Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association) back issues from November 2007:
Davenport makes lasting impression on 3 Cs attendees.(Association News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Last month's NWPPA Utility 3 Cs Workshop: Credit, Collections & Customer Service, attracted a record number of attendees to the Davenport Hotel in Spokane, Wash., for more than three days of educational sessions and networking. More than 70 participants ...
Public Power Week celebrated with style.(Association News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... This year marked Public Power Week's 21st anniversary as the American Public Power Association's (APPA) cross-country program to explain the importance of public power to local citizens and other key publics, including state and national officials. This year, NWPPA member utilities again ...
50 years ago--1957.(A look back at public power)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Over the past 22 years, REA borrowers paid $862,900,000 back to the federal government ... Chelan PUD's 115,000-volt line to the famous Holden mine of the Howe Sound Company had no customers since the mine closed on June 28 due to the drop in copper prices (Wash.) ... Journeyman lineman ...
25 years ago--1982.(A look back at public power)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Claude Franke accepted the position of general manager at Naknek Electric Association, replacing Gordon McCormick (Alaska) ... Work passed the 60 percent completion point considerably ahead of time at Washington Public Power Supply System Plant No. 3 ...
5 years ago--2002.(A look back at public power)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Dave Clinton, Inland Power and Light Cooperative's chief operating officer, was named interim manager of the Washington Rural Electric Cooperative Association ... Plumas Sierra REC won five Spotlight on Excellence awards from the Council of Rural Electric Communicators (Calif.) ... Clark ...
Remembering the forgotten: cash flow and forecasting.(Accounting & Finance)
Nov 01, 2007; ... When looking at financial statements, we tend to spend the majority of time analyzing the balance sheet and income statement. These statements are extremely important; however, business is fed and survives through cash resources. The question is: Do you truly understand the statement of ...
College-level water conservation training now available.(Conservation & Renewables)
Nov 01, 2007; ... As water concerns increase, the value of water conservation is better understood, especially when coupled with energy efficiency and sustainability. Utilities dealing with both water and energy are keenly aware of the challenges and opportunities. One challenge is finding and training ...
Spills, storm water, and EPA dominate Sacramento Task Force meeting.(Environmental Task Force)
Nov 01, 2007; ... The September 17, 2007, meeting of the NWPPA Environmental Task Force was held for the first time in Sacramento, Calif. The location of this meeting was the result of Task Force outreach efforts to its California and Nevada members and strategy to expand the resources available to all Task ...
Franklin's legal counsel goes full time.(Member News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... With the new Bonneville Power Administration contracts nearing, as well as increased state and federal compliance and reporting requirements, the need for legal services continues to increase at Franklin PUD (Pasco, Wash.). Therefore, Franklin PUD recently hired Steve Palmer, a former ...
Miller joins ColumbiaGrid.(Member News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... ColumbiaGrid (Portland, Ore.) hired Jeff Miller to be the organization's new vice president and manager of planning; his move to ColumbiaGrid became effective on October 29. Previously, Miller was the director of transmission planning at PacifiCorp, where he had been for more ...
AVEC wins national award.(Member News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (AVEC) in Anchorage recently won a first-place award in the National Federation of Press Women s (NFPW) annual communication competition in the Annual Report--Internal category. Amy Murphy produced the report. Entries that won first place in ...
Lane directors re-elected, bylaws amended.(Member News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Lane Electric Cooperative (Eugene, Ore.) held their annual meeting on Saturday, October 6. At the meeting, Election Referee and Co-op member Martha Shearer announced that Row River Director Charles "Ed" Bangle and Central Director Loy Sparks had both retained their seats on Lane Electric's ...
Grubich new Okanogan GM.(Member News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... On October 2, the Okanogan County PUD Commission (Okanogan, Wash.) announced that John Grubich had been selected as the new general manager of the PUD. Grubich, currently the CFO of Golden Valley Electric Association in Fairbanks, Alaska, will begin his new position in early ...
Davis resigns from SMUD Board.(Member News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... California's Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) Director Linda Anderson Davis has resigned from the SMUD Board of Directors. Davis was first elected to the SMUD Board of Directors in 1992 and presided over many of the electric utility's accomplishments during her 15-year tenure. ...
