Jamestown Board of Public Utilities (BPU) General Manager David Leathers has been appointed to the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) CEO Climate Change and Generation Policy Task Force.
APPA is the service organization for the more than 2,000 U.S. community-owned electric utilities that serve more than 46 million Americans. The organization serves as the national advocate for public power in Washington, D.C., on legislative and regulatory issues, and in legal proceedings. APPA lobbies public power positions, and monitors and reports on federal events and activities.
Formed in 2006, the CEO Climate Change and Generation Policy Task Force is comprised of 30 public power industry leaders from all regions of the country, assists the APPA in developing national policy positions on climate change. The task force’s mission expanded in 2011 to address environmental regulations impacting public power, as well as challenges surrounding resource management in public power.
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