Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association) articles from September 2007

Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association) archives from September 2007

Expanding training budgets.(Association News)
September 1, 2007... With the new NWPPA 2007-2008 Education & Conference Schedule in the mail this month, now is a great time to look at your utility's training needs and training budget for next year. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] By now, most of us have...

Wanted: NWPPA member RFPs.(Association News)
September 1, 2007... Let NWPPA help you advertise your company's bid requests by posting them to a special page on our Web site that is dedicated just to RFPs. There is no cost to NWPPA members and your bid request will be seen by a regional audience of people...

A look back at public power.
September 1, 2007... 50 years ago--1957 Copper Valley Electric Association became a new Alaska cooperative and received a $690,000 REA loan to use towards two 250-kilowatt diesels and 48 miles of line to serve 212 consumers... The Turtle Club at Seattle City...

Executive Director's column.(Column)
September 1, 2007... In August, the NWPPA Board and staff held a strategic planning session to discuss, among other things, how NWPPA might provide greater value to its members over the next three to five years. We examined the threats and opportunities that...

The new reality of reliability compliance.(Power Supply & Risk Management)
September 1, 2007... Since March, Rick Paschall, PNGC Power's slice manager, has been working fervently to get cooperative members of PNGC into compliance with the new North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) mandatory Reliability Standards. Utilities...

TID partners with Turlock on fuel cell project.(Member News)
September 1, 2007... In a partnership with the City of Turlock, the Turlock Irrigation District's (TID) Board of Directors added $10 million to the district's 2007 capital improvement budget to buy and install a 1.2-megawatt fuel cell at the City of Turlock's...

EPUD's Zelenka moves on.(Member News)
September 1, 2007... After working at Emerald PUD (EPUD) for 21 years, Alan Zelenka has decided to pursue other avenues. Zelenka's last day with EPUD was August 17. During his time at EPUD, he worked as the energy services manager, IT manager, and most...

Koplin new Cordova CEO.(Member News)
September 1, 2007... Cordova Electric Cooperative (CEC) congratulates Clay Koplin as its new CEO. The CEC Board of Directors appointed Koplin to fill this position at their July 25 Board of Directors meeting. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Koplin has served the...

Sherwood selected to fill Douglas position.(Member News)
September 1, 2007... Douglas Electric has named Todd Sherwood to succeed Mark Doty as the operations superintendent for the Cooperative. Doty, who had held that position for the last six years, was killed in a tragic motorcycle accident on July 17. ...

Trustees elected, re-elected at Tongue River.(Member News)
September 1, 2007... Tongue River Electric Cooperative members elected a new trustee at their annual meeting in July. DeeDee Isaacs was elected to replace K.P. Stevens, who had decided not to seek re-election. Re-elected to the board without opposition were Charles...

Tillamook's GM announces retirement plans.(Member News)
September 1, 2007... The general manager of Tillamook PUD, Patrick Ashby, has announced his plans to retire in April 2008. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ashby began his career with Tillamook PUD in March 1982 as a software programmer, moved through several other...

Pend Oreille and Kalispel Tribe reach agreement.(Member News)
September 1, 2007... Following years of discussion and negotiations, Pend Oreille PUD and the Kalispel Tribe of Indians announced that they have agreed on how annual payments for reservation lands, used by the PUD's Box Canyon Dam, will be calculated. Federal...

Snohomish seeks REPs.(Member News)
September 1, 2007... In order to meet continued customer growth throughout its service area, Snohomish County PUD is seeking proposals for renewable energy projects. The PUD is interested in purchasing up to approximately 100 average megawatts from renewable...

YVEC helps dream come true.(Member News)
September 1, 2007... The Extreme Makeover: Home Edition bus rolled into Billings, Mont., on June 23. With the blast of a bullhorn and a "good morning" wake-up call to the Carter family (Lon, Julie, and daughters Jade, Saphire, and Chalce), Ty Pennington, the rest...

Busy time for Chugach.(Member News)
September 1, 2007... While Chugach Electric Association is working on its largest overhead-to-underground conversion project of the year, it is also continuing a partnership started in 2005 to remove dead and dying trees in the Municipality of Anchorage. The...

Third advanced turbine installed at Grant PUD's Wanapum Dam.(Member News)
September 1, 2007... On July 19, the third of 10 advanced turbines scheduled for installation at Wanapum Dam was lowered into place, three weeks ahead of schedule. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The utility's crews have acquired experience during the previous two...

We remember.
September 1, 2007... Former Northern Lights, Inc. Director Arthur "Art" Leo Jasman passed away on Sunday, July 29, 2007, in Sandpoint, Idaho, after an extended illness. He was 85 years old. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jasman was born on July 27, 1922, on his...

Brooks names product manager.(Associate Member News)
September 1, 2007... Brooks Meter Devices, a division of Brooks Utility Products Group, has named Scott Mann to the position of product manager. Prior to joining Brooks Meter Devices, Mann was in sales and marketing for California and southern Nevada with...

GenPac hires Dan Bell.(Associate Member News)
September 1, 2007... General Pacific has hired Dan Bell for outside sales in western Washington. His sales area will include western Washington, central Washington, and southeastern Alaska. Bell comes to General Pacific from XO Communications where he was very...

SEPA releases free program tool.(Associate Member News)
September 1, 2007... The Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) announced on August 10 that it had released a free online Solar Programs Options Tool (SPOT) for electric utilities interested in developing solar projects or programs. SPOT is available to all...

PNGC to support hydropower.(Associate Member News)
September 1, 2007... On August 8, the Board of Directors of PNGC Power passed a resolution strongly supporting the clean, renewable hydro system in the Northwest and opposing further changes in hydro system facilities or operations that are neither based on the...

RadioRANGER[TM] receives UTC award.(Associate Member News)
September 1, 2007... The RadioRANGER is a product of the Lake Zurich, Ill.-based E. O. Schweitzer Manufacturing Division of Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL). The RadioRANGER reduces the time required to find power failures by leading line crews to...

Can the "energy independence" bill make it over the finish line?(Washington D.C. Report)
September 1, 2007... Early this summer, the House and Senate approved differing versions of an "energy independence" bill. These bills are intended to decrease the nation's dependence on foreign oil, increase domestic renewable generation, and take small steps...

White Creek Wind Project: the Northwest's blades of glory.(Cover story)
September 1, 2007... If you have never stood under a 415foot-high wind turbine, or next to a 150-foot-long turbine blade, you really must do so some day. To say it is awe-inspiring is an understatement. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The White Creek Wind Project...