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NATURAL WONDERS. . . . . . 20
A look at some of the nation’s picturesque parks and
forests that get their power from electric cooperatives.
CO-OP NATION: STRONG
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Electric cooperative officers, directors, and staff venture
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Annual Meeting 30
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PARTING SHOT . . . . . . . . . . 104
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As the availability of solar technology booms, CRN and
partner co-ops take on research projects aimed at finding
ways to quickly and safely connect distributed generation
sources to the grid.
Technology Showcase 72
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Flashbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
A waiver from certain World War II austerity rules helped
get New York’s Otsego Electric Cooperative off the ground.
Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Proper planning helped two electric co-ops implement
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The “Safety Sorcerer” uses magic to educate kids about
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16 co-ops join the Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative; Texas co-ops raise $105k to fight hunger; a new
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Brian Lazarchick, occupational safety compliance manager
at Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, is recognized
as a Rising Star of Safety by the National Safety Council;
Marcus Ware, assistant general manager of South Mississippi Electric Power (G&T), retires this month after nearly
four decades of service; Bob Hunzinger takes over this
month as president/CEO at Eastern Illini Electric Cooperative; Basin Electric Power Cooperative (G&T) says farewell
to 11 retiring co-workers; longtime Powder River Energy
Corporation board member Reuben Ritthaler earns the
co-op’s prestigious Earl Christensen Award for dedication
to co-op principles; York Electric Cooperative scores
among the top utilities in the nation on a recent
American Customer Satisfaction Index report.
Utility Marketplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
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flashbacks
New York co-op gets
a WWII exception
arly electric co-ops were painfully aware of
the authority of the War Production Board
(WPB), the temporary federal agency that
converted the peacetime economy to a supply
chain for the military during World War II.
The WPB’s tight control over the distribution
of critical materials like copper, steel, and
rubber halted many co-op line construction
projects between 1942 and 1945.
Co-ops couldn’t get conductor, substation components, or even new tires for their
line trucks. Some newly organized co-ops
waited four or five years to put their first pole
in the ground.
But the WPB made an exception for Otsego Electric Cooperative and the other four
distribution co-ops in New York because their
dairy-farming members supplied milk for the
big cities on the eastern seaboard and, ultimately, the troops overseas. The utilities could
purchase materials to build 1,200 miles of line.
Otsego Electric was organized in the summer of 1941 and four months later applied to
the Rural Electrification Administration (REA)
for a $432,000 loan to build a distribution system. But the co-op had to wait another year
and a half for the WPB’s decision.
Otsego Electric finally started construction in late 1943, and on June 24, 1944, energized its first substation and 16 miles of line.
The co-op couldn’t obtain meters at first, so
monthly bills had to be estimated.
An energization ceremony was held at
the Oaksville substation in the morning, and
people were still celebrating that night at a
dance held in the hall above the co-op’s office
in Hartwick. “Members of the co-op turned
out in substantial numbers, in spite of lowering skies and intermittent drizzle, for an allday celebration,” former General Manager Bill
Powers wrote in a 2002 history of the co-op.
When board President Dave Brown threw the
switch at the substation, “a shout of joy from
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n the summer of 2012, the derecho that swept Whether it’s new federal regulations or applying
from the Great Plains to the Atlantic seaboard, best practices, cooperatives are committed to
bringing hurricane-force winds, knocked out
tackling cyber security issues just like they have
power to more than four million people. Disasfor other disasters, natural and manmade.
ters, whether caused by nature, accidents, or
NRECA and several co-ops recently joined
hostile acts, exact an enormous cost, both in
utilities from across the country in a cyber and
economic and human terms. It’s no wonder
physical disaster exercise coordinated by the
“resiliency” has become the new watchword
North American Electric Reliability Corporation
for the utility sector.
(NERC). Arkansas Electric Cooperative CorporaResiliency is multi-faceted, involving every
tion’s Duane Highly participated in a separate
aspect of utility operations. So when
executive-level exercise and afterNRECA recently formed a working
action review. NERC will be issuing
group on the subject, we created a
a lessons-learned report, and NRECA
cross-departmental team bringing
will share what we learn.
together power supply experts,
As we all know, getting the
researchers, and legal minds.
power back on is really just the beIn the wake of disasters, many
ginning of recovery. Next comes reutilities find themselves in the spotbuilding. And with rebuilding comes
light, facing tough questions from
many new challenges. Unfortunately,
When it comes
government officials, the press, and
tight budgets and a struggling econto resiliency,
cooperatives
the public. What was done to preomy have made securing reimbursehave a good
pare? What can be done to mitigate
ment of costs from the Federal
story to tell.
risk? How can we harden the system?
Emergency Management Agency
How can utilities improve power
(FEMA) more difficult than ever.
restoration? And, perhaps most important, how
Following Superstorm Sandy, Congress
much will rebuilding cost, and who will pay?
passed the Sandy Relief Improvement Act that
The best time to ask these questions is
will ultimately change FEMA’s focus from actual
before the ice storm, before the fires, before the
cost reimbursement to reimbursement based
accident.
on estimated costs. If a rebuilding project costs
When it comes to resiliency, cooperatives
less than estimated, leftover funds must be
have a good story to tell. We serve the most
used for FEMA-approved projects to harden
rugged, remote terrain in the country. And
the grid in order to mitigate future damage.
co-ops have learned how to restore power in
On the other hand, if a cooperative underestiextremely difficult circumstances.
mates costs, the co-op will be responsible for
Today in the national conversation about
paying the difference. This is a new process
disaster recovery, the term disaster now infor FEMA and cooperatives, and NRECA will
cludes a type of event we are hearing more
continue to work with the agency to ensure
about every day: cyber attacks. Co-ops, by and
our concerns are heard.
large, know what to expect when they’re hit
I wish I had a crystal ball to tell you what
with a hurricane, an ice storm, or a tornado.
to expect from Mother Nature in 2014. UnfortuCyber attacks, on the other hand, are an emergnately, I don’t. But what I can promise you is
ing threat for our industry, and cooperatives
this: NRECA will do everything it can to make
are taking important steps to address the risks
sure co-ops have the tools they need to handle
in an ever-changing cyber security landscape.
whatever comes their way. ■
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OFFICERS
President
CURTIS NOLAN
Vice President
MEL COLEMAN
Secretary-Treasurer
PHIL CARSON
Chief Executive Officer
JO ANN EMERSON
BOARD
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The power of human connections
commentary
J O
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OF
DIRECTORS
REGION 1
Gail Paine, Intervale, New Hampshire, Executive Committeeperson; Vernon N. Brinkley,
Tasley, Virginia; Michelle DaVia, Harborton,
Vermont; Daniel Dyer, Accokeek, Maryland;
Scott M. Hallowell, Calais, Maine; Thomas E.
Madsen, Sussex, New Jersey; William “Woody”
Noel Jr., Selbyville, Delaware; Gary Potter,
New Berlin, New York; Lanny Rodgers, Carlton,
Pennsylvania, Curtis Wynn, Rich Square, North
Carolina.
REGION 2
Galen Mills, Elberton, Georgia, Executive Committeeperson; William L. “Bill” Hart, Blythewood, South Carolina; Angus S. Hastings, Citra,
Florida.
REGION 3
Eston W. Glover Jr., Hopkinsville, Kentucky,
Executive Committeeperson; Larry E. Elkins,
Rogersville, Tennessee; Robert J. Occhi, Bay St.
Louis, Mississippi; Charles “Ed” Short, Andalusia, Alabama.
REGION 4
C. Brooks Sharp, Clarksburg, West Virginia,
Executive Committeeperson; Anthony A.
Anderson, Grawn, Michigan; Roy Friedersdorf,
Westport, Indiana; Thomas McQuiston, Camden, Ohio.
REGION 5
Lawrence Becker, Montello, Wisconsin, Executive
Committeeperson; Phil Carson, Oakdale, Illinois;
Sam L. Nichols, Knoxville, Iowa.
REGION 6
Ronald J. Schwartau, Balaton, Minnesota, Executive Committeeperson; Mark Hofer, Spencer,
South Dakota; Donald Link, Alexander, North
Dakota.
REGION 7
Reuben Ritthaler, Upton, Wyoming, Executive
Committeeperson; Edward “Ray” Garcia,
Gardner, Colorado; Russell Nielsen, Potter,
Nebraska; Keith Ross, Long Island, Kansas.
REGION 8
Timothy J. Smith, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, Executive Committeeperson; Mel Coleman, Salem,
Arkansas; Michael J. Guidry, Houma, Louisiana;
Don R. McQuitty, Cameron, Missouri.
REGION 9
W. Bryan Wolfe, Hermiston, Oregon, Executive
Committeeperson; Raymond J. Cloud, Alturas, California; Dennis M. Esaki, Lihu’e, Hawaii; Sandra
L. Green, Eureka, Nevada; Clarence “Fritz” M.
Keller, Havre, Montana; Meera Kohler, Anchorage,
Alaska; Ronald Osterhout, Burley, Idaho; Michael
Peterson, South Jordan, Utah; Steve Walter, North
Bend, Washington.
REGION 10
Kerry Kelton, Navasota, Texas, Executive Committeeperson; Curtis Nolan, Willcox, Arizona;
David Spradlin, Springer, New Mexico.
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Connecting
co-ops,
people, and
technology
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plugged in
THE SORCERER
OF SAFETY
Scott Davis holds up a
white dry-erase board on
an elementary-school stage in
Arkansas and draws two long,
skinny rectangles representing the
receptacles in an electrical socket.
