Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association) articles from May 2006

Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association) archives from May 2006

A look back at Public Power.(Association News)
May 1, 2006... 50 Years Ago -- 1956 Seattle City Light planned a $500,000 rate cut that took effect on May 31 (Wash.)... The California Municipal Utilities Association endorsed federal construction of the power facilities at Trinity Dam and urged...

2005 NWPPA Safety Award winners announced.
May 1, 2006... Announcing the NWPPA Safety Award winners has become a tradition at the E&O Conference--and this year the turnout for the awards presentation was better than ever! Awards are determined by who has the least amount of OSHA-reported safety...

Spokane and Sunshine welcome the 2006 E&O Conference.(Association News)
May 1, 2006... Sitting on the bank of the gently rolling Spokane River, and also not far from the roaring Spokane Falls, the Spokane Convention Center was an apt place to hold NWPPA's water-themed 2006 Engineering & Operations Conference: The Wave of the...

Excellence competition still open for entries.(Association News)
May 1, 2006... Have you sent your best of the best yet? If not, don't fret; you still have a few weeks to send us your submissions for the 13th-Annual NWPPA Excellence in Communication Competition. In addition to the 10 first-place awards that will be...

PCB disposal information needed.(Association News)
May 1, 2006... NWPPA's Hazardous Materials Task Force is working on a grant funded by Regions 8, 9, and 10 of the Environmental Protection Agency and we need your utility's help. We are seeking one or both of the following: 1. Utility best practice...

Certificate class highlight: frontline leadership series.
May 1, 2006... Who Should Attend--Frontline supervisors, frontline managers, or frontline employees who will be transforming to a supervisor or manager role in the near future. Class Overview--The class is divided into the following four sessions: ...

Training for June, July & August 2006.(NWPPA Training Opportunities)
May 1, 2006... For a detailed list of all upcoming courses and conferences go to www.nwppa.org. F.A.R.E. WORKSHOP Who Should Attend: Any utility employee involved in the finance, accounting, rates, and economics areas of the utility. Overview:...

Understanding the enterprise software lifecycle.(Information & Technology)
May 1, 2006... Enterprise software: A large application used by more than one workgroup (for example, financials, customer billing, and work management). Most of us have heard horror stories of software implementation disasters. An organization, often...

Public relations and the corporate bottom line.(Marketing & Communication)
May 1, 2006... According to Effective Public Relations, public relations is a management function that establishes and maintains mutually beneficial relationships between an organization and the publics on whom its success or failure depends. If I had a...

Insulate and isolate: it's a sound practice!(Safety)
May 1, 2006... Recently, while performing job training for one of our line crews, I was asked to review the following accident that had occurred: A lineman was given an assignment to connect some secondary URD at an existing 500KVA 4160/480 ...

Green Path and Sunrise coming together.(Member News)
May 1, 2006... The Imperial Irrigation District (IID) Board of Directors began initial reviews of a memorandum of agreement between IID Energy, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), and Citizen's Energy to integrate the Sunrise and Green Path Projects. This...

AVEC recognizes its top 10 power plant operators of 2005.(Member News)
May 1, 2006... Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (AVEC) recognized the Top 10 Power Plant Operators of 2005 at its annual meeting in Anchorage on March 28. The following plant operators received recognition for their outstanding achievements: Frank Brown...

Irwin named as new president of Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange.(Member News)
May 1, 2006... Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange, the leading provider of property and casualty insurance for rural electric utilities in 40 states, named Phil Irwin to be the new president and CEO of the company; Irwin will succeed Frank X. Fraas,...

Leland to head Alaska Power Association and ARECA Insurance Exchange.(Member News)
May 1, 2006... On May 2, Marilyn Leland began her new positions as executive director of Alaska Power Association (APA) and executive vice president of ARECA Insurance Exchange (AIE). Leland brings 20 years of trade association management and government...

Riazzi accepts Chelan County PUD manager position.(Member News)
May 1, 2006... During the first week of May, Richard Riazzi contacted Chelan County PUD commissioners and accepted the general manager position. He will begin his new position on May 31. Riazzi, who is from Boise, Idaho, has extensive experience and...

We remember.(Member News)
May 1, 2006... One of NWPPA's founding Board members, Gus Norwood, passed away on May 2, 2006, in Vancouver, Wash. Norwood served as NWPPA's executive secretary for 20 years; he left the position in 1967 when he was appointed to be the first...

Columbia Rural Electric Association holds 68th annual meeting.(Member News)
May 1, 2006... "While I've been involved in many annual meetings in my career, this was my first one at Columbia REA and it was well done," said Les Ted, the new CEO at the locally owned electric cooperative. The annual event was attended by approximately 380...

Energy Northwest Executive Board Members elected and appointed.(Member News)
May 1, 2006... Energy Northwest's Board of Directors elected five of its members to serve a four-year term on the public power agency s ll-member Executive Board. The new term begins June 17, 2006. The election began with 11 individuals vying for the five...

New Wasco Electric co-op director announced.(Member News)
May 1, 2006... Jim McNamee has been appointed to complete the District 3 director term that was vacated by the resignation of Kathy Hadley. The term will be completed at the time of the November 2007 annual meeting of Wasco Electric members. McNamee said...

Specialty joins the engineered solutions family.(Associate Member News)
May 1, 2006... Specialty Engineering has joined the Engineered Solutions Group, Inc. family of companies, announced Jack Nugent, a founder and president of Specialty Engineering for over 25 years now. Founded in 1981, Specialty Engineering provides...

Ruralite readership hits 97 percent, remains strong.(Associate Member News)
May 1, 2006... When Ruralite magazine was created more than 50 years ago, the cooperative publication was charged with informing consumers about industry issues, promoting member utilities' programs and services, and building loyalty. A recent reader survey...

InfraSource Transmission Services Co.(Associate Member Profiles)
May 1, 2006... InfraSource Transmission Services Co. 4143 East Quartz Circle Mesa, AZ 85215 Phone: (800) 301-1590 Fax: (408) 396-9989 peter.demars@infrasourceinc.com www.infrasourceinc.com InfraSource Transmission Services' primary...

Platt Electric Supply Inc.(Associate Member Profiles)
May 1, 2006... Platt Electric Supply Inc. 10605 S.W. Allen Blvd. Beaverton, OR 97005 Phone: (503) 641-6121 Fax: (503) 526-7592 jeddins@platt.com www.platt.com Platt Electric Supply is an electrical distributor that services the six...

McKaig Evergreen demonstrates the Beauty of the HOG Vector switch.(Technology Marketplace)
May 1, 2006... Inland Power and Light recently completed a major upgrade of their Hangman Substation near Spokane, Wash. Inland Power's Richard Damiano suggested to Paul Hazel of TriAxis Engineering, their consulting engineers for this project, that it would...

The Endangered Species Act of 1973: a time for reform?(Washington D.C. Report)
May 1, 2006... "Nothing is more priceless and more worthy of preservation than the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed." President Richard Nixon Over 30 years ago, President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species...

Northwest Public Power Association 2005 annual report.
May 1, 2006... Dear Members: The following is a summary of NWPPA's 2005 efforts on your utility's behalf as well as some statistics from the member survey that we conducted last fall. Please note that due to space constraints, this year's report is...

Thoughts from Meera Kohler, 2006-07 board president.
May 1, 2006... The year 2005 will go down in history as the year of the Energy Policy Act. After years of momentous events such as the Great California Deregulation Experiment, Enron, the East Coast blackout, and others, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 is...