Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association) articles from November 2005

Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association) archives from November 2005

A look back at public power: 50 years ago--1955.(Association News)
November 1, 2005... NWPPA presents the first of its kind, achievement award, to electricity customers of 15 Northwest utilities that enjoy one cent power (Vern Irrigation Dist. (Wash.), Salem Electric (Ore.), Canby Utility (Ore.), Tacoma (Wash.), Monmouth (Ore.),...

A look back at public power: 25 years ago--1980.(Association News)
November 1, 2005... Regional Power Bill gains final approval in late November and President Carter signed the act into law December 5... Voters in Columbia County (Ore.) narrowly approved a measure authorizing the sale of bonds to buy out the investor-owned...

A look back at public power: 5 years ago--2000.(Association News)
November 1, 2005... NWPPA's Accounting, Finance, Rates & Economics Conference (A.F.I.R.E.) is changed to the C.H.A.R.T. Conference (Customer Service, Human Resources, Accounting & Finance, Rates & Economics and Technology Services)... NWPPA recognizes its first...

Utilities take note: OSHA publishes proposed revisions to subpart V.(Association News)
November 1, 2005... OSHA CFR Parts 1910 & 1926, Subpart V--Electric Power Generation, Transmission & Distribution, Electric Protective Equipment, Proposed Rule The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)is updating its rule on construction of...

Reno welcomes 2005 Utility Pole Conference.(Association News)
November 1, 2005... NWPPA and Western Energy Institute were co-sponsors of the 2005 Utility Pole Conference and Trade Show at the Silver Legacy in Reno, Nevada. The Conference, held from October 26-27, saw an increase in participation from 2003 with 188 attendees...

2005 3 C's workshop fulfills educational & networking needs.(Association News)
November 1, 2005... Over 40 utility employees gathered at the Las Vegas Hilton for tile 2005 NWPPA Utility 3 C's Workshop. This annual event is designed to fulfill the educational and networking needs of utility employees working in the Credit & Collections and...

2005 wage & hour meeting offers opportunities to network.(Association News)
November 1, 2005... "It's great to learn about issues at other utilities," commented Scott Rosenbalm McMinnville Water & Light about the October 11-14 Northwest Wage & Hour (NWWH) Annual Meeting. The meeting was held at the Icicle Inn in Leavenworth, Wash. and...

Staying one step ahead of the new and changing accounting standards.(Accounting & Finance)
November 1, 2005... This article provides policy makers an overview of the significant accounting standards impacting 2005 and beyond. While not a comprehensive list it includes the matters which could impact the financial results and significant disclosures for...

Regional energy conservation follows familiar roller-coaster pattern.(Conservation & Renewables)
November 1, 2005... Northwest energy conservation program savings dropped slightly in 2004 from their recent peaks in 2001 and 2002, but the region continues to acquire substantial megawatts, and at much lower per-unit costs than a decade ago, according to...

New developments in salmon recovery.(Fish Issues)
November 1, 2005... It's deja vu all over again. At least that's the feeling for observers of the long running Northwest salmon debate. In an order issued October 7 Federal District Court Judge James Redden gave the federal government one year to rewrite its...

NWPPA Hazardous Materials Task Force update.(Hazardous Materials Update)
November 1, 2005... The next meeting of the NWPPA Hazardous Materials Task Force is scheduled for Monday, January 23, 2006 in Seattle, Wash. The NWPPA Hazardous Materials Task Force meeting was held in Salt Lake City, Utah on September 19, 2005. In addition to...

Modern Electric celebrates a century of positive energy.(Member News)
November 1, 2005... Residents of the Spokane Valley in 1905 marveled at the idea of a 50-foot well that ran on an electric-powered motor and carried life-sustaining water to once parched farmland. A trio of developers--D.K. McDonald, R.A. Hutchinson and A.C....

Kimmet elected to MECA board.(Member News)
November 1, 2005... Marvin Kemmet, a trustee at Glacier Electric Cooperative, was elected as the new vice president of the Montana Electric Cooperative (MECA) Board of Directors. He replaces Don Jones, a trustee at Vigilante Electric, who decided not to seek...

Helpful resources for utilities.(Member News)
November 1, 2005... Utilities the Fall issue of the award-winning Leviton Institute's Helpful Hints on Home Electricity newsletter has just been released. This bi-annual newsletter contains critical article content on life-saving electrical safety tips, as well as...

Call for nominations.(Member News)
November 1, 2005... Nominations for the Milton Hunt Meguire Award will be accepted until December 2, 2005. Nomination forms have been mailed to NWPPA Member Systems. If you need additional forms, please contact us at (360) 254-0109.