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He adds “eyeballs” in the lowerright corners. He then draws the
rounded opening for the ground
plug below: a nose. He asks the
children in the audience if it has
ever occurred to them that a
socket looks like a face, and then,
to their thundering chorus of
“Yes!” he draws a mouth. Seconds
later, the mouth moves and words
come out. The children go wild.
Davis, 40, is doing what he
does best: using silly jokes and
magic tricks to teach elementaryschool students in co-op service
territories about electrical safety.
He calls his 40-minute act Making
Accidents Disappear: Teaching
Children about Electrical Safety
in a Magical Way. One headline
writer dubbed him the “Sorcerer
of Safety.”
“Magic’s ability to hold their
attention, make them laugh, and
amaze them while teaching them
something important is powerful,” he says.
Since Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (G&T) of
Little Rock introduced Making
Accidents Disappear in 2003,
Davis has brought the show to
more than a million children by
visiting about 300 elementary
schools each year. He’s performed the show in Alabama,
South Carolina, Florida, Indiana,
Arizona, Kentucky, Louisiana,
and Ohio. All of Arkansas’ 17 distribution systems use Davis’s
programs throughout the year.
Davis says he usually spends
five days in a state, appearing at
two to three schools each day.
Co-ops do all the scheduling, and
they, not the schools, pay for his
services. And he always represents
throughout the show that the performance is sponsored by the local electric cooperative.
He especially likes the
remote schools. “When I get
to bring a fun magic show to
a really small rural school in a
remote area, I know I’m giving
them something they might not
otherwise get.”
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will provide loans that co-ops
can then re-lend to consumers
for heating, lighting, and insulation upgrades and for conversion
to more efficient or renewable
energy equipment. Co-ops can
also offer on-bill repayment
plans.
Emerson noted that 96 percent of the nation’s 900-plus coops already offer programs that
help their members save energy.
This new program, she said, will
buttress their efforts.
Vilsack framed USDA’s initiative as another step in support
of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan. “The program will help
build a cleaner and more sustainable domestic energy sector for
future generations,” he said.
USDA’s news release mentioned a March 2012 Rockefeller
Saying that “energy efficiency retrofitting can
shrink home energy use by 40
percent” and “pump capital back
into rural communities,” U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced a new $250 million loan program to be delivered by electric co-ops.
NRECA CEO Jo Ann Emerson hailed the Energy Efficiency
and Loan Conservation Program,
announced on December 4, as
“a financing tool that will allow
co-ops to help their members
overcome the biggest hurdle to
energy efficiency upgrades: cost.”
Under the program, the
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
(USDA) Rural Utilities Service
FIRMING UP
SOLAR’S ‘SOFT’
COSTS
F E B R U A R Y
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Co-ops interested in
building photovoltaic
(PV) arrays should get a big
boost from the SunShot Initiative announced by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and
NRECA in October.
The project is designed to
explore how standardization can
help lower soft costs―labor and
procurement, for example―of
utility-scale PV installations and
reduce uncertainties about how
these costs can impact a co-op
system.
DOE’s $3.6 million investment will be matched by $1.2
million from NRECA; the National Rural Utility Cooperative
Finance Corporation (CFC); Federated Rural Electric Insurance
Exchange; PowerSecure Inc., an
engineering firm with significant
solar experience; and 16 co-ops.
“We are excited to partner
with the SunShot Initiative
on research to accelerate solar
PV deployments by rural cooperatives,” says NRECA CEO
Jo Ann Emerson. “This project leverages co-op leadership
SHUTTERSTOCK
USDA TO FUND
CONSUMER
LOANS
Foundation report on financing
energy efficiency projects. Its
major finding was that “a $279
billion investment could yield
more than $1 trillion in energy
savings over 10 years. That is the
equivalent of 30 percent of the
annual electricity spending in the
United States.”
Vilsack first proposed
the Energy Efficiency and Loan
Conservation Program more
than a year ago. At the time,
he said, “No group has been
more involved in energy efficiency than electric cooperatives. We’re thrilled with this
partnership.”
on residential and community
solar that, in the end, will drive
down costs for co-op consumermembers.”
Debra Roepke, alliance
and development manager for
NRECA’s Cooperative Research
Network, says that the 16 co-ops
involved are in one stage or another of planning a PV system.
The SunShot project, she adds,
will demonstrate designs and
business models that work for
co-ops.
“Co-ops are looking for
simple solutions that allow them
to add solar to their generation
mix,” Roepke says. “Through this
project, we will be developing
1/4-, 1/2-, and 1-megawatt PV
packages that will come with
easy financing and insurance
options.”
But co-ops won’t be limited
to CFC’s financing and Federated’s insurance; the packages
will be flexible enough that a coop can go to CoBank, RUS, or
some other lender for financing,
she says.
See this month’s TechCurve column (page 72) for more on this
initiative.
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plugged in
DRIVING OUT
RURAL HUNGER
ALAMY
Four electric co-ops
joined forces recently
with a group of Farm Credit
banks and other central
Texas businesses to raise
$105,000 for the Texas Foodbank Network.
The businesses organized
and supported Tractor Drive
2013: Driving Hunger Out of
Rural Texas, in which 32 Future Farmers of America (FFA)
chapters competed to win a
new John Deere tractor by collecting the most donations per
student. The tractor traveled
from town to town during the
drive, logging about 1,000
miles.
Tiny Breckenridge FFA,
one of five chapters in Co-
manche County Electric Cooperative’s service area, won the
tractor, dubbed “Agnes” by organizers. The chapter raised
nearly $20,000, or about $209
per student.
“It was a lot of work, but
it was a lot of fun and very rewarding,” says Shirley Dukes,
communications & public information specialist at the Comanche-based distribution system. The co-op hosted three
FFA lunches and invited local
farmers to parade their tractors
through town each time.
The three other co-ops
participating in Tractor Drive
2013 were United Cooperative
Services, Cleburne; South
Plains Electric Cooperative,
Lubbock; and Lyntegar Electric
Cooperative, Tahoka.
ELECTRIC CO-OPS SHOW THEIR HISTORY
early a million people flock to this area each year
to visit the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown,
a few miles north of Hartwick. The co-op has been
serving folks in the outlying villages since 1944. Back
then, dairy farming was the mainstay of the local
economy. Today, there are many fewer dairies, but
the explosive growth of Chobani, Inc., the Greek-style
yogurt maker in nearby Norwich, could reverse that
trend. Fracking is a big local issue, notes GM Steve
so
Rinell. His service area is economically depressed,
,
it could use the money natural gas wells would bring
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but people are worried about sullying their
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Hartwick, New York
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Las Vegas, offers
100 percent financing
with no money down.
Loan payments are
added to the consumer’s monthly electric bill.
“VEA created this program to remove
the many financial barriers typically associated
with installing solar-water-heating systems,”
CEO Tom Husted says.
SOLAR GRANT AWARDED
Nevada’s Valley Electric Association
(VEA) has helped more than 800 consumers switch to solar water heating since
2009, and now, it’s helping even more.
For the second year in a row, the distribution co-op received a $5,000 solar grant
from the Nevada Governor’s Office of Energy.
It will allow the co-op to fund 10 to 12 conversions from propane to solar.
“VEA has been extremely responsive to
the energy needs of its members,” says Pete
Konesky, a program manager in the state energy office. “This grant is just a way of supporting the co-op’s forward-thinking activities.”
According to VEA, consumers who
switch to solar can save up to $500 a year
in energy costs and eliminate 3,082 lb. of
carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The
co-op, which is based in Pahrump, west of
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April 8–10
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A new dynamic map on
NRECA’s public website,
NRECA.coop, gives users a
rapid-fire visualization of the
proliferation of U.S. electric
co-ops over the past century.
The map, “Electric Cooperative Growth: 1914–Present,” starts as a dark (unelectrified) shadow of the United
States. Click on “Start Visualization,” though, and yellow
lights representing new coops start blinking on from
points all across the country.
The years tick by in big type
above the map as co-op
names flash by underneath, too fast to read,
particularly during the 1930s and ’40s when
the majority of co-ops were organized.
“This elegant visualization tells the story
of rural electrification in a really dynamic
way,” says Tracy Warren, NRECA senior communications advisor. “It’s quite entertaining
to watch.”
The lights keep coming on until all 900-
The Action Committee for
Rural Electrification
(ACRE®), the electric co-ops’
political action committee, set a new membership record in 2013:
30,520―an increase of
nearly 1,000 members.
The ACRE year
ended on August 31 with
16,163 regular members,
5,454 Century Club members, 1,220 President’s
Club members, and 7,683
Co-op Owners for Political
Action members.
Ohio co-ops led the nation
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plus NRECA member systems are represented, from the incorporation of Washington’s Parkland Light & Water Company in
1914 to the 2010 merger of two small Iowa
distribution systems to create Raccoon Electric Cooperative. When the time line stops,
the map appears more than half yellow.
A legend to the right of the map lists
each co-op and four major co-op milestones:
with more than 5,000 members,
including the most in the Co-op
Owners and President’s Club
categories.
ACRE Director Mike
Whelan said 749 co-ops
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CELEBRATES A
RECORD YEAR
NRECA
MAP: 100
YEARS OF
ELECTRIC
CO-OPS
the mid-1930s, when 90 percent of rural
homes had no electric service; 1935, when
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt established the Rural Electrification Administration; 1949, when the number of co-ops had
doubled since 1935; and 1953, when 90 percent of rural homes had been electrified.
