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"Where Does Our Water Come From?" TDPUD's Communications Team talks with Truckee-Tahoe Radio about all things Truckee water—where it comes from, how we deliver it to you, and the upcoming water rate public process.
"Truckee Donner PUD modernizes bill pay methods" In April, TDPUD's Board of Directors approved new account management tools for customers, accepted new funding from grants and insurance reimbursement for training and operations, and recognized staff for their hard work, both on the job and at the recent Lineworkers Rodeo. Read more here.
"TDPUD Approves Power Cost Adjustment Credit" TDPUD's Board of Directors approved several key initiatives at its March meeting, including a power cost adjustment credit to electric customers, a new bill round-up program, and a resolution outlining the impacts that federal funding cuts will have locally on wildfire mitigation and readiness. Read more here.
"Truckee Donner PUD recognized for transparent financial reporting for fourth year in a row" TDPUD's Financial Reporting Team was honored by a government finance industry group for its excellence in financial reporting. Read more here.
"Truckee Donner PUD Launches New Scholarship Program" TDPUD has launched a new scholarship program that targets both college-bound high school seniors and local students interested in pursuing the trade and vocational skills that make electric and water utilities function. Read more here.
"Martis Valley Groundwater Basin: A Vital Resource for the Region" Do you know where Truckee's drinking water comes from? The Sierra Sun dove deep into our unique underground resource. Read more here.
"TDPUD Board Advances Groundwater Plan Update and Broadband Expansion" Exciting projects were approved by the TDPUD board at the February meeting. Read more here.
"Truckee Donner PUD Board Kicks Off 2025" The TDPUD board held its first meeting of the year. Read more here.
"Truckee Donner PUD Reflects on a Transformative 2024, Plans for a Resilient Future," General Manager Brian Wright spoke to the Sierra Sun about TDPUD's successes in 2024 and trajectory going into 2025. Read more here.
"TDPUD Recaps its 2024," TDPUD's Communications Team talks with Truckee-Tahoe Radio about what the agency accomplished in 2024, and its plans for the future.
"Truckee Donner PUD awarded Transparency Certificate of Excellence," Truckee Donner Public Utility District has been awarded the District Transparency Certificate of Excellence from the Special District Leadership Foundation, in recognition of its outstanding efforts to promote transparency and good governance. Read more here.
"Resource Planning Efforts, Battery Storage Assessment Detailed by Truckee Donner PUD GM," In the latest episode of APPA's podcast, Public Power Now, Brian Wright, General Manager for California public power utility Truckee Donner Public Utility District, discusses the utility’s resource planning efforts and details a battery energy storage system assessment. Listen here
"Truckee Donner PUD Honors Board Member Joe Aguera's 37 Years of Service," Truckee Donner Public Utility District named a newly-built water pump station the Joseph “Joe” R. Aguera Pump Station, in recognition of Aguera’s 37 years of commendable service. A ceremony was held at the pump station on Aug. 28, which included Director Aguera’s family, friends, colleagues and local agency leaders. Read more
"Truckee Water Agencies Celebrate 8th Annual Water Professionals Appreciation Week," Truckee Sanitary District, Truckee Donner Public Utility District and Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency express their gratitude for the community’s great water professionals and everyone who supports them. Read more
"Beat the Heat Without Breaking the Budget," TDPUD shares tips for staying cool while limiting energy use. Read more
"TDPUD Fire Season and the Possibility of Power Loss," TDPUD staff speak with KTKE Truckee-Tahoe Radio about preparing for wildfire safety outages and TDPUD's wildfire mitigation efforts. Read more and listen below.
"Finding the Pieces for the Resource Adequacy Puzzle," TDPUD Electric Utility Director Jared Carpenter spoke to the American Public Power Association about the challenges the district faces in procuring the energy needed to power Truckee, and how our IRP addresses these obstacles. Read more
TDPUD Press Releases
TDPUD Board Workshop Series on Electric Resources
TDPUD announces a series of Board meeting workshops to explore resource planning for our future and invites the community to come and learn about TDPUD’s current electric resources and opportunities
PDF of Press Release: TDPUD Electric Resources Workshop Series_FINAL2
Media Contact: Steven Poncelet
Truckee Donner PUD
530-582-3951
TDPUD Board Workshop Series on Electric Resources
TDPUD announces a series of Board meeting workshops to explore resource planning for our future and invites the community to come and learn about TDPUD’s current electric resource portfolio, current opportunities, and emerging technologies.
