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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo - Mail Packet - 7/18/2017 - Memorandum From Kevin R. Gertig Re: Fort Collins Utilities Recipient Of National Energy Innovator AwardUtilities Executive Director electric · stormwater · wastewater · water 222 Laporte Avenue PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221.6702 V/TDD 711 utilities@fcgov.com fcgov.com/utilities M E M O R A N D U M DATE: July 13, 2017 TO: Mayor Troxell and Councilmembers FROM: Kevin R. Gertig, Utilities Executive Director THRU: Darin Atteberry, City Manager RE: Fort Collins Utilities Recipient of National Energy Innovator Award Fort Collins Utilities received the 2017 Energy Innovator Award for the program, “Efficiency Works - Neighborhoods”, from the American Public Power Association (APPA) at the Association’s National Conference in Orlando, Florida on June 20. The Energy Innovator Award recognizes utility programs that apply creative, energy-efficient techniques or technologies, provide better service to electric customers, or increase the efficiency of utility operations or resource efficiency. Two articles related to this award are attached for your information. ATTs: 1) Announcement, APPA Public Power Daily (Ciampoli, June 20, 2017) 2) Article, Rocky Mountain Institute RMI Outlet: Plug into New Ideas (Guevara-Stone, June 21, 2017) CC: Lisa Rosintoski, Customer Connections Manager John Phelan, Resource Conservation Manager DocuSign Envelope ID: BD8F02E7-A6F0-4A99-87F6-79E1809EDABC 7/5/2017 American Public Power Association - Eighteen individuals, ten utilities win national public power awards http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=48389 1/5 Eighteen individuals, ten utilities win national public power awards From the June 21, 2017 issue of Public Power Daily Originally published June 20, 2017 By Paul Ciampoli News Director Eighteen individuals and ten utilities were recognized for service to the American Public Power Association and the public power industry during an awards ceremony at the Association’s National Conference in Orlando, Fla., on June 20. The individuals and utilities recognized at the ceremony were: Alex Radin Distinguished Service Award (This award is the highest award granted by the Association. The award recognizes exceptional leadership and dedication to public power): Gil C. Quiniones, President and CEO, New York Power Authority, White Plains, New York Paula DiFonzo, Past Chair of the Association’s Board of Directors, Retired CEO, New Braunfels Utilities, New Braunfels, Texas; James D. Donovan Individual Achievement Award (This award recognizes people who have made substantial contributions to the electric utility industry, with a special commitment to public power): Phillip “Doc” Mueller, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs & Management Services, Illinois Municipal Electric Agency, Springfield, Illinois; Anthony T. Ward, Retired General Manager, Grand Rapids Public Utilities Commission, Grand Rapids, Minnesota Alan H. Richardson Statesmanship Award (This award recognizes public power leaders who work to achieve consensus on national issues important to public power utilities): Mike Vinson, Executive Director, Tennessee Municipal Electric Power Association, Brentwood, Tennessee Larry Hobart Seven Hats Award (This award recognizes managers of small utilities serving fewer than 2,500 meters. These managers have a very small staff and must assume multiple roles): 28 81 3 5 Google + 0 DocuSign Envelope ID: BD8F02E7-A6F0-4A99-87F6-79E1809EDABC 7/5/2017 American Public Power Association - Eighteen individuals, ten utilities win national public power awards http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=48389 2/5 Johnnie Burns, Electric Superintendent/Water Distribution Superintendent, Village of Yellow Springs, Ohio; Ron Clodfelter, Electric Superintendent, Las Animas Municipal Light and Power, Las Animas, Colorado; Shawn Guidice, Utilities Superintendent, Rising Sun Municipal Utilities, Rising Sun, Indiana; Mike New, City Manager, City of Newberry, Florida; Dave Slezickey, City Manager, Kingfisher Power, Kingfisher, Oklahoma Harold Kramer-John Preston Personal Service Award (This award recognizes individuals for their service to the Association): Arthur J. (Grant) Lacerte, Jr., Vice President and General Counsel, Kissimmee Utility Authority, Kissimmee, Florida Mike Willetts, Director of Safety and Training, Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association, Plymouth, Minnesota Spence Vanderlinden Public Official Award (This award recognizes elected or appointed local officials who have contributed to the goals of the Association): Stan Akers, Service Board Chairman, Peru Utilities, Peru, Indiana; Thomas A. Kuntz, Mayor of Owatonna, Minnesota Owatonna Public Utilities, Owatonna, Minnesota; Charles D. Lamb, Mayor, City of Edmond, and Board Chair, Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority, Edmond, Oklahoma Robert E. Roundtree Rising Star Award (This award is a scholarship presented to future leaders in public power. The recipient receives a stipend to travel to an Association conference or training program to advance their education and development in public power): Kyle Roadman, Manager, Power Resources, Emerald People's