To see the map, visit nreca.coop/
about-electric-cooperatives/maps.
received ACRE Honor Roll status
in 2013 for having 100 percent of their board members or management team
enrolled. That’s up from
702 in 2012, a nearly 7
percent increase.
“2013 was really
an astounding year in
terms of the grassroots
participation of our
members,” Whelan said.
“A lot of things came together that spurred co-op
folks to get involved.”
ACRE achievements
like these are recognized
every fall at the ACRE breakfast held at each NRECA Regional Meeting. At the Regions
2 & 3 meeting in Birmingham,
Ala., “Mr. ACRE”―longtime
NRECA Florida Director Angus
Hastings―was honored with
the inaugural “ACRE Lifetime
Achievement Award.” Hastings is
a director of Clay Electric Cooperative in Keystone Heights, Fla.,
and has been a co-op leader for
four decades. He served as president of the NRECA Board of Directors in 1981 and 1982.
Because of his efforts,
Florida held the number-one
position in ACRE membership
for 14 years, from 1986 to 1999.
The state was the first in the nation to launch a Co-op Owners
program and is currently second,
with more than 1,200 enrollees.
affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution in
Washington, D.C., the world’s largest museum. “That’s quite an honor.”
The exhibit will be on display for two
or three years.
AMANDA GROETHE
in our region,” says
Gruenes, noting
that it’s the only
museum in the
state that is an
POWER ON THE PRAIRIE
Stearns Electric Association is sharing
its 75-year history with the central
Minnesota community. On November 21,
the co-op’s interactive exhibit “Power on the
Prairie: Discover How Electrification Transformed Life in Rural Minnesota” opened at
the Stearns History Museum in St. Cloud.
Three hundred co-op members attended the opening, and Stearns Electric
District Manager Dave Gruenes, who oversaw
the project with Manager of Administrative
Services Vicky Herkenhoff, says he talked to
a number of members who recalled “the day,
and even the hour, the lights came on at
their farm.”
Admission was free, and the co-op sent
discount coupons with the November bill
statement for members who couldn’t make
it to the Thursday afternoon event.
“There were four Stearns Electric employees who rolled up their sleeves and got
their hands dirty on this project,” Gruenes
says. Communications Specialist Amanda
Groethe organized the photos, documents,
graphic displays, and artifacts that tell the
co-op’s history, and worked with the museum on marketing. Operations and Maintenance Supervisor Glen Kemper and Utility
Maintenance Specialist Brian Berg built a
model distribution system for the exhibit.
And Purchasing & Inventory Supervisor Dave
Godwin rigged energy bikes to a bank of
lightbulbs that equate pedaling time with
appliance use.
“We’re really fortunate in central Minnesota to have the Stearns History Museum
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A federal appeals court
ruled in late November
that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) must stop collecting
fees paid by consumers for disposal of nuclear waste. The reason, the court said, is that DOE
has no disposal plan.
Since 1983, consumers have
paid more than $36 billion, including interest, into the federal
Nuclear Waste Fund through fees
of one-tenth of 1 cent per kilowatt-hour.
Electric co-op consumers
have paid roughly $800 million
of the total. Co-ops own shares
of nine nuclear plants with a total output of 2,710 MW.
DOE has spent about $7
billion of the total collected but
never built the Yucca Mountain
underground nuclear waste
repository in Nevada, which was
required by Congress. Work
stopped on the unpopular project soon after President Obama
took office in 2008, and, according to The New York Times, DOE
has dismantled the office that
managed the project.
Judge Laurence H. Silberman of the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, wrote in his
ruling that “until the department
comes to some conclusion as
THE HIGH COST
OF LOW CARBON
A consortium of grid operators in the eastern United
States recently studied what it
would cost to build a greener
grid. The answer is hundreds
of billions of dollars more than
maintaining and modestly increasing existing infrastructure.
The Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative
(EIPC) modeled three different
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to how nuclear wastes are to be
deposited permanently, it seems
quite unfair to force petitioners
to pay fees for a hypothetical
option.”
NRECA supports a White
House plan calling for having a
permanent repository site picked
by 2026 and ready to receive
shipments of spent nuclear fuel
by 2048.
Meanwhile, more than
70,000 metric tons of nuclear
waste is stored in steel casks at
75 nuclear power plants (some
of them closed) in 33 states, and
about 2,000 additional metric
tons are produced every year.
scenarios. The first, the greenest,
carries a price tag of $978 billion
and envisions utilities meeting
30 percent of electricity requirements with renewable resources
and reducing carbon emissions
42 percent by 2030.
“This would require a significant deployment of energy
efficiency measures, demand response, distributed generation,
smart grid, and low-carbon technologies,” the EIPC report states,
noting that coal-fired generation
would be virtually eliminated
and replaced by increased wind
capacity (272 GW), demand-response programs (152 GW),
nuclear power (140 GW), and
combined-cycle natural gas
plants (208 GW). Capital costs
for new generation through 2030
would total $868.1 billion, with
transmission expansion coming
in at $98.5 billion.
Scenario two would cost
$772 billion and carries the same
renewables features but not the
carbon-cutting commitment. The
final analysis assumes business as
usual and carries a $285 billion
price tag.
The study is available on
EIPC’s website, eipconline.com.
The Eastern Interconnection
extends from the foot of the
Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic
seaboard, excluding most of
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By John Vanvig
Into the Wilderness
Co-ops discuss the challenges and rewards of
serving the nation’s parks, forests, and monuments
y their very nature, national parks and national forests often share boundaries or even overlap with rural
electric service territory.
The 398 places overseen by the U.S. National Park Service, a division of the Department of the Interior,
include 59 national parks, 25 battlefield memorials, and four national parkways. The Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service administers 155 national forests, grasslands, and similarly undeveloped, relatively unpopulated areas.
And whether rugged or rolling, they’re predominantly rural, sparsely populated, usually remote from cities, and
often well away from even towns or villages. In short, they’re in co-op country.
“These are beautiful, historic places that are really part of every American’s heritage,” notes Mike Ganley, NRECA’s
former director of strategic analysis.
Like all proud property owners though, Uncle Sam can be particular about the views or about pruning the trees
and keeping right-of-way vegetation under control. Underground service and other specialized arrangements or equipment are frequently required. Co-ops serving in or near national parks or forests have to clear their herbicide use with
the park superintendents or forest supervisors, and “tree-trimming is always an interesting issue,” as one co-op manager
observes.
But the parks and forests bring campers, anglers, hunters, and sightseers to places that can definitely use the business. Outdoor pursuits are often foundations of these local economies, supporting needed jobs and boosting electric
load, even if those loads are sometimes highly seasonal.
“Sure, they can be a mixed bag,” Ganley says. “There might be a lot of line between meters. And sometimes they
come with more than their share of rules and regulations. But they’re often essential to the local economy, which makes
them important to their communities. And the co-ops are proud to serve them.”
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Denali National Park,
Alaska
Reaching 20,320 ft., Mt.
McKinley is the majestic
centerpiece of Alaska’s
Denali National Park. No
power lines penetrate the
more than 6 million acres
of park and preserve, but
Golden Valley Electric Association brings electric service
to its northeastern boundaries from Fairbanks, 102
miles away. Some of the
power comes from the coop’s Eva Creek Wind farm,
which is accessible only by
rail from the town of Ferry.
Alaska’s largest wind project
and the nation’s northernmost wind farm, Eva Creek
Wind generates 25 MW of
electricity that helps power
Denali’s administrative offices and staff dormitories,
along with the hotels and
gift shops of Healey near
the park’s main gate. Golden
Valley Electric has served
Denali since it was established in 1980, and the coop’s service extends 50
miles south to the 183 residents of Cantwell. More
than 400,000 visitors come
to the park each year to
view its tundra, taiga, and
towering peaks in one of
the most spectacular of
America’s natural gems.
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Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri
With nine units scattered across 29 counties in southern Missouri, Mark Twain National Forest’s 1.5 million acres
amount to more than 10 percent of all the wooded land in the state. Designated scenic river and wilderness areas
abound within the forest, and the Glade Top Trail National Scenic Byway offers vistas stretching south to the
Boston Mountains of Arkansas. Co-op lines thread the forest from many directions, but Intercounty Electric Cooperative in Licking claims the honor of serving the helicopter base that provides fire suppression and training service
to the entire forest. Run out of the Rolla airport to the north, the forest’s helicopter crew “goes to all ends of the
forest” during its January-to-May fire season, says Jody Eberly, Mark Twain National Forest fire management officer. After battling as many as 200 wildfires in the Mark Twain, its crews head to Idaho to be on call for similar incidents across the West. President Franklin Roosevelt created Mark Twain National Forest in 1933.
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Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Both a national park and a U.N.-designated World Heritage Site, Mesa Verde National Park is home to some of the best
preserved and most extensive cliff dwellings in the world. President Theodore Roosevelt set aside more than 52,000 acres
surrounding the dwellings in 1906 to “preserve the works of man.” More than 4,000 archaeological sites and 600 cliffside
villages, inhabited by the mysterious Anasazi people from A.D. 600 to 1300, draw some 600,000 visitors a year. More modern works of man have arrived in recent years, with Empire Electric Association in nearby Cortez collaborating with Mesa
Verde officials and the co-op’s power supplier, Colorado-based Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association, to outfit
a new visitor and curator’s center with a solar array to generate some of its own power. “The center has been a dream
since the 1920s,” said park Superintendent Larry Wiese. “This project is energizing all of us again.”
