Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association) articles from April 2002

Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association) archives from April 2002

C.H.A.R.T. Conference draws specialized crowd. (What's Happening).
April 1, 2002... The 2002 customer Service, Human Resources, Accounting and Finance, Rates and Technology (C.H.A.R.T) Conference wound up March 20 after a three-day run at the Empress Hotel in Victoria, B.C. With a theme of Creating a Safe Harbor for our...

NWPPA Annual Conference heads to Alaska's capitol. (What's Happening).
April 1, 2002... It won't be long now before NWPPA holds its 62nd Annual Conference and Membership Meeting "Lighting Up Possibilities for Tomorrow" in Alaska's capitol city. The conference is set for May 20-23 at the Centennial Hall Convention Center in...

NRECA annual meeting highlights: limitless opportunities for public power. (What's Happening).
April 1, 2002... National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association (NRECA) annual meeting held March 5-13, 2002 in Dallas, Texas was a great opportunity to be enlightened about the electric industries market transformation, the challenges we face and the almost...

NWPPA Associate Member Profiles.
April 1, 2002... WESCO Distribution Inc., Utility Sales Larry Kost 2341 NW 31st Portland, OR 97208 Phone: (503) 221-5664 Fax: (503) 221-4424 E-mail: lkost@wescodist.com Web site: www.wescodist.com WESCO is a global...

NWPPA heavy hitters visit Capitol Hill.
April 1, 2002... The Northwest Public Power Association's (NWPPA) annual legislative rally came at a pivotal time this year. The Senate has spent several weeks debating a comprehensive energy bill (S. 517), including electricity industry restructuring...

What's up at National Utility Training Services Facility? (National Utility Training Services).
April 1, 2002... March was an exciting month at the NWPPA National Utility Training Services Facility in Richland, Wash. OSHA has approved three new courses that have been submitted through the Susan Harwood Grant process with two more courses in the pipeline...

New partnerships forming in Northwest: Adding to hands-on training. (National Utility Training Services).
April 1, 2002... Arrangements have been made that will allow for the use of some of the industries finest equipment thanks to partnerships that have been formed between the National Utility Training Services facility and NWPPA Associate Members. Pacific...

NWPPA, Bonneville Ink memo of understanding. (National Utility Training Services).
April 1, 2002... Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA) and the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) have reached a memorandum of understanding concerning the completion of the National Utility Training Services Facility in Richland, Wash. The memo of...

NWPPA executive secretary workshop now open. (What's Happening).
April 1, 2002... Attention member system and associate member executive secretaries and administrative assistants. Registration for the workshop designed for you is open now. This year's NWPPA Executive Secretary/Administrative Assistant Workshop is...

Call for entries mailed, judges being recruited. (2002 Excellence in Communication Awards Competition).
April 1, 2002... The 2002 NWPPA Excellence in Competition is already underway. A mailing including a Call for Entries has gone out to all member system communicators and managers, as well as member association managers and last year's winners. Judges are...

Whatcom County PUD joins NWPPA.
April 1, 2002... Whatcom County PUD No. I (Bellingham, Wash.) has joined Northwest Public Power Association's utility membership ranks, NWPPA Executive Director Will Lutgen announced in March. "It is exciting news that Whatcom County PUD has become a...

Welcome New Associate Members. (What's Happening).
April 1, 2002... Remee Products Corp. P.O. Box 488, Rt. 17A Florida, NY 10921 (845) 651-4431 FAX (845) 651-4160 E-mail: m.galvraith@remee.com Remee Products Corp., is a full-line manufacturer of cables for voice, video and data in...

Allen is winner in Board Race. (People).
April 1, 2002... Imperial Irrigation District Director Lloyd Allen has retained his Division 3 seat by a 139-vote margin in the official report of the primary election. The official report, which includes the absentee, provisional and precinct ballots,...

Modern Electric re-elects directors. (People).
April 1, 2002... At Modern Electric Water Company's recent Annual Shareholders Meeting, two directors, Cecil Cleveland and David Thompson were elected to serve a three-year term. A Valley leader for decades, Cleveland seeks reelection to the Board for a...

