Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association) articles from April 2004

Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association) archives from April 2004

A look back at public power.(Association News)
April 1, 2004... 50 Years Ago Assistant City Attorney Dean Barline had been designated to act as director of utilities of the City of Tacoma pending appointment of a permanent director... NWPPA utility membership had reached 94, which was--at the...

Gorgeous Victoria invites NWPPA members for annual conference.(Association News)
April 1, 2004... The 64th NWPPA Annual Conference & Membership Meeting, Public Power in 2015: A Brave New World is just about here, and one of the world's most beautiful places, Victoria, B.C., is ready for NWPPA's policymakers, managers, and senior staff of...

Less than 60 days left: enter now!
April 1, 2004... There's not much time left, you do have less than 60 days to send in your entries for the 11th Annual NWPPA Excellence in Communication Competition. Your best communication work from 2003 is requested by NWPPA by the May 28 deadline, and...

Come to Coeur d'Alene for the F.A.R.E.
April 1, 2004... NWPPA is launching another new, annual workshop program in June that will focus on the areas of finance, accounting, rates and economics. The two-and-one-half day workshop will be held June 16-18, 2004 at the Coeur d'Alene Resort in Idaho. ...

Large turnout buoys Energy Efficiency Workshop.(Association News)
April 1, 2004... Months of coordinated planning between BPA, the EnergyIdeas Clearinghouse and NWPPA came together last month, as the first annual Northwest Energy Efficiency Workshop was held in Portland. Over 50 attendees gathered at DoubleTree Hotel-Jantzen...

Empowering the consumer.
April 1, 2004... Most non-profit utilities will start negotiating their power sales contracts with the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) for wholesale electricity after 2006. As the regional dialogues move forward, utilities need to empower their consumers...

Harness returns to her beginnings.(Association News)
April 1, 2004... Tracy Harness, NWPPA's Manager of Safety & Environmental Services, has recently accepted a position as chapter manager at Northwest Line Constructors Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association. For Harness, it's a return to...

Communication Roundtable renders valuable insight.(Association News)
April 1, 2004... Why are the media changing the way they cover news? How do we deal with it? What's happening with power issues in Washington D.C.? All of those issues, and many others, were focused on during the NWPPA Communicators' Roundtable March 16 at...

Training Opportunities: May, June & July 2004.
April 1, 2004... CUSTOMER SERVlCE IN THE FIELD Who Should Attend: Meter readers, service representatives, and other "outside" utility employees. Overview: The objective of this one-day workshop is to assist outside utility employees in developing or...

Are you a manager or a leader?(Human Resources)
April 1, 2004... Read the popular press today and you'll happen upon article after article about effective managers and effective leaders. But don't make the mistake of assuming that "management" and "leadership" are the same qualities. They're not. While...

Cyber terrorism and espionage is real and growing.(Information Technology)
April 1, 2004... Computers and the Internet have opened a vast new world of communication and commerce. They have also opened new opportunities for terrorism, espionage, and other criminal activity, according to Greg Fowler. Fowler is a supervisory agent...

Defining objectives on power projects.(Policy Making & Management)
April 1, 2004... As workers in the power industry, many of you are accustomed to and familiar with projects. What is termed as a project varies from person to person, but a working definition is: "a unique, one-of-a-kind undertaking to deliver a specific end...

Career development courses.(Calendar)
April 1, 2004... May 17--NWPPA Government Relations Committee Meeting. Victoria, B.C. May 17--The New e's in e-Business: e-Volution Rather Than e-Xtinction. Victoria, B.C. June 8-10--Front Line Leadership Session #4: HR, The Law and Time Management....

Walnut Energy Center wins CEC approval.(Power Supply & Risk Management)
April 1, 2004... The Turlock Irrigation District's application to build and operate a 250-megawatt state of the art power plant in Central California has been approved on a unanimous vote of the California Energy Commission. Approval signaled an end to a...

