Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association) articles from July 2007

Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association) archives from July 2007

NWPPA welcomes Hatfield as 2007/2008 Board president.(Association News)
July 1, 2007... At the 67th Annual Conference and Membership Meeting, the NWPPA Board of Trustees elected Ron Hatfield to be the 2007/2008 NWPPA Board of Trustees president. Hatfield will serve a one-year term as Board president. "The Board is great to...

Annual meeting proved to build on a legacy.(Association News)
July 1, 2007... This year's Annual Conference and Membership Meeting, Building on a Legacy: Cost-Based Electricity & Environmental Stewardship, proved to be yet another successful one! Held in Spokane, Wash., from May 20 to May 24, the conference provided...

Register now for climate change webinar.
July 1, 2007... On August 15, NWPPA will host the first of several summer webinars: Influencing Climate Change Initiatives. NWPPA suggests that all utility employees, especially general managers, policy makers, power supply managers, and key staff, attend this...

2007 NWPPA annual award winners announced.(Association News)
July 1, 2007... NWPPA honored the following individuals at its recent 67th Annual Conference and Membership Meeting in Spokane, Wash.: Life Membership Awards NWPPA honors retired policymakers and managers from member utilities for work performed on...

New poll shows northwest voters value reliable, renewable hydropower.
July 1, 2007... Key findings include: Northwest citizens value hydropower as clean, renewable and reliable energy * 86% of the poll's respondents view hydro as a renewable resource similar to wind and solar resources. * 74% of respondents...

A look back at public power.
July 1, 2007... 50 years ago--1957 Exploratory discussions between Canada and the United States were under way on the possibility of raising Grand Coulee Dam about 40 feet to create almost 5,000,000 acre-feet of additional upstream flood control and power...

Have you heard of FAS No. 71? Are you sure?(Accounting & Finance)
July 1, 2007... Has your utility ever faced a situation where an unexpected cost has come up that may impact the ability to meet debt covenants or other financial requirements? For example, in the power utilities, what if the cost per megawatt-hour increased...

Open source software and your utility: rewards, risks, and real business value.(Information Technology)
July 1, 2007... Open source software is more than just free software downloaded from the Web by anti-Microsoft partisans. Having matured and entered the mainstream, open source software can offer real business value across a wide variety of business challenges...

The cycle of climate change.(OpEd)
July 1, 2007... A hot topic lately has been the issue of global warming. We have seen and read countless reports about global warming, climate change, and greenhouse gases. The reports have ranged from the concern that the world's climate is in crisis and that...

Transformers set at postmark substation.(Members News)
July 1, 2007... On May 1 and 2, Chugach set two transformers at a new distribution substation located on airport property off Point Woronzof Road. The $5.5 million substation will primarily serve the airport and provide for the growing demand for power at...

Leadership changes at Energy Northwest.(Members News)
July 1, 2007... Energy Northwest has announced four key personnel assignment updates at the Columbia Generating Station (CGS) nuclear power plant. Energy Northwest CEO Vic Parrish has delegated chief nuclear officer (CNO) duties to Dale Atkinson, vice...

Chugach and ML&P explore potential merger.(Members News)
July 1, 2007... Chugach Board Chair Elizabeth Vazquez and Mayor Mark Begich signed an agreement on June 15 aimed at leading to a decision by this fall on whether it makes legal and financial sense for the two utilities to merge or somehow combine operations....

Copper Valley elections, increased attendance.(Members News)
July 1, 2007... The Copper Valley Electric Association (CVEA) Board of Directors election results included Carl Crosman and Fred Williams being re-elected to three-year terms in the Copper Basin District, and Laura Meadors being elected to a three-year term in...

Western Montana elects officers.(Members News)
July 1, 2007... At Western Montana Electric G&T Cooperative's annual meeting, Doug Grob, a trustee at Flathead Electric Cooperative, was elected to be the new president. Grob replaces Ralph Goode, general manager at Mission Valley Power, whose term on the...

Fergus meeting highlights Highwood plant, elections.(Members News)
July 1, 2007... At the 70th annual meeting on June 7, General Manager Scott Sweeney told Fergus Electric Cooperative members that plans for construction of the proposed Highwood Generating Station are still on track. He said that despite a number of obstacles...

Snohomish promotes energy-efficient buildings.(Members News)
July 1, 2007... The new Lynnwood High School will be one of the first buildings to benefit from a new Snohomish County PUD program that offers financial and technical assistance for buildings designed and built with more energy-efficiency features. The program...

