Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association) articles from June 2004

Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association) archives from June 2004

A look back at public power.(Association News)
June 1, 2004... 50 Years Ago More than 150 attendees went to the 1954 Engineering & Operations Conference in Seattle, where issues including inter-utility communication, meters, motor failure, aluminum conductor hard hats, safety rules, emergency red...

E&O features a Lewis & Clark sighting in Boise.(Association News)
June 1, 2004... With the theme of "Spirit of Discovery," the NWPPA Engineering & Operations Conference Trade Show and the city of Boise, Idaho got a couple of unexpected guests. Lewis (Jerry) and Clark (Dick) made several special appearances in the Boise...

64th Annual Conference & Membership Meeting provides networking, education, sharing ideas.("Public Power 2015: a Brave New World.")
June 1, 2004... Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA) held its 64th Annual Conference & Membership Meeting at the Victoria Conference Centre in Victoria, B.C. May 17-20. Some 414 members attended the event, which embraced the theme "Public Power 2015: A...

John M. George Public Service Award presented to Eldredge.("Public Power 2015: a Brave New World.")
June 1, 2004... Brad Eldredge has been named the 2004 winner of the John M. George Public Service Award. This award is given in recognition of policy-making officers of NWPPA member systems that have demonstrated exemplary service to public power. ...

Pilon awarded the William "Bill" McCrorie Distinguished Service Award.("Public Power 2015: a Brave New World.")
June 1, 2004... Through his 20 years of guidance at Columbia River PUD, Fergus Pilon has helped the utility develop programs and services to provide the highest quality of service for PUD customers. It is for this service that the Association honored him with...

Life Awards bestowed upon twelve who worked hard for public power.("Public Power 2015: a Brave New World.")
June 1, 2004... Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA) presents one of its highest honors, the Life Membership Award, every year as a "thanks" to policymakers and managers who are retiring from member utilities for their work on behalf of public power. ...

Chelan County PUD, Harshman and Marshall receive Paul J. Raver Community Service Awards.("Public Power 2015: a Brave New World.")
June 1, 2004... The Paul J. Raver Community Service Award is presented to an individual or organization who has demonstrated superior leadership in the betterment of cities, states or regions. This year there are three recipients: Chelan County PUD; John...

Sliz awarded Honorary Membership.("Public Power 2015: a Brave New World.")
June 1, 2004... Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA) has presented Deborah Sliz, principal at Morgan Meguire, with its Honorary Membership Award for 2004. Her tireless legislative work on behalf of NWPPA member utilities has provided strategic...

Rogers receives Associate Member Plaque of Appreciation.("Public Power 2015: a Brave New World.")
June 1, 2004... NWPPA presented an Associate Member Plaque of Appreciation to John Rogers, Regional Vice President, National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. for his many years of involvement in the Association and on behalf of the membership. His...

Five given Plaque of "Thanks".("Public Power 2015: a Brave New World.")
June 1, 2004... During its Annual Conference & Membership Meeting in Victoria, B.C., Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA) presented Plaques of Appreciation to the following trustees for their leadership when serving as chairs on various NWPPA committees:...

Retiring trustee honored with Board Plaque of Appreciation.("Public Power 2015: a Brave New World.")
June 1, 2004... Northwest Public Power Association presented a Board Plaque of Appreciation to a retiring trustee for his work on behalf of the Association and its membership. NWPPA and its membership express their sincere "thanks for a job well done" to Jim...

History buff rises to NWPPA presidency.("Public Power 2015: a Brave New World.")
June 1, 2004... Salem Electric General Manager Bob Speckman has a passion for history that is nearly equal to his passion for public power. The newly-inducted president of Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA) even owns bound volumes that include most...

NWPPA, APPA & NRECA offer ethics classes.("Public Power 2015: a Brave New World.")
June 1, 2004... NWPPA and American Public Power Association (APPA) are teaming up to present Ethics, Risk and Independence on July 19 in Portland. On June 22-23, NWPPA and National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association (NRECA) will co-sponsor Ethics,...

Training opportunities: July, August & September 2004.(Calendar)
June 1, 2004... EXECUTIVE SECRETARY/ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT WORKSHOP Who Should Attend: This workshop was created specifically for executive secretaries; administrative support services personnel and office management personnel. Overview: This...

NWPPA Hazardous Materials Task Force update.(Hazardous Materials Update)
June 1, 2004... The April 5, 2004 meeting of the NWPPA Hazardous Materials Task Force was held at the Boise Convention Center in Boise, Idaho. The meeting was well attended. Both Dan Duncan, Region X PCB Coordinator for EPA Region X in Seattle, and by Greg...