Columbia Rural Electric CEO to leave co-op.(Member News)
November 1, 2005... Vic Parks, President of the Board of Directors for Columbia Rural Electric Association (CREA) announced that Chief Executive Officer, Thomas H. Husted is leaving to become the Chief Executive Officer for Valley Electric Association in Pahrump,...

IID Energy issues RFP for renewable energy resources.(Member News)
November 1, 2005... ID Energy announced that it has issued a request for proposals (RFP) seeking renewable energy resources for delivery beginning in 2007. This RFP is part of IID Energy's on-going efforts to supply efficient, reliable, and cost-effective...

Golden Valley Electric Association teams with local business for hurricane relief.(Member News)
November 1, 2005... With hurricanes bringing devastation to the Gulf Coast, people from around the country have opened their hearts to those who have lost the most. Fairbanks has not been an exception. Golden Valley Electric Association, with the help of several...

IID board approves preliminary pipeline agreement.(Member News)
November 1, 2005... After an extensive review of three options to secure sufficient natural gas supplies for current and future needs, the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) Board of Directors voted at its October 4 meeting to approve a "precedent agreement" with...

Seattle City Light & Pend Oreille PUD sign agreements.(Member News)
November 1, 2005... The Seattle City Council, at its October 10, 2005 meeting, voted unanimously to authorize three agreements between Seattle City Light (SCL) and Pend Oreille PUD. The agreements, which are effective immediately, include provisions that SCL...

We remember.(Member News)
November 1, 2005... Dale Swancutt who passed away Oct. 11, 2005 at age 81. Dale had lived in Junction City, Ore. for the past 44 years. He retired in 1983 as manager of Blachly-Lane Electric Co-op. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, golf and woodworking. Dale served in...

Calendar of upcoming public power meetings.(Member News)(Calendar)
November 1, 2005... December 2005 1--Public Power Council's 39th Annual Members Meeting & Executive Committee Meeting, Sheraton Inn at the Airport, Portland, Ore. 1-2--APA December Meeting Series, TBA, Anchorage, AK 6-8--ORECA Annual Meeting, Embassy...

Osmose utility services responds to residents of Mississippi & New Orleans.(Associate Member News)
November 1, 2005... Responding to utilities in need is all in a day's business for Osmose Utility Services. Osmose has over 400 crews in Mississippi and New Orleans that have moved in from all over the US. They have pulled crews off of others jobs, sent people...

PNGC Power recognizes outstanding employee.(Associate Member News)
November 1, 2005... Aleka Scott has been named the fourth annual Paul M. Vickery Award recipient for Outstanding Professional Service by employer, PNGC Power. Scott, Transmission & Contracts manager, oversees transmission matters on behalf of the company's 15...

PNGC Power Board of Directors elects officers.(Associate Member News)
November 1, 2005... The PNGC Power Board of Directors has elected officers for the 2006 fiscal year. They are: Chairman of the Board, Dee Reynolds (General Manager, Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative, Ashton, Idaho), Vice Chairman, Rick Crinklaw (General...

Associate member profiles.
November 1, 2005... Merrill Lynch--Public Finance Group & Commodities Inc. Jeff Brown 999 Third Avenue, Suite 3610 Seattle, WA 98104 Phone: (206) 830-6025 Fax: (206) 830-6044 jeff_brown@ml.com www.ml.com Merrill Lynch provides...

Don't sell them and leave them.(Associate Member)
November 1, 2005... Making the sale should be seen as the transition point where the prospect starts to become your long term client. The key to establishing this relationship, and thereby ensuring that your sale wears well, is to establish that your product or is...

GE's exclusive, New Entellisys[TM] low-voltage switchgear solution a game-changer.(Technology Marketplace)
November 1, 2005... By design, Entellisys[TM] allows electrical professionals to work more safely, well outside the volatile arc-flash energy zone. As a software rather than hardware-based solution, Entellisys[TM] allows virtually 100 percent of monitoring,...

ERT-compatible product is part of Hunt's new AirPoint product family.(Technology Marketplace)
November 1, 2005... Hunt Technologies, Inc. and Landis+Gyr Inc. announced commercial availability of the radio frequency-(RF) based automatic meter reading (AMR) AirPoint FOCUS endpoint. This endpoint combines ERT-compatible RF technology, manufactured by...

Good news on broadband.(Washington D.C. Report)
November 1, 2005... The debate in Congress over a new telecommunications bill ratcheted up to a new level recently. The House Energy and Commerce Committee (more specifically its chairman, Joe Barton, R-Texas, and ranking minority member, John Dingell, D-Mich.)...

Trusted industry partner offers more than outage call-handling.
November 1, 2005... Since 1989, Twenty First Century Communications, Inc. (TFCC) has solved a universal problem for utilities: Answering the massive number of phone calls that come into a call center during outage situations. What started as an idea outlined on a...