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Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi to Tennessee
The Natchez Trace Parkway journeys through the service territories of many co-ops on its 444-mile course from southwestern Mississippi to Nashville, but only one co-op shares its name. The headquarters of Natchez Trace Electric Power
Association in Houston, Miss., is “spittin’ distance” from the memorial trade route as it passes just east of town, according to Mitch Caples, member service & safety coordinator at the co-op. Nearly 6 million visitors passed through the 52,300
acres of the parkway in 2011, observing thousands of years of history going back to its use by Native Americans who followed the “traces” of bison and other game from the Mississippi River to the highlands of what would become Middle
Tennessee. Established in 1938, the parkway offers visitors a look at ancient Indian burial mounds, “Witch Dance” sites,
and the Meriwether Lewis Museum, chronicling the life and times of the famed explorer who died on the route in 1809
after he had become governor of the Louisiana Territory. “We’re very proud of the parkway,” says Natchez Trace General
Manager Norma Kilgore. “It is a pleasure to serve them.”
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Moores Creek National Battlefield, North Carolina
Revolutionary War re-enactors descend every year on Moores Creek National Battlefield to relive a decisive clash of American patriots and loyalist forces. The patriot victory at the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge on February 27, 1776, prevented
a British invasion of North Carolina by sea and marked the end of loyalist rule in North Carolina; the colony would vote
for independence less than two months later. About 50,000 visitors tour the battleground each year, walking ground
that’s been an official Revolutionary War memorial since 1926 and a designated national battlefield since 1980. Facilities at
the site, about 20 miles northeast of Wilmington, include the Patriot Hall pavilion, available for family reunions, company
picnics, and wedding receptions. A quarter-mile of line installed by Four County Electric Membership Corporation in Burgaw powers the pavilion, a visitors center, and a couple of security lights—all underground, preserving the eighteenthcentury scene of battle. There’s a sense of pride in serving Moores Creek, says Gay Johnson, the co-op’s director of corporate communications. “It’s a good history lesson for all ages.”
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Badlands National Park,
South Dakota
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The rugged, deeply eroded
buttes and spires of the
South Dakota badlands have
challenged residents for millennia, including paleo-Indians who used the area as a
hunting ground some 11,000
years ago. And the challenges continue into the
present. When West River
Electric Association, headquartered a few miles north
of the park in Wall, needed
to change out a dozen or
so poles there in the fall
of 2012, line crews had to
hand-carry the poles, tools,
and other equipment as
much as a quarter-mile into
the back country. “Old poles
were jacked out of the
ground, the holes were dug
by hand with the help of a
jack hammer, and new poles
were set by hand,” the coop noted in its member
magazine. “On average, we
managed to get about one
pole a day changed out.”
Some 900,000 visitors a year
escape the trappings of
modern life in the quartermillion-acre expanse of Badlands National Park, established in 1978. About a
quarter of the park is designated wilderness, and parts
are co-managed by the
Oglala Lakota tribe, including the sites of the Ghost
Dance Indian religious
movement of the 1890s.
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Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
The buffalo still roam in the North Unit of North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park,
and McKenzie Electric Cooperative in Watford City powers the stock tanks at a facility where
Park Service wranglers corral the legendary beasts. “It’s something they use when they have
roundups,” says Steve Lautenschlager, the co-op’s operations manager. Named for the president who ranched in western North Dakota before it was a state, the 70,000-acre park includes vast, rolling grasslands and colorful buttes carved by wind, water, and ice over millennia into scenic wonders. A hundred miles of hiking and horse trails lead the more adventurous
of the park’s nearly 600,000 annual visitors deep into the badlands. Roughrider Electric Cooperative, based in Hazen and named for Teddy Roosevelt’s famed cavalry unit, serves the park’s
South Unit, where it is phasing in special beige transformer cabinets to blend into the grassy
vistas. “The whole idea of coming here is to go back in time,” says Leonard Hibl, who handles
the co-op’s key accounts from its Dickinson office. “But you still need potable water.”
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Getting
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Head to Music City,
USA, for the 72nd
NRECA Annual
Meeting
STRONG
AND PROUD
o-op Nation heads to Music
City, USA, next month as
Nashville, Tenn., hosts the
72nd NRECA Annual Meeting, set for March 3–6 at the
brand-new 1.2-million-square-foot Music
City Center.
Organizers are expecting about 10,000
attendees, including directors, chief executives, employees, and spouses from the naISTOCK
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tion’s 900-plus electric co-ops and affiliated
organizations.
The meeting, which will carry the
theme, “Co-op Nation: Strong and Proud,”
will focus on the power of a united electric
cooperative network in the fight to ensure
safe, reliable, and affordable electricity for
co-op members.
“Our annual meeting themes and
sessions this year are going to highlight
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 72ND NRECA ANNUAL MEETING
First General Session
Music City Center
The 2014 NRECA Annual Meeting opens with the
traditional parade of states by the Youth Leadership
Council, followed by Jo Ann Emerson’s first address
as NRECA CEO. Following the meeting’s theme, “Coop Nation: Strong and Proud,” Emerson will discuss Jo Ann Emerson
the remarkable things co-ops can achieve when we
stand together. The morning keynote will be delivered by noted broadcast journalist and political analyst Chuck Todd.
Chuck Todd
NRECA Educational Forums
Music City Center
Informative sessions led by top-notch experts will highlight the meeting’s “Strong
and Proud” theme and include insights on governance, safety, storytelling, government
regulations, the smart grid, and more.
Second General Session
Music City Center
The Second General Session will
focus on the importance of engaging young people in the co-op community. The program includes remarks by Youth Leadership Council Olivia Velasquez
Daniel Burrus
Curtis Nolan
spokesperson Olivia Velasquez of
Ohio, the President’s Address by
NRECA President Curtis Nolan, a youth roundtable on “Future Co-op Members,” and a
keynote by techno-futurist Daniel Burrus.
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the history, unity, and strength of the electric
cooperative family,” says Tracey Steiner,
NRECA vice president of education & training.
In her first annual meeting speech as
NRECA CEO, Jo Ann Emerson will kick off
the First General Session on Monday, March
3, with remarks that will amplify the 2014
theme.
“Co-op Nation and the electric industry
as a whole are facing enormous challenges,”
Emerson says. “This annual meeting is an
excellent opportunity to talk about the
need to stand together and support one
another in the coming legislative and regulatory battles.”
Also on Monday, popular broadcast journalist Chuck Todd will give the first keynote
address, then U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas (R-Okla.),
a strong advocate for electric co-ops, will be
on hand to receive NRECA’s Distinguished
Service Award.
The Second General Session on Tuesday, March 4, will focus on the importance of
engaging young people in the co-op commu-
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Entertainment Night (Tuesday)—Martina McBride
Music City Center
Martina McBride burst into the country music world with songs that
pack an up-tempo punch while delivering messages that speak directly to the daily lives of Americans. She rose to stardom in the mid1990s, when she won the Country Music Association’s Video of the
Year for her song Independence Day. Since then, McBride has stayed
at the top of country music radio playlists and album sales while
building a large and loyal fan base.
Martina McBride
Closing General Session
Music City Center
The Closing General Session will feature a keynote
address by veteran broadcast journalist and Today
Show contributor Jane Pauley.
Jane Pauley
nity. The day’s program will be emceed by
Youth Tour alumnus and Nashville TV news
reporter Adam Hammond. The session will
also include remarks by Youth Leadership
Council spokesperson Olivia Velasquez of
Ohio, the President’s Address by NRECA President Curtis Nolan, a youth roundtable on
“Future Co-op Members,” and a keynote by
techno-futurist Daniel Burrus.
The morning of day two will be devoted
to the NRECA Annual Business Meeting, and
Entertainment Night that evening will feature
award-winning country music star Martina
McBride.
The Closing General Session on Wednesday, March 5, opens with the presentation of various annual awards. The closing
keynote will be given by veteran broadcast
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(All events at the Music City Center unless otherwise noted)
Thursday, Feb. 27
8 a.m.–4 p.m.
Director Education
Friday, Feb. 28
8 a.m.–4 p.m.
Director Education
Saturday, March 1
8 a.m.–4 p.m.
8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Director Education
Community Service Project
Sunday, March 2
8 a.m.–4 p.m.
8 a.m.–4 p.m.
9 a.m.–6 p.m.
11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.–5 p.m.
4 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Monday, March 3
7:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
7:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m.
1:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m.
3 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 4
7:30 a.m.–7:30 p.m.
7:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
1:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m.
3:15 p.m.–4:15 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
NRECA Board Meeting
Director Education
Registration
National Information Solutions Cooperative (NISC) Annual Meeting
National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) Annual Meeting
Proposed Resolutions Forum
(hosted by the National Resolutions Committee)
Welcome to Nashville Reception
(Sponsored by CoBank)
Registration
Cooperative Action Center Open
72nd NRECA Annual Meeting―Opening General Session
• NRECA CEO’s Report
• Keynote Address―Chuck Todd, Broadcast Journalist
International Luncheon
Educational Forums
45th National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation (CFC)
Annual Membership Meeting
Registration
72nd NRECA Annual Meeting―Second General Session
• NRECA Annual Business Meeting
• 16th Touchstone Energy® Cooperatives Annual Meeting
Educational Forums
Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange Annual Meeting
Entertainment Night―Martina McBride
Sixth Annual
Service Project
26th ACRE® Breakfast
Registration
72nd NRECA Annual Meeting―Closing General Session
• Award Presentations
• Remarks by NRECA CEO Jo Ann Emerson
• Keynote Address―Jane Pauley, broadcast journalist
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n Saturday, March 1, volunteers
will build homes for two Fairview,
Tenn., families—and show just what
commitment to community means to
electric cooperatives.
