| 11/21/2022 | Get to know DSW’s new regional manager | On June 19, Jack Murray took the helm as Desert Southwest’s senior vice president and regional manager. |
| 11/14/2022 | Exceptional employees honored | Every year, WAPA’s administrator honors standout employees with Exceptional Service Awards. |
| 11/7/2022 | Enhancing efficiency through robotic solutions | On Jan. 15, 2020, the General Services Administration published a Robotic Process Automation Program Playbook to assist federal agencies in initiating robotics programs and implementing them into their daily processes. |
| 10/25/2022 | Arizona storm shines spotlight on WAPA-wide teamwork | On July 17, a powerful microburst with 80 mile-per-hour winds uprooted trees, damaged multiple high-voltage transmission lines and flattened a mobile home in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community north of Phoenix, Arizona. |
| 9/29/2022 | L2I Program participants selected | In June, Administrator and CEO Tracey LeBeau announced the first participants of WAPA’s Leadership Learning Intensive, or L2I, Program. |
| 9/20/2022 | Open Mic provides innovative learning events | The Open Mic events are still new, and momentum continues to build since their inaugural session in December 2021. |
| 9/15/2022 | Environmental protection specialist wins Emerging Leader Award | In May, Environmental Protection Specialist Andrea Severson received the Emerging Leader Award from RMEL in Denver, Colorado. |
| 9/6/2022 | Electrofishing keeps Green River healthy | On April 25-26, Colorado River Storage Project Management Center staff assisted in the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources’ biannual trout electrofishing survey of Green River below Flaming Gorge Dam. |
| 8/24/2022 | WAPA successfully executes BIL funding for purchase power | WAPA s on track to fully expend the $500 million that the organization received from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law . |
| 7/7/2022 | Get to know UGP’s regional manager | In July 2021, Lloyd Linke assumed the role of senior vice president and Upper Great Plains regional manager. |
| 6/28/2022 | Crow Tribe right-of-way grant renewal issued | As a government organization with assets all around the Western U.S., WAPA has the distinct pleasure of working directly with Native American Tribes. |
| 6/23/2022 | Science Bowls endure as virtual events | WAPA is a proud supporter of the National Science Bowl and hosts a number of regional events each year. |
| 6/22/2022 | Celebrate Pride Month | In June, we celebrate the valuable contributions of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer – or LGBTQ+ – community and their allies across America. |
| 6/16/2022 | New TIP manager shares journey to WAPA | In March, WAPA named Paul Schwabe as senior vice president and Transmission Infrastructure Program manager |
| 6/14/2022 | Panel discussion spotlights Women of WAPA | “The Women of WAPA panel discussion started as a simple idea and just organically came together,” said Equal Employment Manager Charles Montañez. |
| 6/9/2022 | Employee feedback shapes strategic plan | Chief Strategy Officer Kerry Whitford is working with senior leaders to develop WAPA’s 2030 strategic plan, the successor to Strategic Roadmap 2024. |
| 6/2/2022 | Craft employees practice winter survival skills | In March, more than 25 linemen and communication technicians spent one week in a winter survival course, practicing survival skills with only the tools and equipment that they would have with them while patrolling power lines or otherwise working in the f |
| 5/26/2022 | EPTC, INL host hybrid cybersecurity workshop | On Feb. 23-24, WAPA’s Electric Power Training Center hosted its first-ever hybrid event: the 2022 Cybersecurity in Protective Relaying Workshop. |
| 5/17/2022 | OEID manager shares progressive career path | On April 29, 2021, WAPA welcomed Equal Employment Manager Charles Montañez to lead its Office of Economic Impact and Diversity. |
| 5/10/2022 | Upgrade reveals value of mobile transformers | In September 2021, Rocky Mountain employees placed a mobile transformer into service at Kimball Substation in Kimball County, Nebraska. |
| 5/6/2022 | Reinvigorating WAPA’s I&D Program | WAPA has been pursuing a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture for many years. |
| 4/28/2022 | Get to know WAPA’s CIO | In 2019, Michael Montoya was selected as senior vice president and chief information officer. |
| 4/26/2022 | Business intelligence: Share insights, show results | WAPA has massive repositories of data about its assets and operations. |
| 4/12/2022 | Aviation manager recognized with safety award | The Department of Energy’s Office of Aviation Management hosts an annual aviation safety award program, intended to promote safe operations and to recognize the top performers in each program. |
| 4/6/2022 | UGP employee receives MRO HERO Award | In December, Compliance Manager Mark Buchholz received the Midwest Reliability Organization’s Highly Effective Reliability Organizations Award. |
| 4/4/2022 | First AEM of year spotlights change | WAPA’s first All-Employee Meeting of 2022 was held Feb. 3. |
| 3/31/2022 | What to understand during WAPA’s re-entry | 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. |
| 3/24/2022 | Lightning strike in DSW leads to fast collaboration | On July 30, 2021, a lightning storm caused damage to Gila Substation in Yuma, Arizona, spurring not only immediate collaboration for a solution, but also a lengthy process of replacement and repair that lasted through early this year. |
| 3/17/2022 | Reflecting on the benefits of mentoring | In January, Leadership Development launched the WAPA-wide Mentoring Program, welcoming 62 participants in its first cohort. |
| 3/9/2022 | Summarizing 2021 hydrology conditions | One of the biggest challenges for hydropower is water variability due to intermittent drought and flooding. By |