Truckee, Calif. (August 29, 2023) The Truckee Donner Public Utility District is preparing a series of Board meeting workshops over the coming months to invite the public to learn about TDPUD’s existing electric resources, current opportunities, and emerging technologies. As Truckee’s not-for-profit, community-owned, and locally governed electric utility, TDPUD’s mission exists to serve the needs of our customers. Customer demand drives the costs, reliability, and environmental performance of our energy services. When it comes to using electricity, both the day of the year and the time of each day are key factors when it comes to the availability of clean resources and the overall costs of electricity.
One powerful tool utilities use to plan for future energy usage in a community is Integrated Resources Planning (IRP). IRP’s start with existing customer demand – by day and hour for each day of the year – and seek the most cost-effective way to meet demand, while optimizing clean resources and reliability. On the customer demand side, utilities can partner with their customers to conserve energy and reduce usage during peak times when electricity is the most expensive and the availability of clean resources is constrained.
Once an electric utilities’ demand profile is known and optimized, electric utilities will seek electric resources to meet customer needs. Balancing affordability, reliability, and environmental performance have been key priorities and IRP’s are great tools to help accomplish these goals and meet ever-increasing environmental mandates. For TDPUD, which is a winter, weekend, and nighttime peaking utility which has already achieved over 60% renewable/clean resources and is approaching 100% during the day, the challenge going forward is to find clean, affordable electric resources at night.
TDPUD’s new IRP is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year and will provide insights on how best to manage both the demand side and resources side of the electric utility. This series of Board meeting workshops provides an opportunity to learn about electric resources, the realities of needing to schedule electric resources to match load, and the potential projects and opportunities TDPUD may choose to pursue in the future.
TDPUD’s current electric resources include wind, solar, hydroelectric, landfill gas, heat recovery, and fossil fuels. Electric resources that are either in development or which could be available within a handful of years include geothermal, wind, solar, battery storage, biomass, natural gas, and new nuclear. Emerging technologies include hydrogen, and various energy storage innovations.
The first in this series of TDPUD Board meeting workshops will be on Wednesday, September 6 during the regularly scheduled meeting that starts at 6 p.m. at the TDPUD at 11570 Donner Pass Road, and will cover the new nuclear project being led by the Utah Associated Municipal Utilities Association (UAMPS) working in partnership with the United States Department of Energy and NuScale Power. This project offers the potential of carbon free, dispatchable power generation that could be available during the day or night. This informational workshop will include leadership from UAMPS, NuScale Power, and other key project partners. TDPUD did explore this project back in 2017 and decided not to continue, but new nuclear technology has evolved and energy markets have changed dramatically since then.
Future Board meeting workshops will cover traditional renewable resources (solar, wind, and hydro), base-load resources (geothermal, landfill gas, heat recovery, and natural gas), and emerging technologies. The public should stay tuned for upcoming workshops and are invited to come and learn about resource planning for our energy future.
Information about TDPUD board meetings and access to agendas, minutes, live streaming and archived video can be found at tdpud.org/boardmeetings.
About Truckee Donner PUD:
TDPUD is a public utility district created in 1927 and overseen by a locally-elected board of directors. TDPUD is a not-for-profit entity that provides the greater Truckee area with reliable and high-quality water and power services, while guiding the community to conserve resources. For more information about TDPUD, call 530-587-3896 or visit tdpud.org.
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Media Contacts
Steven Poncelet, Strategic Affairs & Public Information Director | stevenponcelet@tdpud.org, 530-582-3951
Alex Spychalsky, Communications Program Manager | alex@tdpud.org, 530-582-3986