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A proposed APPAM & ASPA community dedicated to connecting individuals and institutions engaged in utility policy and management,
advancing research, practice, and professional exchange on essential utility and infrastructure systems.
Utilities are foundational institutions that shape economic activity, public health, environmental sustainability, community resilience, and everyday quality of life. Decisions about utility governance, regulation, infrastructure investment, service delivery, affordability, reliability, sustainability, and equity affect households, businesses, and communities across the United States and around the world.
Utility Policy & Management is a proposed professional community being developed within APPAM and ASPA to bring together scholars, practitioners, policymakers, regulators, students, utility professionals, and public-service leaders working on electricity, water, natural gas, broadband, and other essential infrastructure systems. The community aims to create a shared space for research exchange, policy dialogue, professional connection, and collaboration around utility governance, regulation, public management, policy analysis, implementation, service delivery, and institutional performance.
Get Involved
Get Involved
Join us in helping build a stronger community around utility policy & management.
CURRENT INITIATIVE
CURRENT INITIATIVE
Forming the Community
Forming the Community
We are currently organizing support to formally establish the Community on Utility Policy & Management within the Association for Public Policy & Management (APPAM) and the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)
If you are interested in joining, collaborating, or learning more, we would love to connect.
PURPOSE
PURPOSE
Strengthening a Diverse Community of
Strengthening a Diverse Community of
Scholarship and Practice
Scholarship and Practice
The Community aims to:
Foster dialogue across scholarly, professional, regulatory, and policy communities
Support students, emerging scholars, and early-career professionals
Encourage interdisciplinary collaboration across utility sectors, institutional settings, and policy domains
Promote research exchange, professional development, and evidence-informed practice
Increase the visibility of utility policy and management within APPAM and the broader public policy and public management field
Strengthen connections among scholarship, governance, regulation, management, and practice
The Community welcomes individuals and institutions engaged in utility policy and management, including scholars, practitioners, policymakers, regulators, students, utility professionals, public managers, consultants, nonprofit and advocacy leaders, community partners, and others working across energy, water, natural gas, broadband, and related infrastructure systems.
INITIATIVE HIGHLIGHT
INITIATIVE HIGHLIGHT
Research-to-Practice
Research-to-Practice
Cross-Sector Partnerships
Cross-Sector Partnerships
Professional Development
Professional Development
Resource Library
Resource Library
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