The work is part of the sixth annual
service project by Touchstone Energy®
Cooperatives, (the branding program of
the nation’s electric co-ops), NRECA, and
electric cooperative volunteers, this year
in partnership with Habitat for Humanity
of Williamson County, Middle Tennessee
Electric Membership Corporation, and
Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association (statewide).
There is plenty of work for everyone, and all skill levels are welcome. Volunteers will be involved in all phases of
home construction, helping complete the
construction of one house and starting
from a concrete slab for the other.
For more details, contact Amy
Rosier, Touchstone Energy Cooperatives
director of communications and membership, at [email protected].
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CORBIS
Wednesday, March 5
7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
7:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
7:30 a.m.–Noon
9 a.m.–11 a.m.
journalist and Today Show contributor Jane
Pauley.
Educational forums on Monday and Tuesday will highlight the Strong and Proud theme
and will include sessions on governance, safety,
storytelling, government regulations, and the
smart grid.
NRECA sister organizations will also hold
annual meetings during the week. On Sunday,
March 2, National Information Solutions Cooperative and National Rural Telecommunications
Cooperative conduct their annual business
meetings. On Monday, March 3, economist and
FOX Business Network anchor Stuart Varney
will speak at the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation Annual Membership Meeting. And on Tuesday, March 4, Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange hosts
its annual meeting.
NRECA International Luncheon, featuring
speakers and a video presentation showing
the promise electricity can bring to underdeveloped communities around the world, will be
on Monday, March 3. Tickets are $55.
The 26th ACRE® Annual Meeting &
Breakfast will be at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday,
March 5. Tickets are $20.
Time and location of activities not shown
on the accompanying schedule can be found
in the annual meeting program booklet or on
Cooperative.com. ■
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TechAdvantage
Conference & Expo 2014
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We are dedicated to the rural electric industry and are proud of the
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NRECA’s TechAdvantage® 2014 Conference &
Expo, March 3–6, at the Music City Center in
Nashville, Tenn., offers real tools and takeaways
for electric co-op staff
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he 60-plus preconference workshops and learning labs at the
NRECA TechAdvantage® 2014
Conference & Expo focus on a
theme of helping co-ops redefine
how they think about integrating new technologies. This year’s event, March 3–6 in
Nashville, Tenn., will feature courses taught
by a variety of industry experts covering the
gamut of high-tech topics, from smart grid
to renewables to cyber security.
Highlights of the conference’s learning
sessions include the Rural Utilities Service
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Schedule at a Glance
(All events are at the Music City Center
unless otherwise noted)
Subject to change
Monday, March 3
8 a.m.–5 p.m. 2014 TechAdvantage Pre-conference Workshops
• 2014 RUS Engineering Seminar
• Strategic Technology Planning to Manage Risk
• Building and Maintaining a Secure and Ubiquitous Network for Seamless Connectivity
(8 a.m.–Noon)
• Introduction to Ethical Hacking (8 a.m.–Noon)
• Do you Speak MultiSpeak®? (8 a.m.–Noon)
• MultiSpeak® Integrator Training (Abridged Version, 1 p.m.–5 p.m.)
• MultiSpeak® Integrator Training (Full Day)
• Unit I: The Supply Management Foundation (294.00)
• Managing Successful Projects (650.1)
• Secure Coding Techniques for Co-ops
• Interoperability Standards and Achieving Interoperable Products (1 p.m.–5 p.m.)
Tuesday, March 4
ALAMY
8:15 a.m.–9:45 a.m. 2014 TechAdvantage Opening General Session
Guest Speaker: Daniel Burrus, Futurist on Global Trends and Innovation
10 a.m.–11:15 a.m. Learning Labs 1
• Lessons Learned from BSRECC’s GIS and OMS Implementations
• Distribution Fault Anticipation
• CVR: New Data, New Tools, New Technology
• Strategies Employed for Minimizing a Substation Outage During a Rebuild
• Cyber Security Guide
• Mobile Device Management Suites You Need to Know
• Supply Chain Speed Networking
11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. 2014 TechAdvantage Expo Open (Lunch available for purchase)
Engineering Seminar, the roll-out of a
cyber security toolkit, and presentations
on LED lighting, voltage optimization,
and more.
The TechAdvantage Expo will feature
nearly 300 vendors and will be open from
Monday, March 3 until Tuesday, March 4.
There will be two receptions, and the popular Technovation Sessions―brief case-study
presentations spotlighting a recent co-op/
vendor collaboration―will be held on Monday, March 3.
In addition, the conference’s Opening
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1:30 p.m.–4:20 p.m. Fast-Track Technovation Sessions with Co-op/Vendor Case Studies
1:30 p.m.–1:50 p.m.
• Smart Meters for Operations Efficiency
• What to Look for in a Vegetation Management Contractor
General Session on Tuesday, March 4, will
feature a keynote by Daniel Burrus, considered one of the world’s leading futurists on
global trends and innovation.
Conference attendees can earn professional development hours toward their Pro-
fessional Engineer, Project Management Professional, Certified Professional in Supply
Management®, and Certified Purchasing Manager credentials.
Visit techadvantage.org for more details
on the conference and expo. ■
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Schedule at a Glance continued
2 p.m.–2:20 p.m.
• Going Mobile with GIS
• Old Grid vs. New Grid: Do the Comparison
• Mitigating Undesired Recloser Control Operation Due to Distribution Line Inrush
• MRO Vending Machines—NRECA Cooperative Applications
2:30 p.m.–2:50 p.m.
• Creating a Mobile Computing Plan
• Using Numerical Protection Relays as Asset Management Tools
• Solving Problematic Low Voltages and Achieving Peak Demand Reduction
• Cohorts, Co-ops, and Complexity
3 p.m.–3:20 p.m.
• Latest in IOS Technology for Field Inspection
• Wood Pole Strength for All NESC Weather Conditions
• Developing Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH)—Lessons Learned
• Deploying Cloud-Based Technology to Eliminate Recurring PPE Costs
3:30 p.m.–3:50 p.m.
• Leverage Your Prepaid System to Reduce and Manage Bad Debts
• Distributed Volt/Var Application—The Good, the Bad and the Solution
• A Step-wise Approach to Feeder Automation
4 p.m.–4:20 p.m.
• Monitoring and Reporting of Renewable Resources
• The Time is Ripe for Accelerated Pre-Pay Deployments
• Building a Better Transmission System for the Next Super Storm
• Using Numerical Protection Relays as Asset Management Tools
4:30 p.m.–7 p.m. TechAdvantage Expo Reception
7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m. Entertainment Night featuring Martina McBride
(Doors open at 7 p.m.)
Wednesday, March 5
8:15 a.m.–9:15 a.m. Learning Labs 2
• Off-Peak Water Heating—Teaching An Old Dog to Do New Tricks
• Co-op Vegetation Management Success Stories
• A Real World Example of IT and Operations Alignment
• Impacts and Implementation: NERC Reliability Standards, Compliance Initiatives,
and Regulatory Activities
• Choosing the Right Frequency for Your Communications Project
• Supplier Alliance: An Alternative Approach
9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. TechAdvantage Super Sessions
• Cooperative Panel: Experiences in Wind Programs
• What Happens When More Members Put in PV?
• RUS—Update on FINAL RULEMAKING for the New Energy Efficiency and
Conservation Loan Program
11 a.m.–2 p.m. Learning Labs 3
• Transitioning from Legacy AVL to a Utility-Specific Solution
• GIS Modeling for Hazard Tree Removal
• Smart Grid Project—Stanton/Cuming
• Cooperatives Bring the Solar Energy Future to Their Communities
• Data Classification Security
• Mobile Applications for Co-op Employees and/or Consumer Members
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Schedule at a Glance continued
• Facilities Management Best Practices
• The Hidden Side of the Cloud
• Evaluating and Applying Utility-Scale Energy Storage—Part 1
3:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Learning Labs 4
• The “Whys” and “Hows” of Implementing Prepaid Metering
• Controlling Lightning-Induced Outages
• How Much Smarter Are You Now After Deploying Smart Feeder Switching?
