Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association) articles from March 2005

Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association) archives from March 2005

A look back at public power: 50 years ago--1954.(Association News)
March 1, 2005... The entire content of the March 1955 issue of the Pacific Northwest Public Power Bulletin was dedicated to the release of the third draft of the Columbia River Development Corporation bill, which was legislation intended to carry forward the...

A look back at public power: 25 years ago--1979.(Association News)
March 1, 2005... The Northwest Power Bill moved forward by a large step following the approval by the U.S. House of Representatives Commerce Committee... Bonneville Power Administrator announced that BPA had plans to start eight new energy conservation pilot...

A look back at public power: 5 years ago--1999.(Association News)
March 1, 2005... The Columbia River PUD (St. Helens, Ore.) board of commissioners approved an 11 percent interim rate decrease for all PUD commercial and small industrial customers following the district's acquisition of Portland General Electric's service...

Palm Springs is host for 65th NWPPA Annual Conference and Membership Meeting.(Association News)
March 1, 2005... Beautiful Palm Springs is the setting for Northwest Public Power Association's 65th Annual Conference & Membership Meeting, May 22-26 at the Palm Springs Hilton. Promising an information packed week for policy makers, managers, new leaders...

Before you know it, it'll be E&O time.(E&O Conference)
March 1, 2005... Snow or no snow in Reno next month, the 56th Annual NWPPA Engineering & Operations Conference and Trade Show will settle in to the Silver Legacy Resort and the Reno Events Center. If you haven't yet registered to attend, it is time to do...

Excellence in Communication competition entry forms sent.(Association News)
March 1, 2005... A mailing has gone out to all NWPPA members containing the Call for Entries brochure and entry forms--so now it's time to begin submitting entries. The 12th Annual NWPPA Excellence in Communication competition is of officially underway as...

NIC is heading for Portland.(Association News)
March 1, 2005... For the first time since 1999, the NWPPA Northwest Innovations Conference is headed for Oregon--downtown Portland, to be exact. The conference, targeted at utility and associate member communicators, energy services, customer/member...

EPCE offers online training, and a degree.(Association News)
March 1, 2005... As a result of employee retirements, community growth, or a combination of both, most NWPPA member utilities will be faced with bringing in new employees in the coming years. At the same time, many current or prospective utility employees are...

Training for April, May & June 2005.(NWPPA Training Opportunities)(Calendar)
March 1, 2005... For a detailed list of all upcoming courses and conferences go to www.nwppa.org COMPREHENSIVE STAKING TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION PROGRAM--DESIGNING UNIQUE STRUCTURES Who Should Attend: The Staking Certification Program is designed to educate...

Managing fraud is everyone's concern.(Accounting & Finance)
March 1, 2005... Nothing is quite as debilitating as a fraud. Careers melt down, reputations are obliterated, financial losses pile up and companies are destroyed. The sense of betrayal and loss of trust are common. Fraud helps us understand how fragile trust...

Clark Public Utilities knows how to be a good neighbor.(Customer Service)
March 1, 2005... How do you show appreciation to your neighbors? Every spring, Clark Public Utilities organizes and produces the Home & Garden Idea Fair. The utility has hosted the show for 13 years, inviting customers to attend the free event. They highlight...

Assessing your company's training and organizational development needs.(Human Resources)
March 1, 2005... There is growing pressure to be cost-effective and efficient with training budgets. A comprehensive assessment will provide you with information to support organizational development strategies to present to policy makers, management, and...

Weaving a valuable web: intranets for your utility.(Marketing & Communication)
March 1, 2005... If it's built right, maintained properly, and marketed successfully, an intranet is a powerful one-stop information tool that can help your utility respond quickly to customers, improve communication and cut costs. Intranets are Web sites...

White Creek wind project submits its permit application.(Member News)
March 1, 2005... A permit application for a Conditional Use Permit has been submitted to the Klickitat County Board of Adjustments by the White Creek Windpower Project. It's the latest development in the progress of the unique project put together by...

Consumers Power wraps AMR project in 2004.(Member News)
March 1, 2005... Consumers Power (Philomath, Ore.) has completed a 100 percent changeover of its meter system. The utility, a new NWPPA member, has converted its residential metering to a Turtle System by Hunt Technologies. Consumers Power serves...

Columbia River POD launches wind power program.(Member News)
March 1, 2005... Columbia River PUD (St. Helens, Ore.) has launched a new program--Choice Energy--that allows customers to support the development of renewable wind energy in Oregon. "In our most recent customer survey, over 70 percent of our residential...

