Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association) articles from January 2003

Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association) archives from January 2003

A look back at public power.(Association News)
January 1, 2003... 50 Years Ago In January of 1953, Dwight Eisenhower had been elected president of the United States, and had made a statement during a campaign speech in Boise that rankled many in the public power industry. The comment? "For every evil of...

Oh say can you see ... the E&O excitement building.(Association News)
January 1, 2003... It will be a red, white and blue week in Spokane, Wash., and there will even be a few red maple leaves in the building, April 14-18, 2003. That's when the 2003 NWPPA Engineering & Operations Conference moves into the Spokane Convention Center,...

63rd NWPPA annual conference heads for Coeur d'Alene ... you should too.(Association News)
January 1, 2003... Northwest Public Power Association's (NWPPA) 63rd Annual Conference & Membership Meeting, "Building on a Legacy of Leadership" heads to the beautiful North Idaho resort town of Coeur d'Alene May 19-22. Attendees will be exposed to...

Training opportunities 2003: February, March & April.
January 1, 2003... (#) GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP--IGSHPA CERTIFICATION Who Should Attend: Contractors and installers who will be installing ground source heat pump systems under the BPA C&RD Program. Utility personnel will find the first 2 1/2 days useful for...

Preparing for the upcoming audit; the more work the accounting department can do, the less the auditors need to do and that may translate into savings for the company.(Accounting & Finance)
January 1, 2003... With the holidays and the New Year celebrations lingering upon our minds, the year 2002 is just a fading memory for most all of us... all except for some accountants who are faced with the task of making the necessary preparations so the...

White bluffs solar station producing power.(Conservation & Renewables)
January 1, 2003... White Bluffs Solar Station, located a few miles southeast of Columbia Generating Station, near Richland, Wash., is the Pacific Northwest's largest commercial central station solar generator to date. The solar station is a collaborative project...

BPA trims Conservation, renewables budgets.(Regional Update)
January 1, 2003... Bonneville Power Administration has announced $21 million in spending reductions in its energy conservation and renewable energy budgets over the next four years. These conservation/ renewables cuts are part of $350 million in cost savings...

Losing lineworkers? Here's how to keep 'em.(Engineering & Operations)
January 1, 2003... Retaining linemen has been a problem for public power utilities for decades and the reason for it is important: There is simply a shortage of skilled line technicians. The work is dangerous and often requires long, irregular hours or "on...

Comprehensive staking certification beefs up schedule.(Engineering & Operations)
January 1, 2003... Five classes are now scheduled and open for registration in the new NWPPA Comprehensive Staking and Line Design Training and Certification program. The next domains that will be offered in the program are: Obtaining Permits and NESC &...

Yes ... this IS the bulletin: after nearly 10 years we have decided to make significant changes to the look, feel and content of your Association magazine!(From the Executive Director)
January 1, 2003... Now that you've probably done a double-take after picking tip your first Bulletin of 2003 and thumbing halfway through it, you have probably noticed there's something different about the magazine. It's not your imagination. After...

It's like scouts: be prepared.(Marketing & Communications)
January 1, 2003... Dealing with the media in crisis situations is somewhat like being a Boy Scout. Be prepared, and you'll do just fine. Being prepared to deal with crisis situations when the media come around includes everything from having a plan to...

Ready. Set. ErGo: Washington makes new ergonomics rule.(Safety)
January 1, 2003... The state of Washington has published a 16-page booklet on its new ergonomics rule, and will conduct more than 100 ergonomics workshops between January and June 2003. Ready. The handbook says the new law is designed to limit back...

Seattle City Light's energy efficiency program receives national honor.(Member News)
January 1, 2003... The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACFEE), a nonprofit research group based in Washington, D.C., has recognized Seattle City Light's energy conservation initiative as an "exemplary program." The utility celebrated the...

Mason County voters return Whalen.(Member News)
January 1, 2003... John Whalen has been re-elected to the post of commissioner for Mason County PUD No. 3 (Shelton, Wash.). Whalen defeated challenger Don Cady with 53 percent of the vote in the November elections, gaining his fourth six year term on the...

We remember.(Member News)
January 1, 2003... Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA) lost a dear member of its family in October when Alan H. Jones passed away at the age of 79. Alan served as president of NWPPA in 1963-1964. He also served as chairman of the Public Power Council...

Zimmerman named top communicator.(Member News)
January 1, 2003... Mary Zimmerman, director of energy services at Consumers Power (Philomath, Ore.), has been named Communicator of the Year for 2002 by Ruralite magazine. Zimmerman's creativity, professionalism and effective use of the Ruralite magazine...

A solar event.(Member News)
January 1, 2003... Salem Electric (Salem, Ore.), along with partners West Coast Bank, The Bonneville Environmental Foundation, IBEW Salem, and Northside Electric, have funded and installed a 2.4 kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system at West Salem High School. ...

WPUDA names officers, award winners at annual meeting.(Member News)
January 1, 2003... Pend Oreille PUD Commissioner Dan Peterson was elected president of the Washington Public Utility Districts Association at the organization's annual meeting. Peterson replaces outgoing president John Armstrong, a Kitsap County PUD commissioner....

Lower Yellowstone topples Montana-Dakota in court.(Member News)
January 1, 2003... Lower Yellowstone REA (Sydney, Mont.) has won a territorial rights dispute against Montana-Dakota Utilities (MDU). The dispute was over a customer in the Sidney area that both utilities claimed based on a lower cost determination permitted...

Calendar of upcoming public power meetings.
January 1, 2003... February 2003 5-7--NWPPA Board of Trustees Meetings, Portland, Ore. 8-12--APPA Legislative Rally, Washington, D.C. 20--Oregon Rural Electric Cooperatives Association Board Meeting, Salem, Ore. 26-March 5--NRECA Annual Meeting,...

Professional Computer Systems.(Associate Member Profiles)
January 1, 2003... Kim Ingerslev 3710 Timberline Drive Denison, IA 51442 Phone: (712) 263-3106 Fax: (712) 263-8145 E-mail: kimi@pcsco.com Web site: www.pcsco.com Professional Computer Systems specializes in developing and delivering...

Twenty First Century Communications.(Associate Member Profiles)
January 1, 2003... Janet Mushrush 760 Northlawn Drive, Suite 200 Columbus, OH 43214 Phone: (614) 442-1215 Fax: (614) 442-1180 E-mail: janet.mushrush@tfcci.com Web site: www.tfcci.com Since 1989, utility companies nationwide have found...

Saw.Net partners with NoaNet, taps into broadband.
January 1, 2003... NWPPA Associate Member Saw.Net recently completed another phase of a high speed fiber-optic network backbone in the Columbia River Gorge town of Stevenson, Wash. To complete this phase of the network, Saw.Net partnered with another NWPPA...

Both sides of SMD discussed at NWPPA Policy Perspective forum.(Washington D.C. Report)
January 1, 2003... Prior to Congress returning to work for the 108th session, and with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) Standard Market Design (SMD) comments due just after Congress's return, Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA) brought...

Back to the future: BPA leaders Paul Raver and Steve Wright answer questions.(Feature)
January 1, 2003... How many times can you open the pages of this, or any other magazine, and read an interview with one of the first administrators of Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and the current administrator? Thanks to Dr. Emmett Brown of the movie...