Grays Harbor fills new position.(Member News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Grays Harbor PUD (Aberdeen, Wash.) has hired Liz Anderson to fill its new Community and Government Relations director position. Anderson assumed her new role at the PUD on October 15. The PUD created this new director position to enhance and streamline communications ....
68th NVEC meeting had a bit of everything.(Member News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Board President Raymond "Shorty" Womer opened the INespelem Valley Electric Cooperative's (NVEC) 68th Annual Meeting of Members in Nespelem, Wash., by thanking everyone who contributed to and attended the meeting. He introduced NVEC staff, the board, summer employees, representatives from ...
Members win awards at MECA event.(Member News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... More than 275 people attended this year's annual meeting of the Montana Electric Cooperatives' Association (MECA) and many of those were NWPPA members who walked away with awards. Two big winners were Doug Grob and Sharon Jacobsen. Grob, a trustee at Flathead Electric ...
Blackman receives Spirit Award.(Member News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... On October 10, Beacon Development Group presented the Spirit of Hope Award to Franklin PUD (Pasco, Wash.) employee Todd Blackman for his exceptional participation in the development of Tepeyac Haven, a 45-unit low-income housing project in Pasco. The housing project is Leadership ...
Chugach appoints Logan as director.(Member News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... The Board of Directors of Chugach Electric Association (Anchorage, Alaska) has selected Rebecca Logan to serve on its Board. Logan was chosen by other directors on the Chugach Board to fill a vacancy created by the recent resignation of former director ...
Armfield to serve as Tacoma Power superintendent.(Member News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Tacoma Public Utilities (Tacoma, Wash.) Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Manager Gary Armfield will serve as interim superintendent of Tacoma Power from November 1 until he retires in approximately 18 months. He succeeds current Tacoma Power superintendent Bill Gaines, who took on the ...
Pend Oreille completes building addition.(Member News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Construction of a 5,200 square foot addition to Pend Oreille PUD's Newport, Wash., office was completed early in October, and now staff members are settling into the much needed extra space. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on October 2, followed by the first Board of ...
Decker named COO at BPA.(Member News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... The former vice president of PacifiCorp, Anita Decker, has been named chief operating officer (COO) at the Bonneville Power Administration (Portland, Ore.). Decker started working at PacifiCorp in 1980 in conservation and marketing positions in Oregon and Wyoming. She went on to ...
Still promoted at KEA.(Member News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Kodiak Electric Association (KEA) in Kodiak, Alaska, has promoted Aaron Still to the position of maintenance/relief ...
We remember.
Nov 01, 2007 ... Kootenai Electric Cooperative employee Jake Booth was fatally injured on Tuesday, October 23, 2007, while working on power lines south of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. He was 23 years old. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] He had graduated from Davenport High School in Washington State ...
Pace named president of Wagner-Smith equipment.(Associate Member News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... As of October 1, James Pace became the new president of Wagner-Smith Equipment Co., a business unit of MDU Construction Services Group, Inc. As president, he will direct the manufacturing, sales, and leasing activities of Wagner-Smith Equipment. Phillip Wagner previously held the position ...
L&S Electric appoints senior controls engineer.(Associate Member News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Wisconsin-based L&S Electric, Inc. has named James Volk to be the senior controls engineer for the Engineering Division of the company. Volk graduated Magna Cure Laude from the University of North Dakota with degrees in electrical engineering and engineering physics. He joins L&S Electric ...
Elections and awards at PNGC.(Associate Member News)
Nov 01, 2007 ... The PNGC Power Board of Directors has elected the following new officers for the 2008 fiscal year: Rick Crinklaw, chairman of the board; Steve Eldrige, vice chairman; and Jon Shelby, secretary/treasurer. Terms are for one year and began on October 1. "The Board of PNGC Power ...
NWPPA looks to work with WGA on energy initiatives.(Washington D.C. Report)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Since June, NWPPA has been working to develop a new committee focused on opening a dialogue on regional energy issues with the Western Governors' Association (WGA) and its members. I am the chairman of this new committee: the Western Energy Resources Committee (WERC). At the Board's ...
Snohomish PUD promotes energy-efficient buildings.(Cover story)
Nov 01, 2007; ... Although it doesn't open until fall 2009, a new high school in Lynnwood, Wash., is already getting high marks from students, teachers, and administrators for its 350-seat theater, community library, greenhouse for environmental education, and multi-use sports fields. However, some of the ...