• Security Audit
• Supply Management General Session and ISM-CU Annual Meeting/Reception
• Evaluating and Applying Utility-Scale Energy Storage—Part 2
5:30 p.m.–7 p.m. Movie Night featuring “Storm Soldiers”
Thursday, March 6
8 a.m.–9 p.m. Learning Labs 5
• Improve Safety and Tracking of Shared Resources During Disasters
• Pole Guying: More Complicated than Meets the Eye
• Voltage Optimization with AMI
• Scaling Behind-the-Meter Water Heaters for Grid-Scale Storage
• Securing Remote and Outdoor Assets Using Video Verification
• IT Toolkits: Free Stuff Out There
• Warehouse Technology
• LED Lighting—The Good and the Bad
• Securing Electric Utility Control System Assets and Networks
• Next Generation Architecture
• Cable Rejuvenation Life-Extension Estimates
• Closing the Loop on Conservation Voltage Reduction
• Integration Issues and Simulation Challenges of High-Penetration PV
• Infoguard Current Events—Critical Infrastructure
• Time to Get Serious About Technology Integration and Interoperability
• Mitigating Risk with Insurance and Contract Language
• Build Communication Bridges Across Your Network with Work Management System
• Systems Loss Reduction
• Securing Your SCADA Network in 2014
• Hey YOU, Get Off of My Cloud (Public vs. Private)
• Asset Recovery/Surplus
• The Maturing of an Electric Co-op
11:50 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Closing General Session Lunch
Guest Speaker: Jeff “Odie” Espenship, Leadership and Safety Expert
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2014 IEEE PES Transmission and
Distribution Conference and
Exposition ................................1048
[email protected]
ieeet-d.org
The 2014 IEEE PES Transmission
and Distribution Conference and
Exposition is coming to the Windy
City, bringing a half-century of
industry innovation to our biggest
and most exciting conference yet.
Join us in Chicago, April 14–17,
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3-GIS..........................................1548
Dustin Sutton
Decatur, AL
256-560-0744
[email protected]
3-gis.com
Headquartered in Alabama, we are
leading the future of geospatial
innovation by developing smart,
simple, and fast geographic information system solutions for utility and
telecommunication companies.
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ABB, Inc......................................439
Derin Pitre
Cary, NC
214-407-9718
[email protected]
abb.com
We are a leader in power and
automation technologies, providing
our customers with the most comprehensive transmission and distribution offerings for all industries, and
helping our customers address the
challenges of balancing a rising
demand for power with increasing
concerns for the environment.
ABG Bag, Inc.............................255
Will Bennett
Rockford, IL
815-963-9525
[email protected]
abgbag.com
ABG Bag, Inc. is a woman-owned,
North American developer & manufacturer of containment solutions.
Safely contain, transport, and store
oil-filled equipment with ABG Transformer Bags. Improve worker safety,
increase savings, & eliminate fines.
100 percent Recyclable. TSC, DOT,
and EPA compliant.
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Aclara .........................................903
Ken Rosemann
Hazelwood, MO
314-895-6400
[email protected]
aclara.com
We represent the industry’s leading
Intelligent Infrastructure technologies for providing device networking, data-value management, and
customer communications to electric, water, and gas utilities globally.
Over 500 utilities in nine countries
rely on proven Aclara solutions.
ACRT, Inc..................................1455
Todd Jones
Akron, OH
330-945-7500 215
[email protected]
acrtinc.com
We are a leading independent utility
vegetation management consulting
firm that proactively prevents and
rapidly resolves utility challenges.
We assess and monitor systems for
liabilities, consult with decisionmakers on planning and budgeting, represent co-ops, and train personnel
to be safety-focused leaders.
Aerial Solutions, Inc................329
Lynn Grayson
Tabor City, NC
910-234-1944
[email protected]
aerialsolutionsinc.com
Since 1985, we have helped many
utilities eliminate lateral vegetation
encroachment along their rights-ofway, resulting in improved safety
and service reliability. Unlike conventional trimming methods, our
services are not limited by terrain
or environmental restrictions.
AERINET SOLUTIONS, LLC.....247
John R. Ilao
Honolulu, HI
909-666-7607
[email protected]
pwrmetrix.com/
Aerinet Solutions is an innovative
software company who provides
advanced Analytical and Benchmarking tools for evaluating outage data
and distribution reliability metrics
such as SAIDI, SAIFI and CAIDI for
electric utility companies. We specialize in customized state-of-the-art
tools that are powerful yet easy to
use providing advance analysis and
results in a short amount of time.
Alamon Contract
Services....................................1450
Alex Hatfield
Kalispell, MT
406-752-8838
[email protected]
alamon.com
We have been providing skilled personnel and services to utility companies since 1975, especially our
nonintrusive pole testing/treatment
and auditing process utilizing the
Resistograph Drill with a nonsubjective digital evaluation of every pole
tested.
Alden .........................................1620
Brett Forbus
Birmingham, AL
205-978-2414
[email protected]
aldensys.com
We manage joint-use operations as
a third-party auditor. We ensure
joint-use tasks meet corporate and
regulatory deadlines. Our services
increase effectiveness of joint-use
operations, enhance attacher relations using repeatable and enforceable processes, and give you the
confidence that assets are properly
utilized and maintained.
Almetek Industries, Inc. ........449
Kim Redmond
Hackettstown, NJ
908-850-9700
[email protected]
almetek.com
Providing products and service since
1975, we manufacture eco-friendly
metal storm-drain markers and identification systems, including safety
signs, labels, tags, markers, and
nameplates.
American Wind Energy
Association (AWEA)................523
Jeffrey E. Anthony
Washington, DC
202-870-0273
[email protected]
awea.org/utility
We are the national, non-profit trade
association for the U.S. wind energy
industry, and we are working with
utilities across the country to help
them add wind power to their generating portfolios.
Applied Technology
Solutions, Inc. ...........................539
Sarah Farmer
Castle Hayne, NC
828-773-0457
[email protected]
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ats.coop
Our OpenOne Enterprise Suite has
revolutionized the way electric distribution companies do business. Our
team of experts have created a tailored solution to fit the unique
requirements of each and every
client. We and our OpenOne solution remain the standard for change
within today’s marketplace.
ARCOS LLC...............................1549
Bruce A. Duff
Columbus, OH
614-396-5500, ext. 2
[email protected]
arcos-inc.com
We offer the ARCOS Callout and
Scheduling Suite and ARCOS Crew
Manager, targeted to companies
whose stakeholders and customers
demand accountability, transparency, and results for emergency
service and response.
Asplundh Tree Expert Co. ....1125
John McNamee
Willow Grove, PA
215-784-1447
[email protected]
asplundh.cm
Celebrating our 85th anniversary,
we remain dedicated to safe, efficient, innovative, and cost-effective
vegetation management and other
utility-related services. Count on us
for scheduled and emergency line
clearance, right-of-way clearing,
and herbicide applications. Anytime.
Anywhere.
AT&T............................................430
Jenny Barnes
Nashville, TN
615-268-3416
[email protected]
att.com
We bring a holistic approach to providing solutions, with the ability to
deliver in a surgical manner. We
provide targeted solutions like
advanced metering infrastructure,
meter data management, prepaid
electricity, volt/VAR, distribution
automation, and SCADA solutions.
AXIS Data Solutions ................223
David Salazar
Orlando, FL
407-351-0232
[email protected]
axisdatasolutions.com
An Orlando-based company with a
national presence for more than 22
years, we handle the printing and
mailing of statements and online
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payment and presentment of
bills/invoices. We have successfully
secured a market share in government, financial, manufacturing, and
utility billing systems.
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Beckwith Electric ....................451
Bob McFetridge
Largo, FL
727-544-2326
[email protected]
beckwithelectric.com
Founded in 1967, we introduced the
first solid-state tapchanger control in
1968 and were the first to develop
the microprocessor protective relay
in 1981. Today, we have thousands
of protection and control units in
service worldwide, with a reputation
for cutting-edge technology defined
by our customers and refined by us.
This success starts with our employees and their commitment to quality
products―all 100 percent designed
and manufactured in Largo, Fla.
Bell Lumber & Pole
Company...................................1547
Chad Hering
New Brighton, MN
651-633-4334
[email protected]
blpole.com
Our enduring reputation has been
built on a long history of supplying
quality wood poles to the standards
and specifications of utility companies across North America. Known
as one of the largest and most
diverse producers of poles in North
America, we produce large quantities of western red cedar, red pine,
southern yellow pine, Douglas fir,
and lodgepole pine poles.
Bellwether Management
Solutions ..................................1251
Randy Watson
Cornelius, NC
704-895-6399 205
[email protected]
bellwether-ms.com
We provide meter-related services,
including advanced metering infrastructure/automated meter reading
implementation, project management, inventory management, site
audits, GPS data collection, contract
manual meter reading, and field services. We also provide load-management device installation services.
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BoardVantage ...........................216
Brandon Korbey
Menlo Park, CA
415-328-6030
[email protected]
boardvantage.com
We transform leadership communications, enabling paperless meetings
and processes for boards and executive teams. Trusted by large organizations worldwide―including half
of the Fortune 500―we set the bar
for a rich executive experience and
deliver security that meets or
exceeds the standards of enterprise
IT departments.
Border States Electric...........1506
Greg Nosal
Fargo, ND
701-239-2366
[email protected]
borderstates.com
We help you streamline material
management regardless of your supply source. Our SupplyTrax application utilizes barcode scanners to
automate your warehouse and workorder functions. Let our technical
expertise help you reduce inventory
expense and improve performance.
Brooks Manufacturing
Company.....................................655
Shannon Terrell
Bellingham, WA
360-733-1700 328
[email protected]
brooksmfg.com
We are recognized as the industry
leader of distribution crossarms and
transmission framing components.
Our innovation has led to longer
service life for the products we produce, like our Extenda-Life distribution crossarms. Our breakthroughs
with regard to raptor and woodpecker protection lead the utility
industry and provide safety to both
birds and those servicing poles.
Buckingham
Manufacturing ........................1646
Christopher Delavera
Binghamton, NY
607-773-2400
[email protected]
buckinghammfg.com
For over 100 years, we have been
the leading manufacturer of Fall Protection & Safety Equipment for individuals working at heights and
underground. With numerous new
and improved work positioning,
retrieval, fall restraint, fall restriction,
fall arrest and suspension products
made in the U.S.A.
