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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 Reviews Updated Strategic Plan Initiatives, Approves Annual Procurements, and Selects Officers for 2024
TDPUD Board Reviews Updated Strategic Plan Initiatives, Approves Annual Procurements, and Selects Officers for 2024
- Board holds workshop to review and discuss updated strategic plan initiatives and provide direction to staff.
- Board approves annual procurements, a process which maximizes purchasing and contract efficiencies.
- Board selects officers for 2024.
Truckee, Calif. (Dec. 12, 2023) Truckee Donner Public Utility District’s board of directors met on Dec. 6 to close out 2023 with some important actions and discussions. As part of the mid-cycle update of the TDPUD Strategic Plan 2021-2024, the board held a workshop to review and discuss updated board strategic initiatives. This comprehensive presentation detailed what board and staff have learned during the mid-cycle review— including the development of the updated initiatives, industry expert benchmarking results and the outcomes of the “Community Circle” neighborhood events—and invited the board to discuss next steps. The four updated board strategic initiatives supported by the board are:
- Service Reliability and Safety: Rather than focus solely on the undergrounding of power lines, TDPUD can focus on continuing to improve system reliability and safety for both the electric and water utility through the most feasible actions, like wildfire mitigation efforts, public partnerships and engineering best practices.
- Net Carbon Reduction :Rather than focus solely on energy procurement as a means of greenhouse gas reduction, TDPUD proposes to set carbon reduction goals that can consider both energy purchases as well as conservation and customer behavior, while also weighing costs and benefits.
- Local Watershed Stewardship: Although it is a 100% groundwater dependent utility, TDPUD proposes to explore how it can have a positive impact on the stewardship and health of Truckee’s overall watershed through partnerships and best-available science.
- Community Broadband: After two years of initial work to identify potential options for enabling community-wide broadband, the next step for TDPUD is to pursue funding and partnerships for a full feasibility study and business plan, and weigh them against needs, risks and costs.
TDPUD board and staff will continue to finalize the strategic plan mid-cycle review and will incorporate the updated initiatives into the plan. Stay tuned in 2024 for the evolution of the TDPUD board strategic initiatives.
“TDPUD board and staff have put months of work into this strategic plan review, and the value and success of that work is clear in the strategic initiative update,” said TDPUD General Manager Brian Wright. “These initiatives have evolved in a way that allows TDPUD to have a broader impact on our community. By focusing on the goals the community has asked us to achieve—rather than specific tasks—this expands the projects, tools, partnerships and resources we can use to achieve these goals, and allows us to set measurements to track our progress.”
The board also approved annual procurements totaling nearly $12 million, ensuring TDPUD will be prepared to operate and maintain utility infrastructure while making critical capital investments to improve performance. The annual procurements process is an important tool that allows for the purchase of routine and recurring goods and services in a way that maximizes efficiencies and mitigates the impact of supply chain delays. This amount reflects expenditures that were already included in the board-approved 2024 budget.
The board closed out the 2023 meeting schedule with the election of officers for 2024. Current president Jeff Bender will return as president for 2024, and Director Christa Finn will serve as vice president for 2024. TDPUD thanks President Bender and Vice President Finn for accepting the leadership positions for 2024, and also thanks Director Tony Laliotis for his service as vice president in 2023. The TDPUD board and staff would like to express gratitude for the community’s support and wish everyone a happy, healthy and safe holiday season.
Information about TDPUD board meetings and access to agendas, minutes, live streaming and archived video can be found at tdpud.org/boardmeetings.
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Media Contact: Steven Poncelet, Truckee Donner PUD, 530-582-3951, stevenponcelet@tdpud.org
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Steven Poncelet, Strategic Affairs & Public Information Director | stevenponcelet@tdpud.org, 530-582-3951
Alex Spychalsky, Communications Program Manager | alex@tdpud.org, 530-582-3986