Culbertson testified before U.S. Senate subcommittee.(Members News)
July 1, 2007... On June 6, Grant County PUD General Manager Tim Culbertson traveled to Washington D.C. to speak before the Subcommittee on Water and Power. He was invited to participate as part of a panel of individuals representing organizations with...

SMUD gets more aggressive on energy efficiency.(Members News)
July 1, 2007... Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), the electric utility for the Sacramento area, is set to exceed state requirements and become one of the most energy-efficient regions in the California. The SMUD Board of Directors voted to approve...

GVEA Board election, re-election.(Members News)
July 1, 2007... The Golden Valley Electric Association Board of Directors welcomed a new face when it met on June 25: John Sloan won the District 6 election over incumbent Karen Cedzo. Cedzo was appointed to the Board in December 2006 to fill the vacancy...

Thompson joins PPC as legal counsel.(Member News)
July 1, 2007... The Public Power Council (PPC) announced that Mark Thompson joined the PPC as staff counsel on July 1. It's a privilege to work for the Public Power Council and to continue to be involved in an array of important issues that affect the...

HCE holds annual meeting.(Member News)
July 1, 2007... At Hill County Electric Cooperative's (HCE) 62nd Annual Meeting of Members, Lon Waid was elected to represent District 1. Other business included an update on the financial condition of the cooperative and issues affecting the cooperative...

Homer's annual meeting, elections.(Member News)
July 1, 2007... Incumbent Homer Electric Association (HEA) directors Mike Nugent of Kenai (District 1) and Debbie Debnam of Sterling (District 2) were elected to three-year terms by the membership of the electric cooperative at the HEA Annual Meeting on May 3....

Fisher wins Muddy Boots Award.(Member News)
July 1, 2007... Pend Oreille PUD's Kein Fisher, a water systems operator, earned the Operator of the Year Muddy Boots Award. The award, sponsored by the Inland Empire Northwest Section of the American Water Works, is presented to a water systems operator in...

Miller moves to Wyoming.(Member News)
July 1, 2007... Congratulations to Rollie Miller for being named the general manager at Wyrulec Company, a rural electric cooperative based in Lingle, Wyo. Miller had been the electric engineer and operations manager at Hill County Electric Cooperative in...

We remember.(Member News)
July 1, 2007... Gore Electric's president, Ron Gore, lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on Friday, June 29, 2007. He was 61 years old. Gore had been involved with NWPPA for over 30 years, having joined the Association in 1977 as Buckley Gore Electric....

VacStat[TM] technology continues to grow.(Associate Member News)
July 1, 2007... Joslyn Hi-Voltage's switch production, containing the VacStatTM breakthrough in vacuum pressure monitoring technology, continues to grow with the introduction of the VacStat[TM] feature in another model of Joslyn Hi-Voltage vacuum switches....

Ninety years of power engineering.(Associate Member News)
July 1, 2007... HDR is celebrating its 90th year of helping communities meet their energy needs. When the company was founded in 1917 as the Henningson Engineering Company, its first assignment was designing a power house for the city of Ogallala, Neb. ...

S&C's Roberts elected chairman of ESA.(Associate Member News)
July 1, 2007... At the 17th annual meeting of the Electricity Storage Association, Bradford Roberts was elected as the organization's new chairman. As Power Quality Systems director of S&C Electric Company, Roberts leads the company's activities related to...

New home for TEA.(Associate Member News)
July 1, 2007... The Energy Authority@ (TEA), the nation's leader in public power energy trading, has moved its Jacksonville headquarters to a newly renovated, larger space to accommodate its growth and serve its members more effectively. The new address is:...

Associate member profiles.(Associate Member News)
July 1, 2007... Apogee Interactive Inc. 27007 N.E. 230th St. Battle Ground, WA 98604 Phone: (360) 687-8539 Fax: (360) 687-8538 tomdubos@apogee.net www.apogee.net Apogee Interactive Inc. is the leading provider of Web-based...

WGA's Annual Meeting focuses on energy.(Washington D.C. Report)
July 1, 2007... From June 10-12, members of the Western Governors' Association (WGA) met in Deadwood, S.D., for the WGA's Annual Meeting. Energy issues topped the agenda and the program reflected this focus. Of the elected officials in attendance, 10...

Chelan revamps its employee orientation.(Cover story)
July 1, 2007... It was the rat maze and the dungeon that really got things moving. Our Human Resources (HR) director had concluded that the way we brought new employees in for their first day of work was not exactly setting passions afire. For new...