NEWS AND UPDATES
Future Utility Executive Leadership (FUEL)
Julie Ryan is directing NWPPA's new FUEL program for up and coming utility managers. The 2026 Spring program dates are April 20- 24 and May 4-8. The Fall program dates are October 19-23 and October 28- November 16-20. The program will be held in Vancouver WA. For more information, please see www.nwppa.org/FUEL.
Atrium Economics
Effective October 2025, Ms. Ryan has joined Atrium Economics as an Executive Advisor, to work on client engagements in energy risk management, power and gas supply procurement, resource planning and hedging program design. For more details, please see Atrium. [For all other assignments - such as Strategic Planning and Enterprise Risk Management - you can reach Ms. Ryan here.]
Electric Utility Business Fundamentals
Ms. Ryan teaches a foundational class on the electric utility business through Northwest Public Power Association. Attendees can access request an in-house customized program or attend the class which is two of the 4-day Flipping the Switch.
How to Use Enterprise Risk Management At Your Utility
The class will focus on the benefits of ERM practices and delve into how to: complete a risk inventory, conduct a risk ranking process, address risks with mitigation plans, implement ERM at your utility, and use risk information for decision-making and planning. This class is valuable for people new to enterprise risk management as well as ERM practitioners who want to network to share best practices and/or explore some new approaches. It is geared toward risk managers, risk owners, and risk analysts. For more information Contact us.
Developing Your Department’s Strategic Plan
Organizations find that corporate level strategic plans are far more successful when supported by, and executed through, department strategic planning. Ms. Ryan teaches department strategic planning in regional training classes or as in-house classes for organizations. Attendees apply strategic planning principles to department strategic plans with peers from other companies. Contact us for more information. Click here for Aether's article "Add Department Strategic Planning to Your Utility's Strategy".
