Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association) articles from June 2007

Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association) archives from June 2007

Treasures aplenty found at 2007 E&O.(Association News)
June 1, 2007... As the captain of the ship, 2007 E&O Chairman Gary Nieborsky best summed up the 2007 Engineering & Operations Conference: Public Power--Treasure of the Northwest when he said, "Avast ye land lubbers! Our first time ashore in Tacoma was a...

2006 Safety Award winners.(Association News)
June 1, 2007... An annual tradition, the 2006 NWPPA Safety Award winners were announced at this year's E&O Conference; awards are determined by who has the least amount of OSHA-reported safety incidents within their category. For a complete list of the first-,...

2007 Milton Hunt McGuire recipient.
June 1, 2007... Of the many awards that are handed out at the E&O Conference every year, many would say that the Milton Hunt McGuire, Excellence in Engineering or Operations Award is the most prestigious of them all; this year's award went to William...

Willamette to deliver UMC program in the fall.
June 1, 2007... The Utility Management Certificate (UMC) program, delivered by Willamette University's Executive Development Center, is recruiting its third group to begin on September 17. Supported by NWPPA, the Utility Education and Training Alliance, and...

A look back at public power.
June 1, 2007... 50 years ago--1957 The Idaho Legislature adopted the anti-pirating law requested by Idaho's rural electric cooperatives... Almost 1,000 people watched as Governor Rosellini pushed the button to pour the first concrete for the...

GHGs dominated April meeting.(Environmental Task Force Update)
June 1, 2007... At the April 23, 2007, meeting of the NWPPA Environmental Task Force (held in Tacoma, Wash.), one issue dominated the meeting: the laws and regulations for greenhouse gases (GHG). The April 2, 2007, U.S. Supreme Court 5 to 4 decision...

Hydro is not the only H in FisH recovery.(Fish Issues--OpEd)
June 1, 2007... There is never a dull moment in the battle over salmon recovery that has enveloped the Northwest. The biological lifecycle of the Pacific salmon is extremely complex, and salmon management is fraught with overlapping and conflicting agendas and...

AVEC officers elected, others honored.(Member News)
June 1, 2007... Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (AVEC) held its 38th Annual Meeting on March 27, 2007, in Anchorage, Alaska. Fred Sagoonick and incumbent Walter Sampson were elected to fill three-year terms on the Board of Directors. In addition, the AVEC...

HCE welcomes Taylor.(Member News)
June 1, 2007... Hill County electric Cooperative (HCE) welcomes John Taylor as its new electric engineering and operations manager; he joined the HCE family on April 2. Taylor started his career at Pacific Power as an apprentice and lineman, and most...

Brown retires from PUD No. 3.(Member News)
June 1, 2007... The long-time operations manager of Mason County PUD No. 3, Ron Brown, retired on May 31 after neraly 39 years in the industry. Brown was hired as a lineman at PUD 3 in 1979 and advanced through the ranks during his long service at the PUD:...

Taylor chosen as new Mason No. 1 GM.(Member News)
June 1, 2007... Following interviews and careful review, the Mason County PUD No. I Board has selected Steven N. Taylor as the district's new general manager. His career at Mason County PUD No. 1 started on June 11. "I'm very excited that we were able to...

NLI's Annual Meeting a busy one!(Member News)
June 1, 2007... This year's Northern Lights, Inc. (NLI) Annual Meeting seemed to cover everything, including state representatives, elections, a new committee, and scholarships! At the meeting on May 12, NLI General Manager Jon Shelby gave the annual...

Haagenson to retire in November.(Member News)
June 1, 2007... Golden Valley Electric Association (GVEA) President and CEO Steve Haagenson announced that he intends to retire at the end of November. Haagenson has been a part of the cooperative for 32 years and has been at its helm since 2001. ...

Gates leaves Cordova.(Member News)
June 1, 2007... On May 11, CEO Ken Gates left Cordova Electric Cooperative to accept the position of CEO of Dakota Energy Cooperative, a rural electric cooperative that serves about 4,000 members in Huron, S.D. Gates said he and wife, Lori, will miss...

Newest BPA Power Services manager announced.(Member News)
June 1, 2007... The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) announced that, Scott Coe has been named as the new manager of BPAs Western Customer Services. In his new role, he will be managing one of the two power business areas responsible for service to Power...

Chugach directors elected.(Member News)
June 1, 2007... Chugach Electric Association election results were announced at the utility's Annual Meeting on April 26: members elected Alex Gimarc and P.J. Hill to three-year terms on the Chugach Board of Directors. In other voting, Chugach members...

PUD earns elite RP3 status.(Member News)
June 1, 2007... Congratulations to Northern Wasco County PUD! They are now one of only 48 public power utilities in the nation to have earned the Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3) recognition. The American Public Power Association grants RP3 status to...

Midstate elects directors, officers.(Member News)
June 1, 2007... At their 55th Annual Meeting on May 5, the members of Midstate Electric Cooperative, Inc. elected directors from the general membership to serve staggered, three-year terms on the Board. The membership re-elected Gordon DeArmond, Ron...

SEPA launches online tool.(Member News)
June 1, 2007... The Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) announced that it has released an online Utility Peer Match tool. The tool is available at no cost to all investor-owned, municipal, and rural electric cooperative utilities interested in solar...

3 re-elected at Oregon Trail.(Member News)
June 1, 2007... Oregon Trail Electric Co-op re-elected three of its Board members at its 21st Annual Meeting on May 5. The three re-elected members are Stanley Weishaar, Dave Baum, and Peggi Timm.

