Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association) articles from October 2004

Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association) archives from October 2004

A look back at public power.(Association News)
October 1, 2004... 50 Years Ago--1954 A proposed bill would provide for the creation of a Columbia River Development Corporation with a five-person board that would be appointed by the President. The proposed corporation was modeled after the St. Lawrence...

Marketing and energy services Bonanza found at NIC.(Association News)
October 1, 2004... Just miles from the world-famous Ponderosa Ranch, Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA) members found a Bonanza of marketing, communication and energy services ideas and information during the Northwest Innovations Conference (NIC). ...

Chelan's Wright wins Lacy Peoples Award.(Association News)
October 1, 2004... Wayne Wright of Chelan County PUD (Wenatchee, Wash.) has been named the 2004 Northwest Public Power Association's Lacy Peoples Award. Wright accepted the award September 21 at the NWPPA Northwest Innovations Conference at Harvey's Resort in...

Excellence in communication winners recognized at gala dinner.(Association News)
October 1, 2004... The best communicators from NWPPA members were recognized with Excellence in Communication Awards during a gala banquet at the Northwest Innovations Conference, September 21. The culmination of the 11th Annual NWPPA Excellence in...

Longtime excellence winner honored with Hougan Award.(Association News)
October 1, 2004... Midstate Electric, more specifically Teresa Lackey, has been honored with NWPPA's Tom Hougan Award for Overall Excellence in Communication. Lackey has won numerous awards in NWPPA's Excellence in Communication competition over the years,...

Front Line Leadership track graduates 16 more.(Association News)
October 1, 2004... Sixteen more utility employees have graduated from the Northwest Public Power Association's Front Line Leadership program, and the entire group was recognized at the NWPPA Leadership Institute last month. The graduates are: Tom Baird...

Western utilities attend APPA FERC workshop and TIG meets with Northwest congressional staff.
October 1, 2004... On September 13 and 14, NWPPA President Bob Speckman and Executive Director Will Lutgen participated in the American Public Power Association's (APPA's) workshop and summit titled Pieces of the FERC Puzzle II and Restructuring Summit. They also...

November & December 2004.(Training Opportunities)(Calendar)
October 1, 2004... NWPPA/NEEI COMMERCIAL BUILDING AUDITS Who Should Attend: Utility, contractor and community action agency employees involved in performing energy audits on commercial buildings. Overview: This is a hands-on instructional workshop for...

Maximize your training development efforts by following a systematic instructional design process: the instructional design process provides standardized methods for designing and developing instructional systems, so training development efforts are focused toward achieving specific results.(Human Resources)
October 1, 2004... The Instructional Systems Design process has its roots in the military's efforts to provide systematic and effective training to our fighting forces during WWII. During the war, processes and instructional strategies were created to help guide...

Handheld radio frequency hardware transforms security, safety at pen light.(Information Technology)
October 1, 2004... A small, hand-held device that resembles a palm pilot is transforming the way Peninsula Light Company secures its buildings, inspects its equipment, and maintains its records. Peninsula, which delivers power and water to the Gig Harbor...

A new option for new transmission; trans-elect's new transmission development.(Legal Column)
October 1, 2004... Historically, if new electric transmission was needed, the electric utility industry only had a couple options to meet the new-build requirement. One was the local load serving entity in the area and the other was a regional power agency of the...

Allocation of the Federal Power System.(Power Supply & Risk Management)
October 1, 2004... This article answers frequently-asked questions pertaining to the allocation of the Federal Power System that was recently endorsed unanimously by the Public Power Council's Executive Committee. What is allocation of the Federal Power...

Off-the-job injuries can plague employers.(Safety)
October 1, 2004... Off-the-job injuries can make life difficult for employers, and encouraging prevention of off-the-job injuries is something utilities can do to help employees stay as safe off-the-job as they do when they're on the clock. Most injuries or...

Tillamook's Yates is a Lineman Rodeo winner.(Member News)
October 1, 2004... John Yates recently made Tillamook (Ore.) PUD very proud. Yates, a first year apprentice lineman, took first place in his division at the Pacific Northwest Lineman's Rodeo, then went on to represent the utility in the International...

