The Voice OF
Large Public Power
LPPC members are 29 of the largest public power systems in the nation. Together, they serve 30.5 million American consumers across 22 states and Puerto Rico.
The Voice OF
Our Members
Powering America
From Coast To Coast
As not-for-profit utilities owned by and accountable to the communities they serve, our members offer some of the cleanest, most reliable, most affordable energy in the U.S.
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29
Of The Largest U.S. Public Power Systems
80
Thousand+ Megawatts of Generation Capacity
40
Thousand+ Circuit Miles of High-Voltage Transmission Lines
30.5
Million American Customers
22
States And Puerto Rico
Meet LPPC
Our Leadership
Jackie Flowers, Chair
Jackie Flowers was appointed Director of Utilities of Tacoma Public Utilities in 2018. She has 30 years of professional experience, with 15 of those managing public utilities, including hydropower generation, power supply, power transmission and distribution, energy efficiency, engineering, operations technology, fiber optic networks, and traffic signalization. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce, the Economic Development Board for Tacoma-Pierce County, the Large Public Power Council, and Grid Forward. She is also a member of the American Public Power Association CEO Climate Change Task Force.
Javier Fernandez, Vice Chair
L. Javier Fernandez joined Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) in June 2017 as vice president and chief financial officer. He was selected by the OPPD Board of Directors to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer starting in July 2021.
Mr. Fernandez came to OPPD from the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), U.S. Department of Energy, in Portland, Oregon. He had been with the federal power marketing organization since 2012, most recently serving as executive vice president and chief financial officer.
Before joining BPA, Mr. Fernandez served for three years as senior vice president with D.A. Davidson & Co., a financial services firm, and seven years with Seattle-Northwest Securities, where he performed public finance banking and financial advisory services for municipal jurisdictions, primarily in Oregon.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) in Mexico City, an MBA from Yale University, a Utility Management Certificate from Willamette University, and a Utility Executive Certificate from the University of Idaho.
He currently serves as a Board Member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Omaha Branch, Bellevue University, the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce, and Habitat for Humanity of Omaha.
John Di Stasio, President
John Di Stasio is President of the Large Public Power Council (LPPC), where he advocates for America’s largest public power systems in Washington, DC. Mr. Di Stasio spent 35 years working for Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), the nation’s sixth-largest public power utility. During his tenure as CEO from 2008–2014, SMUD launched one of the largest smart grid projects in the country and maintained some of the lowest electric rates in California. Mr. Di Stasio is a member of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s Member Representatives Committee and GridWise Alliance’s Grid Infrastructure Advisory Council. He has also served as past president of both the Northwest Public Power Association and the California Municipal Utilities Association, as well as on the boards of the Business Council For Sustainable Energy and the American Public Power Association.
Tom Falcone, President-Elect
Tom Falcone is the President-Elect of the Large Public Power Council (LPPC), an association of 29 of the largest not-for-profit public power systems in the United States. Together, LPPC members provide electricity to over 30 million customers in 22 states and Puerto Rico.
Prior to joining LPPC, Tom was the chief executive and chief financial officer of the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), the nation’s third-largest public power utility. During his decade-long tenure, LIPA increased grid investment by 300% to over $6.4 billion, reduced outages by 40%, achieved top-tier reliability, and launched the nation’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm. Additionally, LIPA was able to secure approval for $3.3 billion in transmission investments to integrate 3,000 megawatts of clean energy, implemented smart meters and opt-out time-of-day rates, obtained four credit-rating upgrades, and reduced leverage by 25%—all while keeping electric rate adjustments below the rate of inflation.
LIPA’s accomplishments were recognized by the American Public Power Association (APPA) with two national achievement awards – the E.F. Scattergood Award for sustained achievement and the Sue Kelly Award for Community Service.
Tom is the past chair of the LPPC and also served on the boards of the APPA, the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies, and the Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center at Stony Brook University.
Before joining LIPA, Tom was an investment banker and advisor to publicly owned utilities and state and local governments. In that role, Tom raised more than $25 billion for infrastructure investments across the country. Tom received a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
