Recently added articles from Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association):
Safety and security headline 2008 3 Cs Workshop.(Association News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 3 Cs WORKSHOP & RED FLAG RULES This timely session will be held just days before the federally mandated Red Flag Rules take effect, which will happen on November 1. Following its most successful year ever, the NWPPA Utility 3 Cs Workshop is returning to the Davenport ...
Have you met NlCki yet?(Association News)(Conference notes)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The upcoming NWPPA Northwest Innovations Conference (NIC), scheduled for September 21-24, 2008, in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., is the first NWPPA program to be planned using wiki technology. A wiki is a Web page that can be updated by anyone, from any location. This has allowed the ...
SOS Intl and NWPPA join forces to provide added edge for members.(Association News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... SOS Intl has formed a strategic relationship with NWPPA in order to offer NWPPA members special discounted rates on the cutting-edge SOS Intl NERC Compliance and Reliability Training and Consulting Services. This strategic relationship is a five-year agreement that will link NWPPA and SOS ...
Northwest public power milestones (1980-1985).
Aug 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * 1980--President Jimmy Carter signs the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act, creating the Northwest Power Planning Council. * 1981--BPA signs 20-year contracts with its DSI, IOU, and public agency customers. ...
Who are those charged with governance anyways?(Accounting & Finance)
Aug 01, 2008; Desimone, Julie ... It is well known that the auditing world has had a significant amount of changes over the past several years. To round off the suite of risk assessment standards (discussed in the February 2008 Bulletin, pp 11-12), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) issued the ...
Diffusing challenging customer situations.(Customer Service)
Aug 01, 2008; Brewda, Elys ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Whether we are working with internal or external customers, we are working for people, and with people. As service providers, we are expected to solve customer problems and meet customer needs in a way that reflects positively on our team, our department, ...
GHG reporting among key topics at April Environmental Task Force meeting.(Environmental Task Force)(Conference news)
Aug 01, 2008; O'Riordan, Hugh ... The April 7, 2008, meeting of the NWPPA Environmental Task Force (ETF) was held in Reno, Nev., in conjunction with the 2008 Engineering & Operations Conference. Task Force Chair Marie Becker from Alaska Village Electric Cooperative was unable to attend because of the very ...
EWEB receives high bond ratings.(Member News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Oregon's Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) received an AA rating for its water utility and a AA-for its electric utility from Standard & Poor's (S&P). The water utility rating represents an upgrade from AA-. "Both ratings reaffirm EWEB's good credit standing," said Corporate ...
Management promotions at Benton PUD.(Member News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Benton PUD (Kennewick, Wash.) has been keeping busy with, among many other things, promotions! John Gottschalk was promoted to manager of engineering for Benton PUD. Gottschalk, a registered professional engineer, has been with Benton PUD in engineering positions since 1997. He ...
Congress supports Snohomish PUD research.(Member News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Snohomish County PUD (Everett, Wash.) gained critical support on June 25 for geothermal energy research as the House Appropriations Committee approved a spending bill that would provide $500,000 in funding for the utility's research of geothermal energy in Western Washington. The project ...
Nelson joins Tacoma Board.(Member News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The Tacoma City Council (Wash.) has appointed David S. Nelson, a local certified public accountant, as the newest member of the Public Utility Board. He replaces David Curry, who resigned from his post in June. "I think we have a great utility that's very well run. The rates ...
KEC hires two new employees.(Member News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Kootenai Electric Cooperative (KEC) in Hayden, Idaho, is pleased to announce the addition of Melissa Blyton to the staff as a business development representative. Blyton graduated from Washington State University this year with a bachelor's degree in business administration with a major in ...
Fall River seeks new manager, re-elects trustees.(Member News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Chief among concerns for the coming year at Fall River Electric will be securing new power and recruiting a new general manager, Board President Boyd Bowles told members at the 70th annual meeting of the co-op in Ashton, Idaho, on June 21. General Manager and CEO Dee Reynolds will retire ...
Fergus Electric holds annual meeting.(Member News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... During their recent annual meeting, Fergus Electric (Lewistown, Mont.) members elected Mike Vlastelic to the Board of Directors. Vlastelic fills the vacancy of retiring director, Leo Solf, who served the cooperative for 27 years. At the reorganization ...
Re-elections at Tongue River.(Member News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... At Tongue River Electric Cooperative's 59th annual meeting on July 12 in ...
GVEA awarded $212K in grants.(Member News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Golden Valley Electric Association (Fairbanks, Alaska) is slated to receive $212,000 in renewable energy grants from the Denali Commission and the Alaska Energy Authority. The co-op received four of 33 awards for renewable energy projects around the state. Vice President for Power Supply ...
Turkey farm becomes SMUD solar farm.(Member News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... For customers of California's Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) who want solar power but cannot site or afford owning solar panels, SMUD unveiled a huge solar panel array that will provide electricity for a new program called SolarShares. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
AVEC works toward independence.(Member News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... While many of us celebrated Independence Day with friends and family,, two Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (Anchorage, Alaska) crews worked towards another type of independence day--to reduce future dependence on diesel fuel--to generate electric power. Over the July 4 ...
State DOE honors Klickitat PUD.(Member News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Klickitat PUD (Goldendale, Wash.) has received two Outstanding Performance Awards from the state Department of Ecology for its operation of wastewater treatment plants serving the communities of Wishram and Lyle. The Department of Ecology said 78 of the state's 283 wastewater ...
Klein named to APPA Board.(Member News)(Conference notes)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Snohomish County PUD (Everett, Wash.) General Manager Steve Klein has joined the American Public Power Association (APPA) Board of Directors to serve a three-year term. APPA board members are chosen to represent 10 regions across the country. With more than 30 years of ...