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AMAr AMAMI <br /> 'Association <br /> 2015 <br /> YEAR IN REVI.E.V11 <br /> POWER IN OPERATIONS <br /> GRID SECURITY <br /> APPA played a key role in the Electricity <br /> Subsector Coordinating Council,a <br /> INNOVATION high-powered collaboration of federal govern- <br /> ment agencies and the electricity industry to <br /> F 0 R THE PUBLIC GOOD help address cyber and physical security <br /> challenges and recover from disaster. <br /> APPA's DEED program,which funds research and demonstration <br /> projects,turned 35 in 2015.Membership has grown by more Public power was at the North American Electric <br /> than 50 percent in 10 years.Today,906 public power utilities Reliability Corporation's GridEx III,a major grid <br /> participate,pooling resources and ideas that help move public security and emergency response <br /> power—and the electricity industry—forward. tabletop exercise involving electricity <br /> industry executives and senior government <br /> In 2015,DEED awarded a total of$597,912 in 16 utility grants officials. <br /> and$91 X000 in 26 student scholarships,internships,and grants. <br /> A 5-year cooperative agreement inked with the <br /> Reports on 622 completed projects are available in the DEED U.S.Department of Energy gives APPA access <br /> Project Database,a rich source of new ideas,best practices,and to up to$1 million to help its members secure <br /> lessons learned. the energy infrastructure against all hazards, <br /> reduce the impact from disruptive events,and <br /> support recovery. <br /> 461 • <br /> • <br /> • <br /> • <br /> • <br /> • <br /> • <br /> SAFETY MANUAL : TRACKING & : RP3: RELIABLE <br /> REVISIONS • BENCHMARKING : PUBLIC POWER <br /> APPA reconvened the Safety Manual Revision • 343 utilities are using APPA's eReliability • PROVIDER <br /> Task Force,with utilities and other users,to • Tracker,to track outage data and causes and <br /> oversee development of the 16th edition of the • benchmark against national averages.The 219 utilities are now designated Reliable <br /> APPA Safety Manual in 2016. • tracker's"squirrel index"attracted national : Public Power Providers for excellence in <br /> • media attention in 2015. • reliability,safety,workforce development,and <br /> • • system improvement. <br /> •• APPA got its first patent for"Tracking and • <br /> • Analyzing Service Outages." ; APPA's RP3 program shares operational best <br /> • practices with applying utilities,helping them <br /> ; achieve higher performance over time. <br /> 214 <br />