Vigilante's Berberet retires after 44 years. (People).
April 1, 2002... Vigilante Electric Cooperative's 64th Annual Meeting marked the last meeting for Bill Berberet. After 44 years of dedicated service as trustee from District #3 (Townsend/North Helena), Bill decided to retire. Many of the speakers at this...

Reiten takes lead of PNGC Power. (People).
April 1, 2002... Patrick Reiten has recently been named chief executive officer for PNGC Power. The announcement was made by Chairman of the Board Dave Sabala. "The quality of both our internal and external candidates was excellent; Pat was selected...

New officers at Salem Electric. (People).
April 1, 2002... At its board meeting on February 26, 2002, the Salem Electric Board of Directors appointed Carl Beach, and Jerry Berger to vacant board positions. They were officially seated at the March 26 board meeting. Beach is retired after a long...

Gorton named to Innovation Board. (People).
April 1, 2002... Former U.S. Senator Slade Gorton has joined the Board of Directors of the Electricity Innovation Institute (E21), a non-profit public benefit electricity research and development organization affiliated with the Electric Power Research...

Homer Electric recognized. (Industry News).
April 1, 2002... The Anchor Point (Alaska) Chamber of Commerce has awarded its "Golden Deed Award" to Homer Electric Association (Homer, Alaska). The "Golden Deed Award" is given to an organization that performs beyond the call of duty in a specific...

Snohomish PUD challenges over-priced energy contract. (Industry News).
April 1, 2002... In a filing February 11 before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in Washington, D.C., Snohomish County PUD initiated a complaint against Morgan Stanley Capital Group, challenging unjust and unreasonable terms contained within a...

Lane Electric earns fourth straight safety certification. (Industry News).
April 1, 2002... Lane Electric Cooperative (Eugene, Ore.) has been awarded the Safety and Health Administration Recognition Program (SHARP) certification for the fourth consecutive year. The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OR-OSHA)...

Clatskanie PUD opens new gas-fired turbine. (Industry News).
April 1, 2002... Clatskanie People's Utility District (Clatskanie, Ore.) has recently put a new gas-fired turbine into operation. The turbine, located at the District's Wauna Substation, is an 11,000 kilowatt power plant that was built in just seven months...

TID recognizes Excellence in Energy Efficiency. (Industry News).
April 1, 2002... Turlock Irrigation District (Turlock, Calif.) Board President Randy Fiorini recently presented the first annual TID Excellence in Energy Efficiency Award to Emanuel Medical Center (EMC). According to Fiorini, the award criteria are based on...

Lincoln Electric, InterBel Telephone form partnership. (Industry News).
April 1, 2002... Lincoln Electric and InterBel Telephone (both in Eureka, Mont.) announce that the two cooperatives have jointly formed a new venture called Eureka Rural Development Partners, Inc. to promote and expand economic development efforts within the...

Homer Electric upgrades its submarine cable. (Industry News).
April 1, 2002... Homer Electric (Homer, Alaska) has reached a milestone in its service to approximately 700 consumers across Kachemak Bay with the installation of a new submarine power cable. The three-phase cable, which was buried under the ocean floor...

RTO West Phase II filing to proceed, despite concerns. (Washington D.C. Report).
April 1, 2002... "The risks associated with RTO West as currently envisioned are extremely high and the benefits to consumers are relatively low. Therefore, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) should not join Northwest investor-owned utilities in filing a...

Conservation update: Calls for conservation still urgent. (Feature).
April 1, 2002... Although the great energy crisis of 2000-2001 has abated, and with it the urgent calls for conserving power, demand-side matters are still garnering attention around the Pacific Northwest. Recent developments include an official regional...

PUDs and the new renewables. (Feature).
April 1, 2002... Clean, renewable energy is nothing new for Washington's public utility districts: PUDs have relied largely on hydroelectric power from their beginnings. Today, PUDs are enhancing their clean energy tradition. In a variety of ways -- such as...