DWP manager to head American Public Power Association.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 1995--Eldon A. Cotton, assistant general manager -- Power for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is the largest municipal utility in the United States, serving 3.9 million residents in 2006. It was founded in 1902 to deliver water and electricity supplies to residents and businesses in Los Angeles. , will be named president of the American Public Power Association (APPA) on Wednesday at the organization's annual conference in Seattle. "I am truly honored to be APPA president and look forward to working with and on behalf of publicly owned Publicly owned can refer to:
Cotton said: "The movement toward deregulation Deregulation The reduction or elimination of government power in a particular industry, usually enacted to create more competition within the industry. Notes: Traditional areas that have been deregulated are the telephone and airline industries. and privatization privatization: see nationalization. privatization Transfer of government services or assets to the private sector. State-owned assets may be sold to private owners, or statutory restrictions on competition between privately and publicly owned , as well as new competitive opportunities, I have placed the electric utility industry at a crossroads. As APPA president, I plan to lead a national program to articulate the benefits of public power and the competitive advantages of a pluralistic electric power industry." With California leading the way to restructure the electric utility industry, most of the focus has been on investor-owned utilities. However, according to Cotton, actions by the California Public Utilities Commission The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC; also often commonly referred to as simply the PUC) [1] is a state Public Utilities Commission which regulates privately-owned utilities in the state of California, including electric power, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is the United States federal agency with jurisdiction over electricity sales, wholesale electric rates, hydroelectric licensing, natural gas pricing, and oil pipeline rates. regarding wholesale wheeling will bring about great changes for not only investor-owned utilities but for the municipally owned companies as well. In representing all public power agencies, among which DWP DWP Department of Work and Pensions (UK) DWP Drinking Water Program DWP Dynamic Weapon Pricing (gamin, Counter-Strike: Source) DWP Department of Water & Power DWP Drinking Water Protection is the largest, Cotton said he will voice the interests of municipally owned utilities as the industry undergoes extraordinary change. APPA represents 1,750 publicly owned electric utilities across the country and provides services for the participating agencies in the areas of government relations, engineering and operations, accounting and finance, energy research and development, management, customer relations and public communications. DWP was one of the founding members of APPA in 1940 and has since played a major role in helping the national organization to grow in terms of size and influence. Other DWP executives who have served as APPA presidents include: Ezra F. Scattergood, 1947; Samuel E. Morris, 1949; William S. Peterson, 1956; and Ivan L. Bateman, 1961. CONTACT: Department of Water and Power, Los Angeles Lucia Alvelais, 213/367-1259 |
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