Fairbanks businessman receives Alaska Electric Industry's highest honor.(Member News)
October 1, 2004... Rick Schikora, chairman of the Golden Valley Electric Association Board of Directors, recently received the highest honor awarded by Alaska Power Association (APA), the Mason Lazelle Memorial Award. The award is presented to individuals who...

Alaska Power Association picks new board officers.(Member News)
October 1, 2004... Alaska Power Association (APA) recently elected new board officers at its 53rd annual membership meeting. Officers serve two-year terms. The officers are: president Brad Reeve (general manager, Kotzebue Electric Association), vice president...

Golden Valley Electric begins new plant.(Member News)
October 1, 2004... Golden Valley Electric Cooperative (Fairbanks, Alaska) has broken ground on its new North Pole Power Plant expansion project. The new plant will be built next to its existing North Pole Power Plant and will generate 60 megawatts of power to...

Alaska Utilities recognized for exemplary safety.(Member News)
October 1, 2004... Three Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA) member systems have been recognized for their safety practices by Alaska Power Association. Golden Valley Electric Association, Kodiak Electric Association and Naknek Electric Association...

Kodiak's Ure recognized for exceptional service to community & cooperative.(Member News)
October 1, 2004... Members of Alaska Power Association recently honored the contributions of Janice "Jo Ure, a 19-year employee of Kodiak Electric Association (KEA), presenting her the Hatcher-Williams-Turkington Employee Service Award for exemplary service to...

Snohomish PUD vs. Enron produces new legislation.(Member News)
October 1, 2004... U.S. Reps. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.) and Rick Larsen (D-Wash.) have paired up to help Snohomish County PUD's fight against Enron. The Congressional duo introduced legislation to cancel Snohomish PUD's contracts with Enron without cancellation...

EPUD hosts a power dinner for customers.(Member News)
October 1, 2004... "Come and have a Power Lunch with us!" Two or three times a year, over the past 20 years, that invitation has gone out to Emerald PUD's (EPUD) customers. Hundreds of the utility's 18,000 customers have come, to learn more about the...

ICUA releases cost-benefit study of general transfer agreements.(Member News)
October 1, 2004... The Final Report on the Regional Cost-Benefit Study of General Transfer Agreements, commissioned by the Idaho Consumer Owned Utilities Association (ICUA), has been published, and is now available to the industry. Ron Williams, executive...

Associate member profiles.(Associate Member News)
October 1, 2004... Dryden & LaRue, Inc. Delbert S. LaRue 3305 Artic Blvd., Suite 201 Anchorage, AK 99503-4575 Phone: (907) 349-6653 Fax: (907) 522-2534 E-mail: dlarue@drydenlarue.com www.drydenlarue.com Dryden & LaRue, Inc.,...

Power engineers helps commission new Iraqi power plant.(Associate Member News)
October 1, 2004... POWER Engineers (Boise, Idaho) has helped bring welcomed relief to Iraq in August 2004 when the new power plant was completed in Buzurgan, Iraq, and connected to the Iraqi electrical grid. Coming at the height of summer, when temperatures...

E&O booth online sales start soon.(Associate Member News)
October 1, 2004... Exhibit booth spaces for the 2005 NWPPA Engineering & Operations Trade Show will go on sale beginning Thursday, Oct. 28 at 8 a.m. (PST). The Web site is currently available for preview and application for passwords. Click on the banner on...

RTO, ISO ideals tackled again--"Pieces of the Puzzle II" workshop.(Washington D.C. Report)
October 1, 2004... Two years ago, at the height of the debate over electricity restructuring, there was a sharp split of opinion within the American Public Power Association (APPA) about whether Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Independent System...

Extreme winter working conditions: Alaska Village Electric Cooperative's field personnel wear arctic winter clothing, but still have to continually monitor the temperatures and their exposure time to avoid frostbite.(Feature)(Cover Story)
October 1, 2004... Providing reliable electric power and ensuring generating capacity meets varying load demands is a tough juggling act, even in the best of conditions. This juggling act gets even more difficult when variables like winter's cold temperatures and...