Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association) articles from July 2006

Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association) archives from July 2006

A look back at public power: 50 years ago--1956.(Association News)
July 1, 2006... Tacoma City Light announced that they have solved the high dam fish problem and that the fish runs in the Cowlitz will be preserved and even increased (Wash.)... Prince George voted four to one to sell its municipal system to the B.C. Power...

A look back at public power: 25 years ago--1956.(Association News)
July 1, 2006... Effective July 1, 1981, Joseph H. Tribble, assistant U.S. energy secretary for conservation and renewable resources, gave interim approval for wholesale rate increases to Bonneville customers ranging from 59 percent for publicly owned utilities...

A look back at public power: 5 years ago--1956.(Association News)
July 1, 2006... NWPPA began its bulk mailing service to associate members (Wash.)... Harry Paul of Wahkiakum PUD received the American Public Power Association's (APPA) 2001 Larry Hobart Seven Hats Award for his outstanding management of a small public power...

66th annual meeting kept everyone on their toes.(Association News)
July 1, 2006... On Sunday, May 21, the festivities for this year's NWPPA Annual Conference & Membership Meeting in Lake Tahoe unofficially kicked off with a golf tournament, co-sponsored by EES Consulting, which gave new meaning to the golf term scramble:...

Kohler elected to head NWPPA Board of Trustees.(Association News)
July 1, 2006... On Tuesday, May 24, 2006, Meera Kohler, president and CEO of Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (AVEC), was elected to be the new president of the NWPPA Board of Trustees at the Association's Annual Business Meeting. Kohler holds an MBA...

2006 Annual Conference Award winners.(Association News)
July 1, 2006... Three Receive NWPPA Life Membership Awards NWPPA honors public power leaders each year with its Life Membership Award as a thank you for work performed by retired policymakers and managers from member utilities on behalf of public power....

EPCE helps high school grads consider a career in energy.(Association News)
July 1, 2006... If you know any recent high school graduates who are unsure of their plans for the future, perhaps they should consider a career in the energy industry. According to the Energy Providers Coalition for Education (EPCE), the industry is...

Preparing for BPA allocation: planning your post-2011 power supply strategy.(Association News)
July 1, 2006... On September 18 and 19, NWPPA will hold a utility conference and power supply professional services exposition to help electric utilities prepare and plan for the potential allocation of the Federal Columbia River Power System by the Bonneville...

This year's IC is hooked on communication in Whitefish.(Association News)
July 1, 2006... Earlier this month, brochures were mailed to NWPPA member systems for the 2006 NWPPA Northwest Innovations Conference (NIC), which is scheduled for September 17-20 at Grouse Mountain Lodge in Whitefish, Mont. This annual event attracts utility...

Corporate governance considerations.(Accounting)
July 1, 2006... It has been almost four years since the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was signed into law, yet most of the dire warnings and predictions about the trickle-down impact of the Act to non-SEC registrants, including governmental entities, have not...

Arrowrock hydroelectric project.(Conservation & Renewables)
July 1, 2006... The Arrowrock Dam, owned by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, was built in 1915 and is 353 feet high. When built, it was the highest dam in the world. Water is currently released from Arrowrock Dam with a series of outlet valves and a spillway....

Clark achieves high returns with maintenance of underground system; CableCURE injection technology reaches peak efficiency with system expertise and field experience.(Engineering & Operations)
July 1, 2006... Clark Public Utilities has been using cable injection technology to treat crosslinked polyethylene cables since 1996 and has successfully treated more than 340,000 feet of underground residential distribution (URD) cable. Don LiDrazzah, a...

News from Flathead Electric.(Member News)
July 1, 2006... It's been a busy time of the year for Montana's Flathead Electric Cooperative (FEC). In April, FEC announced the election results for trustee candidates and bylaw changes. District 3 Trustee Jay Downen and District 5 Trustee Alan Ruby both...

NCPA assistant general manager receives national award.(Member News)
July 1, 2006... Jane Dunn Cirrincione, assistant general manager of legislative and regulatory affairs at the Northern California Power Agency (NCPA), received the American Public Power Association's (APPA) Robert E. Roundtree Rising Star Award at the...

Mathieu selected for Vanderlinden Award.(Member News)
July 1, 2006... A PPA's 2006 Spence Vanderlinden Public Official Award was presented to Joe Mathieu, a member of the Springfield Utility Board in Oregon. The award recognizes elected or appointed officials whose contributions to APPA and their communities have...

WRECA elects Kristina Bahr to top position.(Member News)
July 1, 2006... During their recent Annual Meeting, the Washington Rural Electric Cooperative Association (WRECA) elected Kristina Bahr to be president for its 2006-2007 term. Bahr is the treasurer on the Board of Directors of Inland Power & Light Company...

AVEC busy with awards in June.(Member News)
July 1, 2006... June was a busy month for the Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (AVEC). Not only did they win several honors in the 2006 Spotlight on Excellence awards program, sponsored by the national Council of Rural Electric Communicators, but they also...

Sapp's daughter wins Tony Award.(Member News)
July 1, 2006... "I'm still coming down from a 10-point high," Walter Sapp said on his way home from New York City in June. Sapp, an NWPPA Board member and Kodiak Electric Association Board member, was in the Big Apple last month to support his daughter...

SitesAcrossAmerica.com helps co-ops compete.(Member News)
July 1, 2006... In the competitive arena of corporate real estate site selection, Touchstone Energy cooperatives are not backing down. Using the strength of the network and some valuable resources available through the Touchstone Energy brand, co-ops are...

Partnership between Watthour Engineering and General Pacific announced.(Associate Member News)
July 1, 2006... Mississippi-based Watthour Engineering, Co., Inc. announced that General Pacific Inc., located in Portland, Ore., has been named as their sales representative for the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, Hawaii, and Northern California....

New S&C Switch provides fully automated transmission line switching.(Technology Marketplace)
July 1, 2006... S&C Electric Company has extended its time-proven reliable Alduti-Rupter Switch product line with a new 69-kilovolt model. When equipped with an LS-2 Switch Operator and Model 5801 Automatic Switch Control with IntelliTEAM II[R] Automatic...

Association legislative activities in Washington, D.C.: over the past several years, the Association has worked hard to build relationships in Western Congressional offices and to compliment other trade associations' work when there is a common objective. Recently, two such issues with potentially significant impacts for the West have been raised in Congress.(Washington D.C. Report)
July 1, 2006... During NWPPA's 66th Annual Conference and Membership Meeting, NWPPA's Executive Director, Will Lutgen, highlighted three programs in his "State of the Association" address. Beyond speaking on the merits of NWPPA's weekly electronic newsletter,...

There was something different about NWPPA's slate of resolutions this year.(Washington D.C. Report)
July 1, 2006... Each year, the NWPPA membership considers and approves its yearly slate of resolutions that helps give staff direction, and members background, on key policy issues. However, for the first time in NWPPA's history, the membership approved...

Salmon in the Priest Rapids Project.(Cover story)
July 1, 2006... Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County (Grant PUD) owns, operates, and manages the Priest Rapids Project under the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) license #2114. The Priest Rapids Project (Project) includes Priest Rapids and...