Texas Public Power Association

​TPPA Provides the Following Services to its Members:

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.

• 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

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-one 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 two-person professional staff.

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 Taylor Kilroy at [email protected] or (512) 472-5965 if you would like to request any of these documents.