Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association) articles from October 2005

Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association) archives from October 2005

A look back at public power.(Association News)
October 1, 2005... 50 Years Ago--1955 Clallam PUD paid $7,5,000 for the Neah Bay Light & Power Company and Clallam Bay Light & Power Company, according to a report in a publication named Electrical West. With Chelan REA and Pend Oreille REA, this made a...

NIC attendees enjoy seminars, networking.(Association News)
October 1, 2005... Those attending the NIC conference last month enjoyed relevant educational sessions and networking opportunities with industry colleagues. And early birds got their daily exercise with fitness walks led by Conference Chair Eileen Dugger. ...

Excellence in communication awards presented at Portland dinner.(Association News)
October 1, 2005... More than 150 communications awards were handed out during a gala banquet at the Northwest Innovations Conference on Tuesday, Sept. 20, as part of the Northwest Innovations Conference. The best communicators at NWPPA members were recognized...

Standard mileage rate increases last four months of 2005.(Accounting & Finance)
October 1, 2005... In response to the recent dramatic gas price increases, IRS has announced that the optional standard mileage rate has increased 8 cents to 48.5 cents a mile for all business miles driven between September 1 and December 31, 2005, up from 40.5...

Questions your customers are not asking you.(Customer Service)
October 1, 2005... Your customers may or may not be comfortable asking you questions about your products and services. Their questions typically center on cost, how the products function, how long before they can get service, etc. But how many ask you about...

OSHA sharpens it's investigation focus.(Safety)
October 1, 2005... If you think OSHA isn't proposing as many new rules as it was in the past--don't believe it. According to OSHA itself, its enforcement efforts are actually increasing in some areas with an emphasis on sharpening its investigation focus. ...

New study indicates males likely to suffer more eye injuries than females.(Safety)
October 1, 2005... According to a new study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, men are twice as likely as women to suffer eye injuries resulting from bruises, foreign bodies and superficial wounds. Researchers combined data from the National...

Safety consultations are confidential rules Washington state.(Safety)
October 1, 2005... The Washington State Supreme Court has refused to review a lower court decision that kept consultations between employers and the state Department of Labor confidential. If a company consults with a state agency to improve safety, that...

Employees that drive as part of work take note.(Safety)
October 1, 2005... Employees who drive as part of their job should take note of a recent trend in increasing penalties for traffic violations in road construction zones. Anymore there is hardly a city or town that doesn't have some type of road construction...

Northwest RiverPartners.(Member News)
October 1, 2005... I appreciate this opportunity Northwest Public Power Association has given me to talk about Northwest River Partners and introduce myself. First, for those of you reading who are members-thanks for your support! This time in the energy business...

Calendar of upcoming public power meetings.(Member News)(Calendar)
October 1, 2005... November 2005 1-2 -- PNGC Power Board Meeting 3 -- Columbia Basin Electric Annual Meeting 3 -- Public Power Council Executive Committee Meeting, Sheraton Portland Airport, 8 a.m.-noon 4 -- PNUCC Annual Meeting, Portland, Ore....

MEWCO presents check to Spokane Valley Community Center.(Member News)
October 1, 2005... Modern Electric Water Company's Board President, Dr. Jim Bourekis recently presented a check on behalf of the utility for $10,000 to Mollie Dalpae, director of the Spokane Valley Community Center. Selling 2,500 raffle tickets at $2 each...

SMUD, UC Davis team up to make electricity from food waste.(Member News)
October 1, 2005... Researchers from the University of California, Davis are working with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) to survey area commercial food processors and institutions, including restaurants, bakeries, hospitals and hotels, to better...

PenLight celebrates 80 year anniversary.(Member News)
October 1, 2005... Peninsula Light Co. (PenLight) will turn 80 years old this October. PenLight hosted an Open House on October 5 from 4:30-9 p.m. to celebrate its history and future serving Gig Harbor and the Key Peninsula. PenLight was founded in 1925 when...

Wirkus chosen Pacific Northwest deputy regional director for Reclamation.(Member News)
October 1, 2005... Karl Wirkus has been selected to serve as the new deputy regional director for the Bureau of Reclamation's Pacific Northwest Region. He replaces Ken Pedde who retired earlier this summer. Wirkus currently serves as the regional manager for...

Bogert named new Region 10 Administrator.(Member News)
October 1, 2005... Administrator Stephen Johnson of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has appointed L. Michael Bogert as the new Region 10 Administrator, who will be responsible for managing Agency programs in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska. "I...

New solar and wind incentive on the books.(Member News)
October 1, 2005... Chelan PUD (Wenatchee, Wash.) commissioners are discussing possible expansion of the PUD's Sustainable Natural Alternative Power (SNAP). The SNAP program, an award-winning alternative energy program, allows Chelan County residents to...

We remember.(Member News)
October 1, 2005... John R. Conrad, longtime president and chairman of the board of S&C Electric Company, died in his home on August 30, 2005, at the age of 89. Over a 50-year period at the helm of S&C, Mr. Conrad shaped the Chicago-based company into a global...

Commonwealth Associates Northwest regional office expands.(Associate Member News)
October 1, 2005... Commonwealth Associates, Inc. (CAI), a leading consulting engineering firm with headquarters in Jackson, Michigan, announces it has expanded its Northwest office. To provide an enhanced level of service to electrical utility clients in the...

RStandard utility poles shipped to Australia.(Technology Marketplace)
October 1, 2005... Resin Systems Inc., a composite material products technology company, through its operating division, RS Technologies (collectively "RS"), is pleased to announce its first regular shipment of RStandard modular composite utility poles to its...

Associate member profiles.(Associate Member News)
October 1, 2005... Anderson & Wood Construction Company, Inc. Fred Oliver 2120 Lanark Meridian, ID 83642 Phone: (208) 888-7917 Fax: (208) 888-4945 foliver@awconst.com www.awconst.com Full line contractor specializing in...

New CAD catalog from ABB low voltage drives produces native drawings fast.
October 1, 2005... Incorporating ABB Drives into your machine design now is faster and easier than ever. Through a partnership with PARTsolutions LLC (www.part-solutions.com), ABB Inc., Low Voltage Drives (LVD) provides customers and channel partners access to a...

EPAct 2005 boosts incentives for renewables: EPAct 2005 creates a new category of tax credit bonds that can be issued by governmental bodies (defined as state and municipal electric utilities and Indian Tribes) and rural electric cooperatives to finance the construction of renewable energy facilities.(Washington D.C. Report)
October 1, 2005... As the Bush Administration and Congress try to determine what changes in energy policy can help the nation recover from the blow to the domestic oil and gas industries inflicted by Hurricane Katrina, there is increasing talk about the need for...

Our last, best chance.
October 1, 2005... The Energy Policy Act of 2005 requires the federal government to take various steps on global climate change--such as developing a strategy to share technologies--but Congress did not set any targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions....

Coast Electric Power begins rebuilding system after Katrina's wrath.
October 1, 2005... Ron Barnes, who heads communications and marketing for Coast Electric Power Association in Bay St. Louis, Miss., saw Hurricane Katrina coming and did as he always does when the Gulf of Mexico becomes active. "I sent my wife and kids to...

Hurricane Relief Efforts by NWPPA members.
October 1, 2005... People and organizations from all over the world are doing what they can to help the victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, that ravaged areas of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. NWPPA members are no exception to that rule. The...