Golden Valley electric helps area students get charged about electricity.(Member News)
March 1, 2005... In partnership with Touchstone Energy Cooperative, Golden Valley Electric (Fairbanks, Alaska), has launched the Get Charged! program in local schools. Get Charged! gives area sixth graders a real-world understanding of electricity. ...

EPUD pioneer retires.(Member News)
March 1, 2005... Dick Eymann has a long history of working for his community. He was a five-term representative in the state of Oregon, including a term as Speaker of the House; he has worked on behalf of schools, children, farms, and the environment; but a...

Benton PUD Commission makes change.(Member News)
March 1, 2005... The Board of Commissioners at Benton PUD (Kennewick, Wash.) has announced a change to its makeup, prompted by the January resignation of Bob Graves. Graves, who had served on the board since 1969, resigned due to illness. "Bob...

NoaNet Oregon to be represented by ORECA.(Member News)
March 1, 2005... The Northwest Open Access Network Oregon (NoaNet Oregon) is being represented in the 2005 Oregon Legislative Session by the Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Association (ORECA).

Enron broke Energy Dept. Order, took plant offline during California blackouts.(Member News)
March 1, 2005... Snohomish County PUD (Everett, Wash.) has recently released a new set of evidence showing Enron energy traders fabricated repair needs in order to take a Nevada power plant offline during the height of power blackouts in California in early...

Ausman promoted at Clearwater Power.(Member News)
March 1, 2005... Clearwater Power Company (Eewiston, Idaho) has promoted Edwin Ausman to purchasing agent following the retirement of Joseph Pearson. Ausman has been with the utility since 1987, when he was hired as a warehouseman. In 1994, he was promoted...

Energy Northwest employees raise thousands for area head start.(Member News)
March 1, 2005... Energy Northwest's fundraising campaign for area Head Start schools raised $6,806.75 in 2004. The campaign committee recently presented a check in that amount to the Benton Franklin Head Start Program. This represents an increase of over...

Watersheds benefit from new Salem Electric project.(Member News)
March 1, 2005... Watersheds in Keizer and West Salem, Ore., are benefiting from a new member-supported program at Salem Electric. The cooperative is partnered with the Claggett Creek and Glenn-Gibson Creeks watershed council. Under the Habitat...

Calendar of upcoming public power meetings.(Member News)(Calendar)
March 1, 2005... April 2005 2- Douglas Electric Cooperative Annual Meeting, Douglas County Fairgrounds, Roseburg, Ore. 5-6- PNGC Power Board Meeting 7- Public Power Council Executive Committee Meeting, ...

GeoEngineers, Inc.(Associate Member Profiles)
March 1, 2005... GeoEngineers, Inc. Dana Carlisle 8410 154th Ave. NE Redmond, WA 98052 Phone: (425) 861-6000 Fax: (425) 861-6050 E-mail: dcarlisle@geoengineers.com www.geoengineers.com GeoEngineers provides engineering and...

Pacific Engineering.(Associate Member Profiles)
March 1, 2005... Pacific Engineering Corporation Ryan Dunkin 9400 SW Barnes Road, Suite 550 Portland, OR 97225 Phone: (503) 297-1631 Fax: (503) 297-5429 E-mail: ryan.dunkin@keithco.com Founded in 1972, Pacific Engineering is...

Landis+Gyr produces first S4 and Altimus meters.(Associate Member News)
March 1, 2005... With the recent shipment of 600 S4 meters to one of its largest customers, Landis+Gyr successfully met its first major product delivery milestone during the transition of all North American meter manufacturing operations to the company's...

POWER Engineers establishes new testing subsidiary.(Associate Member News)
March 1, 2005... POWER Engineers, inc. (PEI), a long-time player in the design and transmission and distribution systems for Northwest power providers, has established a subsidiary to provide electrical equipment testing and maintenance services. POWER...

APPA Legislative Rally fortuitously timed.(Washington D.C. Report)
March 1, 2005... This year's American Public Power Association's (APPNs) Annual Legislative Rally was fortuitously timed... perhaps more so than in years past. The week of the Rally (February 8-11), Congress began consideration of several critical issues...

Construction progressing on Cowlitz PUD's Swift No. 2 project.(Cover Story)
March 1, 2005... Nearly three years have passed since the power canal embankment at Cowlitz PUD's Swift No. 2 Hydroelectric Project failed, resulting in water, soil and rock washing out the adjacent highway and inundating the project's powerhouse and tailrace....