Utility District, Eugene, Oregon Mark Crisson Leadership and Managerial Excellence Award (This award recognizes managers at a utility, joint action agency, or state or regional association who steer their organizations to new levels of excellence, lead by example, and inspire staff to do better): Paul Beckhusen, Director, Coldwater Board of Public Utilities, Coldwater, Michigan Ivan Henderson, Commissioner, Cleveland Public Power, Cleveland, Ohio E.F. Scattergood System Achievement Award (This award honors American Public Power Association member systems with outstanding accomplishments): Coldwater Board of Public Utilities, Coldwater, Michigan Keys Energy Services, Key West, Florida Lincoln Electric System, Lincoln, Nebraska Community Service Award (This award recognizes utilities for their "good neighbor" activities that demonstrate commitment to the local community): Bristol Tennessee Essential Services, Bristol, Tennessee Colorado Springs Utilities, Colorado Springs, Colorado DocuSign Envelope ID: BD8F02E7-A6F0-4A99-87F6-79E1809EDABC 7/5/2017 American Public Power Association - Eighteen individuals, ten utilities win national public power awards http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=48389 3/5 Hamilton Department of Electric, Hamilton, Ohio Tacoma Public Utilities, Tacoma, Washington Energy Innovator Award (The Association’s research program, Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments, or DEED, nurtures innovation in public power. Each year, the program recognizes innovative utility projects with this award): Fort Collins Utilities, Fort Collins, Colorado Village of Minster, Minster, Ohio Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Sacramento, California Tacoma Power, Tacoma, Washington 28 81 3 5 Google + 0 DocuSign Envelope ID: BD8F02E7-A6F0-4A99-87F6-79E1809EDABC 7/5/2017 An Award-Winning Efficiency Program in Fort Collins, Colorado - Rocky Mountain Institute https://rmi.org/news/award-winning-efficiency-program-fort-collins/ 1/4 B a n k i n g o n R e n e w a b l e s : I n s i d e a M i l e s t o n e R e n e w a b l e E n e r g y D e a l B e y 7/5/2017 An Award-Winning Efficiency Program in Fort Collins, Colorado - Rocky Mountain Institute https://rmi.org/news/award-winning-efficiency-program-fort-collins/ 2/4 E m p o w e r i n g C u s t o m e r s T o C h o o s e C l e a n E n e r g y : W a t t T i m e J o i n s R M I a s S 7/5/2017 An Award-Winning Efficiency Program in Fort Collins, Colorado - Rocky Mountain Institute https://rmi.org/news/award-winning-efficiency-program-fort-collins/ 3/4 Tweet 2 B u n d l i n g a n d p a c k a g i n g t h e i n f o r m a t i o n a n d l e t t i n g c u s t o m e r s k n o w w h i c h p a c k a g e o p t i o n m a k e s t h e m o s t s e n s e f o r t h e m w e r e c r i t i c a l t o i n c r e a s i n g p a r t i c i p a t i o n . “ J u s t p r o v i d i n g r e b a t e s a n d a l i s t o f c o n t r a c t o r s i s n o t g o i n g t o a c h i e v e t h e k i n d o f r e s u l t s t h a t w e a s a c o m m u n i t y h a v e a s o u r g o a l s , ” s a y s P h e l a n . “ A m o r e e n g a g e d a p p r o a c h i s a b e n e t t o u s a n d t o t h e c u s t o m e r s . 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T h e s u c c e s s f u l p r o j e c t i s n o w r e c e i v i n g t h e E n e r g y I n n o v a t o r A w a r d f r o m t h e A m e r i c a n P u b l i c P o w e r A s s o c i a t i o n ( A P P A ) . S e t t i n g A m b i t i o u s G o a l s F o r t C o l l i n s U t i l i t i e s ( U t i l i t i e s ) i s a m u n i c i p a l u t i l i t y s e r v i n g a b o u t 6 3 , 0 0 0 r e s i d e n t i a l c u s t o m e r s . I n 2 0 0 9 , U t i l i t i e s s e t o u t t o i m p r o v e t h e q u a l i t y o f h o m e e c i e n c y s e r v i c e s a v a i l a b l e i n t h e c o m m u n i t y . T h r o u g h i t s E c i e n c y W o r k s - H o m e p r o g r a m , U t i l i t i e s c r e a t e d i n s t a l l a t i o n s t a n d a r d s , a c o n t r a c t o r n e t w o r k , a n d t r a i n i n g p r o g r a m s s o t h a t h o m e o w n e r s c o u l d h a v e c o n d e n c e i n t h e q u a l i t y o f w o r k b e i n g d o n e o n t h e i r h o m e s . H o w e v e r , U t i l i t i e s r e a l i z e d i t s à l a c a r t e a p p r o a c h d i d n ’ t w o r k f o r a l l c u s t o m e r s . “ C o n t i n u i n g w i t h t h e s a m e r e s u l t s w i l l n o t r e a c h F o r t C o l l i n s ’ e n e r g y a n d c l i m a t e g o a l s ; w e n e e d t o m a k e i t v a s t l y s i m p l e r f o r c u s t o m e r s t o p a r t i c i p a t e , ” s a y s J o h n P h e l a n , r e s o u r c e c o n s e r v a t i o n m a n a g e r a t F o r t C o l l i n s U t i l i t i e s . “ W e h a d t o s c a l e t h e r e s u l t s a n d p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n t h e p r o g r a m w i t h o u t c o m p r o m i s i n g q u a l i t y . ” S o w i t h R M I ’ s h e l p , U t i l i t i e s s e t o u t t o g r o w t h e n u m b e r o f c u s t o m e r s i n i t s r e n e w a b l e e n e r g y a n d e c i e n c y p r o g r a m s , a n d t o c r e a t e a p r o g r a m t h a t w o u l d b e a w i n - w i n - w i n f o r c u s t o m e r s , F o r t C o l l i n s U t i l i t i e s , a n d c o n t r a c t o r s . 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