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(April 19) Last week, Umatilla Electric Cooperative Journeyman Lineman Chris Wellington and Energy Northwest Engineering Supervisor Dan Long each received the NWPPA Safety Heroism Award on April 14 at NWPPA’s…

(October 20) Northwest Public Power Association’s 2021 Northwest Innovations in Communications (NIC) Conference Planning Committee selected Clark Public Utilities’ Lena Wittler as this year’s winner of the Lacy Peoples Award…

(October 20) Northwest Public Power Association’s 2021 Northwest Innovations in Communications (NIC) Conference Planning Committee selected Flathead Electric Cooperative’s Ross Holter as this year’s recipient of the Jim Brands Award…

(October 20) The Excellence in Communication contest, which recognizes the top communication efforts from Northwest Public Power Association member utilities and associations, turned 28 years old this year and celebrated…

On September 9, at our 81st Annual Conference in Kennewick, Washington, NWPPA presented the following awards to seven individuals and one member utility within the public power community. Life Member…

Michelle Bertolino Named as 2021-2022 NWPPA Board President Board Officers and New Trustees Also Elected (May 12) At its 81st Annual Meeting today, the Northwest Public Power Association membership elected…

(April 29) An annual tradition, the Northwest Public Power Association Safety Award winners were announced today during the virtual 2021 Engineering & Operations Conference. Safety contest awards are based upon…

(April 27) Northwest Public Power Association and its Engineering & Operations Conference Planning Committee have selected one team and two individuals for the association’s 2021 Safety Heroism Award. Grant County…

Planning Committee have selected Energy Northwest’s Edward (Ed) Prilucik for the association’s 2021 Career Commitment to Safety Award. Prilucik was the industrial safety program manager at Energy Northwest from 2006…

(April 27) Northwest Public Power Association and its Engineering & Operations Conference Planning Committee have selected Grant PUD’s Kevin Marshall for NWPPA’s Award for Excellence in Engineering or Operations, also…

(December 17, 2020) Today the Northwest Public Power Association promoted Jenny Keesey to be the association’s director of learning and workforce development. Keesey has been with NWPPA as a learning…

Vancouver, Wash. – The Excellence in Communication contest, which recognizes the top communication efforts from Northwest Public Power Association member utilities and associations, turned 27 years old this year and…