Casey appointed to Tacoma Public Utility Board.(Member News)
April 1, 2004... Attorney Robert G. Casey has been named to the Tacoma Public Utility Board by the Tacoma (Wash.) City Council. Casey will fulfill the term of Doug Erwin, who resigned in January. The term expires on June 30, 2006. Casey is managing...

Kodiak Electric recognized by U.S. agency.(Member News)
April 1, 2004... KEA has been recognized with two prestigious awards from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Rowan Gould, Regional Director for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, presented the Director's Corporate Wildlife Stewardship Award to...

Gregori named GM of Southern Montana Electric G&T.(Member News)
April 1, 2004... Tim Gregori has recently been named general manager of Southern Montana Electric Generation and Transmission. Gregori was previously manager at Central Montana G&T, and is a member of the NWPPA Board of Trustees. Southern Montana...

Salem Electric appoints new director.(Member News)
April 1, 2004... Salem (Ore.), Electric called a special meeting of the board of directors to appoint Joe Van Meter to a vacant position on the co-op's board. Van Meter will fill a term that expires in 2006. He is a 30-plus-year resident of Keizer--part of...

Benton PUD recognized for Financial Reporting.(Member News)
April 1, 2004... The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to Benton PUD (Kennewick, Wash.) for its work in 2002. The Government Finance Officers Association recognized the utility for its 2002 Comprehensive...

Snohomish PUD nets "Best of Show" in regional communications awards.(Member News)
April 1, 2004... Snohomish County PUD recently received the "Best of Show" award at the 2004 Totem Awards, held by the Public Relations Society of America's Puget Sound Chapter. The PUD beat out 78 entries for the community affairs campaign it conducted last...

Calendar of upcoming Public Power meetings.(Associate Member News)(Calendar)
April 1, 2004... May 2004 1--Harney Electric Annual Meeting. Orovada Community Center, Burns, Ore. 1-6--NRECA Legislative Conference. Washington D.C. 6--Public Power Council Executive Committee Meeting. Embassy Suites at the Portland Airport, 8...

Ken Lord named president & general manager of P.S.D., Inc.(Associate Member News)
April 1, 2004... Waukesha Electric Systems, Inc. has named Kenneth R. Lord, P.E., to head its Canton, Ohio subsidiary, P.S.D., Inc. PSD provides electrical power systems Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) solutions for electric power utilities...

Morasch moves to law firm's Vancouver office.(Associate Member News)
April 1, 2004... The law firm of Schwabe, Williamson and Wyatt has announced that attorney Steve Morasch has moved to its office in Vancouver, Wash. Morasch will continue his land use and real estate development practice. Morasch is a graduate of Camas...

Associate member profiles.(Associate Member News)
April 1, 2004... D'Ewart Representatives Peter D'Ewart P.O. Box 866 Bothell, WA 98041 Phone: (425) 485-6545 Fax: (425) 486-8442 E-mail: pete@dewart.com www.dewart.com D'Ewart Representatives L.L.C. is a non-stocking...

New lineman tools and equipment catalog.(Technology Marketplace)
April 1, 2004... Wagner-Smith Equipment Co. and its HighLine Equipment division announce the availability of their new 180 page, full line catalog of lineman tools and equipment. The catalog provides detailed specifications on over 1,000 products...

Wagner-Smith introduces expanded line of stringing blocks.(Technology Marketplace)
April 1, 2004... The Wagner-Smith Equipment Co. announces the development of an expanded line of 7-inch distribution up to 28-inch full-frame or helicopter style stringing blocks. All blocks in the line are available with or without urethane lining and are...

Summer spill: glass half-empty or half-full?(Washington D.C. Report)
April 1, 2004... On March 30, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), in consultation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries, announced its long-anticipated proposed plan on...

Entangled in the Web.
April 1, 2004... When it comes to branding, utilities generally get a stamp of approval. And that goodwill could translate into increased revenues or a better standing with regulators. Web sites can facilitate that mission, if they are informative and provide...