APD and Chugach say thanks.(Member News)
June 1, 2007... After reading that someone had used a chainsaw to cut through a power pole, Donald Powell called in a tip when he spotted a man with a bicycle and chainsaw boarding a bus. A few days later, the Anchorage Police Department (APD) and Chugach...

Montana members win Spotlight awards.(Member News)
June 1, 2007... Hearty congratulations to Montana co-op communicators who distinguished themselves in the Spotlight on Excellence contest, a national competition of electric cooperatives. Tim Engleson, manager of member services and marketing at Lincoln...

SMUD's Schori wins Administrator of the Year.(Member News)
June 1, 2007... The Sacramento Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) honored Jan Schori, general manager of SMUD, with its Public Administrator of the Year award during the chapter's annual awards presentation dinner. Schori was...

Recycle those old refrigerators!(Member News)
June 1, 2007... Benton PUD has partnered with JACO Environmental, Inc. to provide a new refrigerator recycling program for Benton PUD customers. The program provides Benton PUD customers a way to recycle eligible refrigerators and save energy while also...

Grant weighs pros/cons of Yakama Nation agreement.(Member News)
June 1, 2007... Grant County PUD Commissioners are contemplating a mutually beneficial agreement with the Yakama Nation that will help the tribe meet the power needs of consumers on the Yakama Reservation, resolve remaining fish and wildlife issues between the...

Dr. Karl Alfred Seger III.(We remember)
June 1, 2007... Long-time NWPPA instructor. Karl Seger, passed away on April 29 from a heart attack. He was 62 years old. Seger was an author, instructor, and consultant in the area of security, specializing in the utility industry as well as federal,...

Rodney (Rod) E. Siring.(We remember)
June 1, 2007... Retired manager of Park Electric Cooperative, Rod Siring, passed away on May 1 at Billings Clinic in Montana. He was 72 years old. Born and raised in Montana, Siring spent the last 33 years with his wife in Park County. He had retired from...

Glen Franklin Bates.(We remember)
June 1, 2007... Public power advocate, Glen Bates, passed away on May I at his home in Baker City, Ore. He was 77 years old. Bates was born on December 23, 1929, in Baker City and spent most of his life in the area. After teaching at Union High School...

CAI selects Ragland.(Associate Member News)
June 1, 2007... Commonwealth Associates, Inc. (CAI) announced that Larry Ragland, P.E. has joined the company as an electrical engineer with its northwest office in Washington State. Ragland has more than 30 years of experience in system planning,...

SPS joins POWER's team.(Associate Member News)
June 1, 2007... POWER Engineers, Inc. (POWER) announced that System Protection Services (SPS) joined their team. Becoming an integral part of POWER, SPS brings specialized expertise in protective relaying, substation integration, and related services. The...

S&C system chosen for Oregon wind farm.(Associate Member News)
June 1, 2007... S&C Electric Company has received an order for a VAR compensation system from Portland General Electric (PGE) for Phase I of their Biglow Canyon Wind Project. The inverter-based VAR compensation system will be delivered during the summer of...

Houston Wire & Cable relocates.(Associate Member News)
June 1, 2007... In May, Houston Wire & Cable relocated to a new facility in Kent, Wash. By doing so, they doubled the size of their distribution center and substantially increased their inventory investment in order to better service their customer base in the...

CoBank executive will serve on federal committee.(Associate Member News)
June 1, 2007... On April 27, CoBank announced that Executive Vice President Mary E. McBride was named to serve on the United States Department of Agriculture/Department of Energy's (USDA/DOE) Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee. The...

James named new PNGC VP.(Associate Member News)
June 1, 2007... PNGC Power has named Dan James to be vice president of Public Affairs & Marketing. In this role, James will be responsible for overseeing activity related to developing and implementing leadership in the area of legislative and regulatory...

HDR helps with first full-scale SlurryCarb[TM] facility.(Associate Member News)
June 1, 2007... EnerTech Environmental, Inc. announced that construction of its first full-scale SlurryCarb[TM] facility in Rialto, Calif., is now under way. HDR Design-Build, Inc., the design-build operating company of architectural and engineering firm HDR,...

Hatch energy.(Associate member profiles)
June 1, 2007... Hatch energy 6 Nickerson Street, Ste. 101 Seattle, WA 98109 Phone: (206) 352-5730 Fax: (206) 352-5734 dgriffith@hatchacres.com www.hatchacres.com Hatch Energy is a North American-based power, energy, and...

Sherman & Reilly, Inc.(Associate member profiles)
June 1, 2007... Sherman & Reilly, Inc. P.O. Box 11267 Chattanooga, TN 37401 Phone: (423) 756-5300 Fax: (423) 756-2948 sales@sherman-reilly.com www.sherman-reilly.com Manufacturer of construction equipment and accessories for...

Congress tackles "energy independence" before taking on climate debate.(Washington D.C. Report)
June 1, 2007... When the 110th Congress convened in January, the new democratic leadership in the House and Senate were eager to prove to the American public that they were serious about tackling the global warming/climate change issue and promised quick...

Electric utilities: are they the gas stations of the future?(Cover story)
June 1, 2007... What if you could buy a car that got over 100 miles per gallon (100+ MPG), emitted almost no greenhouse gases, and helped free America from its addiction to foreign oil? Instead of paying $3.50 a gallon to fill up your car, you could pay the...