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Texas Public Power Association

Formed in 1978, the Texas Public Power Association (TPPA) represents the interests of public power providers in the state of Texas including municipally owned electric utilities, joint action agencies, and some electric cooperatives. TPPA provides many member resources and benefits, and serves as the industry's voice on public policy matters affecting the public power industry.
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TPPA provides the following services to its members:

Providing a unified voice for the members concerning state and national issues

Offering electric utility education opportunities

Facilitating collaboration among member systems

Advocating on legislative and regulatory issues

Promoting the exchange of ideas and experiences

Operating a resource center for research and technical assistance

72
MOUs in Texas
10551 MW
MOU Owned Generation
+ 5 M
Texans Served
27956
Miles of Power Lines
9750 MW
MOU Daily Statewide Demand
Public Power Systems = Affordable Rates & Community Value

Public Power Mission

The mission of municipally owned electric utilities is to provide value to communities through local ownership. This value premise makes public power systems fundamentally different from all other electric utilities.
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TPPA Board of Directors

TPPA is governed by a twenty-member Board of Directors, diverse in geography as well as size of electric utilities. The Board of Directors has an Executive Committee, which is composed of the current president, president-elect, vice-president, secretary/treasurer, and immediate past-president. The board members serve staggered three-year terms. The Association maintains offices in Austin and is managed by a five-person professional staff.

Executive Committee

President

Mike Wittler, P.E.

Kerrville Public Utility Board
PResident-elect

Ian Taylor

New Braunfels Utilites
Vice President
Secretary / treasurer

Bryan Woods

City of College Station
Past President

Alicia Hooks

Greenville Electric Utility System

Board Members

  • Matt Bentke, General Manager & CEO, Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative
  • Daniel Bethapudi, General Manager, Georgetown Utility System
  • John Bruciak, General Manager & CEO, Brownsville PUB
  • Hon. Gaylynn Burris, Mayor, City of Bowie
  • Darrell Cline, General Manager and CEO, Garland
  • Jeff Davis, Brownfield City Manager and Chairman, WTMPA
  • Rudy D. Garza, President & CEO, CPS Energy
  • Tyler Hjorth, Director of Utilities, San Marcos
  • James Hotopp, City Manager, City of Weatherford
  • Joel Ivy, General Manager, Lubbock Power and Light
  • Bob Kahn, General Manager, TMPA
  • Steve Parker, City Manager, City of Seguin
  • Tony Puente, General Manager, Denton
  • Roland Ramos, Superintendent of Utilities, Robstown
  • Kean Register, City Manager, City of Bryan
  • Ben Thatcher, City Manager, Boerne
TPPA COMMITTEES
Engineering & Operations Committee
  • Chair: Gary Miller, General Manager, Bryan Texas Utilities
  • Vice Chair: Danny McReynolds, Electrical Engineering Manager, City of Georgetown, Energy Services
Environmental Committee
  • Co-chair:  Patti Hershey, Vice-President Environmental Services and Environmental Law, LCRA
  • Co-chair: Mike Hoffman, Environmental Services Manager, Austin Energy
Government Relations & Legal Committee
  • Chair: Kathy Garcia, Vice President Government Relations, Regulatory Affairs & Public Policy, CPS Energy
  • Vice Chair: Tammy Cooper, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & Corporate Communication, Austin Energy
Marketing & Customer Service Committee
  • Chair: Matt Rose, Public Affairs & Government Relations Manager, Lubbock Power & Light
  • Vice Chair: Meagan Brown, Public Information Officer, Bryan Texas Utilities

TPPA Staff

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Shelly Botkin
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

sbotkin@tppa.com

Taylor C. Kilroy
GENERAL COUNSEL

tkilroy@tppa.com

Governance & Transparency

By making full and accurate information about its mission, activities, and finances publicly available, an association demonstrates transparency. These documents are available upon request: organizing/governing documents, conflict of interest policy, antitrust policy, budget, financial statements, and most recent IRS 990 form. Please contact Shelly Botkin at sbotkin@tppa.com or (512) 472-5965 if you would like to request any of these documents.