton Group, TN, "Energy Efficiency: What Customers Think, Want and Will Do," 55 pp. [pdf 7MB]

Steven Specker, Electric Power Research Institute, CA, "Electricity Technology in a Carbon-Constrained Future," 23 pp. [Powerpoint]

Michael Stuart, Wisconsin Public Power Inc., WI, "WPPI – Member Reliability Standards Compliance," 12 pp. [Powerpoint]

Winston L. Tan, Cooperative Benefits & Financial Services, LLC, GA, "Recruiting & Retaining Utility CEO’s," 14 pp. [Powerpoint]

Robert Temple, CPS Energy, TX, "Alternatives to Financing Generation: What’s in Your Wallet?" 14 pp. [pdf]

Del Weber, Omaha Public Power District, NE, "The Board/CEO Relationship: Creating a Partnership That Works," 23 pp. [Powerpoint]

Glenn M. Wilson, Groton Utilities, CT, "Demand Response: What It Is and Why It’s Important," 32 pp. [Powerpoint]

Katherine Yates, CPS Energy, TX, "Alternative Project Delivery Mechanisms: The JK Spruce Experience," 13 pp. [Powerpoint]; 14 pp. [Word]

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