News Releases

(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 for her lifetime commitment to the public power industry, communication, and public involvement.

(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 for his lifetime commitment to the public power industry and remarkable work in

(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 another spectacular year at the Northwest Innovations in Communications (NIC) Conference awards banquet

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