News Releases

(April 21) Northwest Public Power Association proudly recognized outstanding achievements in safety on Thursday, April 17, during its 2025 Engineering & Operations Conference in Spokane, Washington. This year’s Safety Award winners were selected based on their 2024 safety performance, including incident and severity

(April 21) On Thursday, April 17, Umatilla Electric Cooperative Journeyman Meterman Jake Royer received Northwest Public Power Association’s Safety Heroism Award at the association’s 2025 Engineering & Operations Conference in Spokane, Washington. NWPPA’s Safety Heroism Award recognizes a person or team that displayed

(April 21) On Thursday, April 17, Central Lincoln PUD Electrical Engineer Steve Alexanderson received Northwest Public Power Association’s 2025 Excellence in Engineering or Operations Award at the association’s 2025 Engineering & Operations Conference in Spokane, Washington. This award, given in honor of Milton

(April 21) On Thursday, April 17, Northwest Public Power Association presented Kyle Kearns, chief operating officer at Ravalli Electric Cooperative, with the 2025 Career Commitment to Safety Award at the association’s 2025 Engineering & Operations Conference in Spokane, Washington. The NWPPA Career Commitment

(Sept. 23) Northwest Public Power Association is pleased to announce Sarah Johnson of Clatskanie PUD (Ore.) as the winner of the 2024 Champion of Communications Award. The award (formerly the Lacy Peoples Award) honors an individual who has demonstrated a lifetime commitment to

(Sept. 23) Northwest Public Power Association announced the winners of the 31st Excellence in Communications Awards contest last Wednesday at the association’s Northwest Innovations in Communications Conference in Boise, Idaho. This annual contest honors the best communications efforts made by NWPPA member utilities

(May 17) On Tuesday, at Northwest Public Power Association’s 84th Annual Business Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, the NWPPA Board of Trustees appointed John Haarlow of Snohomish County PUD (Wash.) as the 2024-2025 NWPPA board president. The board also appointed the following

(May 17) On Wednesday, six individuals and one utility were honored at Northwest Public Power Association’s awards banquet during NWPPA’s 84th Annual Conference and Membership Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah. NWPPA presented six of the following seven awards at the conference awards