Making Utopian workforce requires focused training.(Human Resources)
June 1, 2004... You'd think Sue Crabbe knows everything there is to know about customer service after being in it for 17 years at Warren Rural Electric Cooperative Corp., in Bowling Green, Ky. But she'll tell you herself: Everyone can stand periodic...

Key reasons for replacing legacy CIS/CRM systems.(Information Technology)
June 1, 2004... Service orders pass from desk to desk often getting lost under piles of paperwork. It takes hours of database queries and time-consuming cut and paste to meet the ever changing regulatory reporting requirements. Customer information remains...

For fuel cell Jobs, Northwest must ally with world leader British Columbia.(Power Supply & Risk Management)
June 1, 2004... A budding Washington and Oregon fuel cell industry must align with British Columbia, "arguably the world's highest concentration of fuel cell talent, research and companies," concludes a new study, Prospects for the Fuel Cell Industry in the...

Benedetti named PPC's Person of the Year.(Member News)
June 1, 2004... A public power icon, Aldo Benedetti, former head of Tacoma City Light (TCL) and a long-time consultant for Weyerhaeuser, was honored June 2 as the Public Power Council's Person of the Year. More than 100 well-wishers turned out to honor...

Buehler named GM at Coos-Curry Electric.(Member News)
June 1, 2004... After a nationwide search, Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative (Port Orford, Ore.) has named Werner Buehler its new general manager and chief operating officer. "His experience and abilities are significant and broad," said Board Chairman...

Chugach directors retained at annual meeting.(Member News)
June 1, 2004... Incumbent directors David Cottrell and Bruce Davison were re-elected to three-year terms on the Chugach Electric (Anchorage, Alaska) board of directors at the cooperative's annual meeting. Cottrell is a founding member and past managing...

We remember.(Member News)
June 1, 2004... Former Grant County PUD Commissioner Dean Hagerty recently died at home in Moses Lake, Wash., at the age of 78. He had been at home with his wife Russella since resigning his position in October 2002 for health reasons. He was a strong...

PenLight hires new HR director.(Member News)
June 1, 2004... Elaine Gentilo has been hired as the new human resources director at Peninsula Eight Company (Gig Harbor, Wash.). Gentilo brings more than 20 years of experience in nearly all areas of HR administration and management. She is both a senior...

Chelan County PUD recognized with System Achievement Award.(Member News)
June 1, 2004... Chelan County PUD (Wenatchee, Wash.) has been notified that it has won the E.F. Scattergood System Achievement Award from American Public Power Association. The award is the Association's top honor for a utility system. Only one utility...

Northern lights 69th Annual Membership Meeting makes history.(Member News)
June 1, 2004... This year 150 members registered for the Northern Lights (NLI) 69th Annual Meeting. For the first time in recent history, no elections or ballots were needed for the meeting. The three incumbent directors were unopposed, no bylaw amendments...

NWPPA member systems recognized for safety by APPA.(Member News)
June 1, 2004... Several NWPPA utility members have recently been given APPA Safety Awards. Among the award winners, were first place winners Monroe City Power (Utah), City of Logan Light & Power (Utah), Bountiful City Light & Power (Utah), Murray City...

Economic & Engineering Services.(Associate Member Profiles)
June 1, 2004... Economic & Engineering Services Randy Goff 111 S.W. 5th Ave., #1670 Portland, OR 97204-3604 Phone: (503) 223-3033 Fax: (503) 274-6248 E-mail: rgoff@ees-l.com www.ees-l.com Economic and Engineering Services, Inc. (EES) is a...

Moss Adams LLP.(Associate Member Profiles)
June 1, 2004... Moss Adams LLP 900 Washington Street, Suite 700 Vancouver, WA 98660 Phone: (360) 693-3653 Fax: (360) 694-9086 E-mail: lewo@mossadams.com www.mossadams.com Moss Adams is among the largest regional accounting firms in the nation, with...

Budget problems, politics threaten funding for key programs.(Washington D.C. Report)
June 1, 2004... This year, as last year, Congress has made so little progress on crafting the annual appropriations bills needed to fund the federal government that it is likely that most programs and activities other than those related to the military or...

Distributed generation gives utilities reason to consider net metering.
June 1, 2004... When a utility customer decides to take the necessary steps to install a small private power generator at his or her home, it creates a bit of a quandary for utilities, and the customer alike. Federal law says that customers who make the...