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Calix ..........................................1307
David Russell
Minneapolis, MN
763-268-3300
[email protected]
calix.com
We are a leading provider of communication access systems to North
American communications service
providers (CSPs). With our Unified
Access Infrastructure portfolio, CSPs
can transform their networks to meet
changing subscriber demands rapidly
and cost-effectively while delivering a
wide range of revenue-generating
services over both legacy and nextgeneration access infrastructure.
Cantega Technologies, Inc. ...224
Neil Barrett
Edmonton, AB
780-448-9700
[email protected]
cantega.com
We specialize in using technology to
design precise-fit covers to prevent
animal and bird outages. Greenjacket is cover-up intended for substations. Reliaguard is cover-up
intended for high-volume applications on power lines.
Central Service
Association................................201
Roger Smith
Tupelo, MS
662-842-5962
[email protected]
csa1.com
A 75-year-old member-owned association, we provide IT solutions to
public utilities throughout the
Southeast. Our Orbit suite includes
customer-, financial-, and work-management modules. We also offer
complete geographic information
system/mapping, customer, and
business portals.
CG Automation
Solutions USA.........................1106
Debbie Machacek
Springfield, NJ
973-346-5243
[email protected]
cgautomationusa.com
CG Automation Solutions USA has
been providing SCADA and Automation Solutions to the industry since
1960. Our Substation Gateways,
Capacitor Controllers, RTUs, and
complete SCADA Systems can provide the anchor for your place on
the smart grid.
Chain Electric Company .......1407
John Chain
Hattiesburg, MS
601-545-3800
[email protected]
chainelectric.com
In an industry of power, we are real
power. We provide the most reliable
service in the industry on all size
jobs, new construction, power
restoration, or maintenance, including transmission, distribution, storm
recovery, and substations. When you
chose us, you are getting proven
power.
Champion Solutions
Group, Inc.................................1257
Steve Jackson
Boca Raton, FL
704-724-0540
[email protected]
championsg.com
Since 1979, we have been recognized as a technology solutions
leader and provider specializing in
comprehensive solutions and services that increase productivity,
reduce costs, and mitigate risk for
customers.
Chapel Mapping .....................1446
Rick Hamilton
Warren, PA
770-617-4288
[email protected]
chapelmapping.com
If data accuracy and integrity matter
to you, stop by and let us explain
how our GPS data collection process
is providing our clients with 99.9
percent accurate data. Each feature
collected is backed up with a full set
of digital images to prove our accuracy, something that no other vendor will do.
Charles Industries..................1515
Cindy Cary
Rolling Meadows, IL
540-333-2989
[email protected]
charlesindustries.com
Charles manufactures a comprehensive line of Innovative Enclosed
Solutions for protecting electronics
at remote locations. Charles offers
a full range of cabinets, pedestals,
enclosures, and housings for fiber
and copper networks including
wireless backhaul and automatic
meter reading applications.
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Terry Masters
Louisville, KY
502-267-0101
[email protected]
ciagent.com
We manufacture environmentally
friendly, custom-engineered secondary containment and diversion
systems that meet all U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S
Department of Agriculture, and IEEE
specs; water filtration products that
meet EPA phase II stormwater
requirements; stormwater diversion
systems; and water monitoring
equipment. All made in the United
States.
Clean Energy Collective .........754
Bart Rupert
Boulder, CO
720-644-5735
easycleanenergy.com
The inventor of community-owned
solar, we partner with utilities to
develop, sell, and maintain utilitybranded, community-owned solarenergy facilities.
Clevest ......................................1025
Robert Dreskai
Richmond, BC
604-214-9700 202
[email protected]
clevest.com
We provide software for mobile
workforce management and smart
grid operations exclusively for utilities. We are specialists at automating
and optimizing virtually any fieldwork activity or process to improve
response time and effectiveness.
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a complete, proven team to a project―including the architects, engineers, and construction management―to make each co-op project
successful.
Cooperative Response
Center, Inc..................................929
Dan Otteson
Austin, MN
507-437-2400
[email protected]
crc.coop
We are a nationwide, cooperatively
owned and operated, 24/7 contact
center, central station, and software
provider. Founded in 1992, we have
steadily increased the size and scope
of our operation, with offices in
Austin, Minn.; Dunlap, Tenn.; and
Abilene, Texas.
Cooper Power Systems
by Eaton....................................1013
Rochelle Filowich
Waukesha, WI
763-543-7796
[email protected]
cooperpower.com
The combined strength of Eaton
and Cooper Power Systems provides
power delivery and reliability,
automation and control, advanced
metering and demand response,
engineered systems, and turnkey
solutions to manage energy consumption while keeping personnel,
equipment, and data safe.
Collective Data .........................351
Sean Taylor
Cedar Rapids, IA
319-362-1993
[email protected]
collectivedata.com
We are a provider of high-end fleet
and related asset-management software, headquartered in Cedar
Rapids, Iowa. We serve electric coops whose fleets and related equipment are mission-critical.
Crave InfoTech........................1350
Shrikant Nistane
Edison, NJ
253-241-6704
[email protected]
craveinfotech.com
We are an International Organization for Standardization ISO
9001:2008 and CMMI level 2–certified software solution provider. We
are an SAP, Microsoft, Samsung, and
Google partner. We specialize in
ERP and geographic information system services, asset tracking and
inspection applications, mobile
workforce management, business
intelligence, and enterprise mobility.
Cooperative Building
Solutions ....................................550
Gary Hobson
Saint Louis, MO
636-262-8708
garyjhobson@coopbuilding
solutions.com
coopbuildingsolutions.com
We take a unique approach to the
planning, design, and construction
of electric co-op facilities. We bring
CrewManager ........................1554
Douglas Brill
Santa Monica, CA
310-314-9356
[email protected]
unibiz.com
Utilities use CrewManager (WMS) to
manage and schedule all utility
work. CrewManager works with
your existing systems and applications to consolidate all work into
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order management, manpower management, planning, scheduling, dispatching, mobile, and timekeeping.
CriticalSpace Solutions........1415
Mark Steele
Norcross, GA
310-728-0616
[email protected]
ticss.net
CriticalSpace Solutions specializes in
both the design and build of utility
control rooms, EOCs and NOCs.
We are a global provider of video
walls, map boards, operator consoles, and related operations furniture, control room management
software, collaborative communications solutions, etc.
CTC Global Corporation........1543
Anne McDowell
Irvine, CA
949-428-8500 7282
[email protected]
ctcglobal.com
We developed and commercialized
aluminum conductor composite
core (ACCC) conductor and hardware components. ACCC conductor
uses a high-strength, lightweight
composite core with a very low thermal sag. It can carry twice the current of a conventional conductor
while reducing line losses by 25 to
40 percent or more. There is 24,000
km of ACCC line in service.
D
Daffron &
Associates, Inc. ......................1131
Jan Caldwell
Bowling Green, MO
314-569-9608
[email protected]
daffron.com
We offer comprehensive, enterprisewide utility solutions that deliver
uncompromising value. Our solutions range from customer information systems to financial and work
management, prepaid metering,
customer self-service, and field
solutions, and provide real-time integration to other mission-critical
applications.
dataVoice
International, Inc....................1521
Denna Sandoval
Allen, TX
972-390-8808 105
[email protected]
datavoiceint.com
We provide browser-based interactive voice response, outage management, and workforce management
solutions to improve geographic
information system data accuracy
and better determine the extent and
location of outages. We also provide
mobile apps and other tools to keep
utility managers, crews, and customers informed.
Davey Resource Group ...........846
Tommy Maloney
Alpharetta, GA
770-377-1584
[email protected]
davey.com/drg
Solutions are our specialty. We
achieve proven results by integrating
cutting-edge technology with highly
qualified, experienced people. For
inventories and inspections, as well
as reliability, to improve management of your system, we are your
complete resource.
DIS-TRAN .................................1416
Wendy Gintz
Pineville, LA
318-767-5588
[email protected]
distran.com
We are high-voltage specialists who
engineer/design manufactured substation steel structures, transmission
towers and poles, distribution wood
crossarms and transmission timbers,
and packaged substations. On time,
on budget, superior quality, solid
integrity.
DiversiTech................................356
Jim Lindsey
San Antonio, TX
404-660-2846
[email protected]
diversitech.com
We are the world’s largest producer
of equipment pads. We produce
fiber-reinforced concrete pads for
pad-mounted transformers, meters,
and pad-mounted switchgear. We
also produce FRC retaining wall sets.
Dupont Building, Inc..............1550
Tim Rebholz
Bell City, LA
337-905-5928
[email protected]
dupontbuilding.com
We are a manufacturer of prefabricated shelters with more than 30
years of experience. We produce
multiple types of shelters for just
about every application; we make
seamless fiberglass, concrete composite, and steel interlocking panel
buildings.
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so, achieve unprecedented value across your
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With essential solutions like smart meters, advanced
metering infrastructure, meter data management,
network communications, data analytics, and preintegrated grid data management applications
that adapt to your processes, we’re helping utilities
everywhere achieve the metamorphosis vital to a
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Let the transformation begin. Connect with Elster.
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DuPont Land
Management .............................445
Doug Wood
West Monroe, LA
318-396-6050
[email protected]
landmanagement.dupont.com
We manufacture and market herbicides for use for bare-ground weed
control, foliar brush control, invasive
weed control, and selective weeding.
