
First AEM of Year Spotlights Change
WAPA’s first All-Employee Meeting of 2022 was held Feb. 3.
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WAPA’s first All-Employee Meeting of 2022 was held Feb. 3.

It’s an arduous process, moving a heavily remote workforce back into the building, and it is a move that will affect all employees, regardless of telework status.

A lightning storm caused damage to Gila Substation, spurring lengthy process of replacement and repair that lasted through early this year.

In January, Leadership Development launched the WAPA-wide Mentoring Program, welcoming 62 participants in its first cohort.

One of the biggest challenges for hydropower is water variability due to intermittent drought and flooding.

For the past several years, the U.S. has endured a series of devastating wildfires.

Last month WAPA launched a new tool that will enable us to more effectively monitor the health of our transmission system and efficiently react to condition issues.

Safety is one of WAPA’s Strategic Enablers, as identified in our Tactical Action Plan.

On Nov. 21, 2021, Kerry Whitford officially joined WAPA as the organization’s chief strategy officer.

WAPA took part in the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s GridEx VI emergency exercise.
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