On Episode 57 of the TID Water & Power Podcast we're joined by CEO of GreatBlue Research, Michael Vigeant, to discuss customer research and satisfaction surveys.

As a community-owned utility, it’s important for TID to understand the needs of our customers and understand how we can continue to meet expectations. Customer satisfaction surveys are a key part of receiving feedback from our community to understand those needs and expectations.

On this episode we discuss the purpose of customer surveys, the approach to designing surveys, and the results of TID’s recent customer satisfaction surveys.

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Episode 56 of the TID Water & Power Podcast features a compilation of interviews with TID employees, community members, and more—all recorded live from TID’s Celebration of Water & Power event on October 8, 2026.

The TID Celebration of Water and Power is an annual event held at TID’s Main Office in Turlock that features interactive display booths hosted by TID employees, District equipment, music, giveaways and food trucks.

The event recognizes Public Power Week, Water Professionals Appreciation Week, Customer Service Week, and all things water and power. The annual gathering is open to all TID customers, TID employees and their families and is a fun opportunity to find out more about what goes on at your local public power utility.

We hope you enjoy hearing from some of the event attendees and that you will be inspired to join us for the Celebration in 2026!

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On Episode 55 of the TID Water & Power Podcast we're joined by TID Materials Management Department Manager, Jason Perez, to discuss materials management.

Driving around our community it’s impossible to miss TID equipment—from poles to transformers, vehicles, canals, irrigation gates, and everything in between. At TID, the Materials Management Department is tasked with procuring all of these items.

But it’s much more than that. As publicly-owned utility, TID has strict purchasing guidelines it has to meet and the Materials Management Department ensures that the District stays in compliance.

On this episode we discuss the District’s purchasing requirements, how we work with vendors and suppliers, and how we manage an inventory of thousands of pieces of equipment.

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On Episode 54 of the TID Water & Power Podcast we're joined by TID Senior Electrical Engineer, Janis Scott, to discuss substations.

You may have seen TID substations in your neighborhood or while driving in our area, but you may not realize the important role they play within our system. Strategically placed throughout our electric service area, substations are critical for the transmission and distribution of reliable power to more than 240,000 people in the TID service territory.

On this episode we discuss how substations work, the role they serve in TID’s electrical system, and how we’re upgrading substation infrastructure to maintain reliability for our customers.

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On Episode 53 of the TID Water & Power Podcast we're joined by TID Civil Engineering Department Manager, Bill Penney, to discuss the District’s solar over canals pilot project, Project Nexus.

Since 2022, TID and its partners on the project have been working on Project Nexus—an innovative pilot that covers portions of TID’s irrigation canals with solar arrays. The project, a first in the state of California, has the potential to provide benefits including renewable energy generation, reduction in aquatic growth, and much more—but it’s not without its challenges.

On this episode we discuss the recently completed project, the challenges of constructing a first-of-its-kind pilot, and what’s next for Project Nexus.

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On Episode 52 of the TID Water & Power Podcast we're joined by President and CEO of the National Hydropower Association, Malcolm Woolf, to discuss the state of hydropower.

Hydropower is one of the oldest ways to generate electricity—and was how TID originally entered the retail electricity business more than 100 years ago. And still today, not only at TID—but across the nation—hydropower provides clean and reliable power generation to millions.

On this episode we discuss NHA’s work in advocating for hydropower, the current opportunities and challenges the industry is facing, and what the future has in store for hydropower.

Celebrate National Hydropower Day with us on August 24!

Read about the "Electric Biscuit" story mentioned in the episode here: https://www.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/news/2020/03/triscuit-twitter-thread

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On Episode 51 of the TID Water & Power Podcast we're joined by TID Civil Engineering Department Manager, Phil Govea, to discuss the modernization of our irrigation system.

TID’s irrigation system was built in the late-1890s and operates in much the same way as it was originally designed—flowing by gravity from La Grange Dam to and throughout our service territory.

TID cares for our 130 year-old system through rigorous annual maintenance. However, regulatory mandates, more frequent extreme weather events, and changing customer expectations, requires that the District continue to update and modernize the irrigation system to meet today’s needs and to be ready for the future.

On this episode we discuss how TID’s irrigation system works, what improvements have been made to the system over the years, and the long term plans for the system.

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It's the 50th episode of the TID Water & Power Podcast!!

On this special episode of the TID Water & Power Podcast we're interviewing the TID Board of Directors.

As a community-owned utility, TID is governed by a five-member, locally elected Board of Directors. These boardmembers set District policy and rules, set the budget, and act as the representatives for our customer-owners – the ratepayers and growers in the community we serve.

On this episode we're joined by Directors Michael Frantz, David Yonan, Joe Alamo, Becky Hackler Arellano, and Ron Macedo – the five members of the TID Board of Directors.

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