News Releases

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 Awards Dick Helgeson, Eugene Water & Electric Board (Ore.) Paul Rogers, Kittitas PUD

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 Michelle Bertolino of Roseville Electric Utility (Calif.) as the 2021-2022 NWPPA Board of

(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 a review of each utility’s safety contest form, the number of recordable injury/illness

(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 PUD’s Wanapum Dam Emergency Response Team On November 13, 2020, the actions of

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 until his retirement on December 20, 2020. He spent a total of 32

(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 known as the Milton Hunt McGuire Award. Marshall is a licensed professional civil

(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 program manager since 2013 and has nearly 20 years of public power experience.

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 celebrated at the Northwest Communications & Energy Innovations Conference (NIC) Coffee Chat Awards