We offer tools to help protect the
safety of everyday life. Our major
products are Perspective, Streamline, Viewpoint, Krenite S, and
Krovar I DF.
Dur-A-Lift, Inc............................603
Rodney Bergstrom
George, IA
712-475-2804
[email protected]
dur-a-lift.com
We are a leading manufacturer of
telescoping, articulating personnel
aerials and material-handling aerial
lifts since 1969. Since that time,
many new models and improvements have been made to our
product line based on customer
feedback.
DVI ...............................................401
Keith R. Jones
Richmond, VA
919-866-1141
[email protected]
dvigridsolutions.com
A Dominion Resources company, we
were established to market Dominion’s unique approach to energy distribution and grid efficiency. Our
solutions enable utilities to plan,
manage, and validate investments in
grid-optimization while delivering
significant energy savings.
E
Edko LLC.....................................219
Mike Vasko
Shreveport, LA
318-425-8671
[email protected]
edkollc.com
An industry leader in vegetation
management and herbicide application, we provide services including
tree growth regulation, brush and
vine management, weed management, and utility forestry services.
We specialize in distribution and
transmission reliability through integrated vegetation management.
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Consultants, Inc........................428
David Anderson
Billings, MT
406-259-9933
[email protected]
electricalconsultantsinc.com
Along with EPCS, we offer electrical
and civil engineering, environmental, surveying and right-of-way,
electrical start-up and testing,
design-construct, and construction
management and inspection services
to electric utility, industrial, renewable energy development, and
telecommunications companies
nationwide.
ELTEK.........................................1531
Alexis Dennis
Plano, TX
469-330-1671
[email protected]
eltek.com
We are a global supplier of power
solutions for industrial and telecommunication applications. We offer
high-efficiency power converters,
battery chargers, and system control/monitoring. Our battery chargers offer high power efficiency and
n+1 redundancy, which reduce
operation and maintenance costs.
EnerVision, Inc........................1503
Joshua Warmack
Atlanta, GA
678-510-2923
joshua.warmack@enervision-inc
.com
enervision-inc.com
We provide tailored energy solutions
to electric utilities. We offer a spectrum of services, including procuring
wholesale power supply, designing
and implementing demand-response/
energy efficiency programs, defining
rate strategies and designs, and evaluating technologies.
Environmental
Consultants, Inc........................820
Dave Palen
Stoughton, WI
608-877-9539
[email protected]
eci-consulting.com
We have been recognized for more
than 40 years as the leading utility
vegetation management consulting
firm in North America. We provide
co-ops with professional ISA-certified
foresters to help manage rights-ofway as well as impartial program
assessments.
Equipment Technology ...........501
Glenn Smith
Oklahoma City, OK
405-748-3841
[email protected]
etiequipment.com
We are a full-line aerial lift manufacturer in the 60-ft.-and-under
market. We specialize in customdesigned bodies built in both steel
and aluminum.
ERMCO......................................1331
Bill Hadden
Dyersburg, TN
731-288-4228
[email protected]
ermco-eci.com
We are an American manufacturer of
distribution transformers. We manufacture single-phase pole-mount and
pad-mount transformers and threephase pole-mount and pad-mount
transformers. We also produce small
kilovolt-ampere specialty transformers and a full line of transformer
components.
ESC engineering, Inc...............312
Laurie Lofland
Fort Collins, CO
970-224-9100
[email protected]
thinkesc.com
We provide electrical engineering
and related technical services for
utility clients, including substation,
transmission, and distribution
design; construction management;
planning and system studies; system
protection and relaying; Supervisory
Control and Data Acquisition and
automation; geographic information
systems/mapping and integration;
and interconnection studies.
Management System is a web-based
application requiring no on-site
hardware or software. To date, we
have assisted more than 85 utilities
with successful prepaid programs.
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Fastenal .....................................238
Paul Sampson
Winona, MN
507-453-8375
[email protected]
fastenal.com
Fastenal is an efficient single source
for industrial, facilities maintenance,
and construction supplies. Fastenal’s
distribution network provides local
product and service at more than
2,700 store locations. Customers
benefit from local deliveries, handson inventory management and personal service.
Field ID ......................................765
Darcie DaSilva
Toronto, ON Canada
416-583-5273
[email protected]
fieldid.com
Field ID is the leading cloud-based
safety compliance software for
smartphones, tablets and the web.
Easy to use and highly customizable
to your safety needs, Field ID helps
you eliminate paperwork, improve
efficiency, and increase safety. Field
ID is part of Master Lock Canada,
Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Master Lock Company LLC.
Esri.............................................1031
Ken Brelsford
Redlands, CA
636-949-6620 8531
[email protected]
esri.com/electric
What’s your location strategy? Use
the power of our ArcGIS platform to
transform your electric co-op. Our
maps and analytics improve asset
management, customer service, and
productivity of field workers.
FieldWorker Products...........1348
J.M. Leger
Fineview, NY
416-483-3485 31
[email protected]
fieldworker.com
We are a low-cost software application that replaces paper worksheets
with easy-to-use drop-down lists and
radio buttons so service linemen can
do their work quickly and accurately. It will connect with your back
office and work online or offline on
any Windows or Android mobile
device.
Exceleron Software, Inc.......1103
Bob Finley
Dallas, TX
972-852-2711
[email protected]
exceleron.com
We are an expert in prepaid solutions, with more than 13 years’
experience. Our Prepaid Account
Ford Motor Company.............1339
Dan O’Connor
Richmond, VA
804-658-7960
[email protected]
ford.com
A global automotive industry leader
based in Dearborn, Mich., we manufacture or distribute automobiles
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across six continents. With about
180,000 employees and 65 plants
worldwide, the company’s automotive brands include Ford and Lincoln. The company provides
financial services through Ford
Motor Credit Company.
Fujitsu Network
Communications, Inc. .............457
John Chowdhury
Richardson, TX
972-479-2702
[email protected]
fujitsu.com/us/services/telecom
Fujitsu Network Communications,
Inc. is a trusted partner and helps
co-ops expand, modernize and build
new fiber networks. We take a vendor-neutral approach, combining
Fujitsu and 3rd-party solutions for
Smart Grid implementations and
delivery of fiber-to-the-home broadband services to consumers.
Futura Systems, Inc. ................829
Adam Dinges
Atlanta, GA
678-906-2577
[email protected]
futuragis.com
We introduce the Ops Dashboard
that will connect our GIS, Stake,
Field Inspection, OMS, and Asset
Management applications into one
user-friendly utility web map. Discover why hundreds of utilities have
already selected us as their geographic information system solutions
company.
G
GAMMA Insulators Corp .....1611
Christopher Seguin
Pittsford, NY
815-353-8607
[email protected]
gammainsulators.com
GAMMA is the utility products manufacturing subsidiary of the Corona
Group, a multinational conglomerate with over 130 years manufacturing experience. Our portfolio
includes porcelain, polymer, and
glass insulators and housings.
GDS Associates, Inc................708
Robert Smith
Marietta, GA
770-425-8100
[email protected]
gdsassociates.com
We are a multiservice consulting and
engineering firm formed in 1986
with a broad range of service exper48
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water utilities, including power-supply planning, rate services, privatization, energy efficiency and
demand-side management, transmission, and forecasting.
GE Digital Energy .....................939
Lalit Lopez
Markham, ON
905-927-5184
[email protected]
gedigitalenergy.com
Our distribution automation solutions enable the ability to monitor
and control assets, identify and isolate faults, restore service, and
increase distribution network efficiency and reliability. We will help
you maximize grid efficiency and
reliability.
General Cable .........................1355
Tom Lewnard
Highland Heights, KY
859-572-8000
[email protected]
generalcable.com
From low-, medium-, high-, and
extra-high-voltage wire and cable for
traditional and renewable generation, distribution and transmission,
both overhead and underground,
we offer a broad spectrum of Rural
Utilities Service–compliant products
that meet your demands. Delivering
more power to you.
GISbiz, Inc..................................323
Brandon Fyffe
Nashville, TN
615-600-4166
[email protected]
gisbiz.com
We are a solutions and services company that serves electric utilities by
providing them with the latest tech
in field inspection. Visit our booth
for a live demo of our field-inspection software. Our app is compatible
with tablets and smartphones and is
perfect for co-ops large and small.
Global Power Products ........1546
Jordan Bond
Lawrenceville, GA
800-826-3837
[email protected]
globalpowerproducts.com
We manufacture utility-grade, revenue-class submeters for commercial,
industrial, and residential markets.
We manufacture Surge Safe and the
GenerLink automatic transfer switch,
the industry’s most reliable and effective solution for safely connecting a
generator to your home.
GPS Insight ..............................1057
Jason Walker
Scottsdale, AZ
866-477-4321
[email protected]
gpsinsight.com
We are a leading technology
provider of GPS-fleet tracking software for fleet-based companies. We
provide a highly flexible solution
that includes a wide range of customized reports, alerts, and other
innovative features that can be tailored to meet specific customer
requirements and ensure maximum
return on investment.
Green Team Energy
Services .....................................226
Tony Reynolds
Alpharetta, GA
904-772-5796
[email protected]
gt-energyservices.com
Green Team is a Salesforce.com
partner and developer of DSMTracker; an end-to-end DSM portfolio and program management tool
enabling low-cost turnkey delivery
of DSM portfolios and programs.
Additional services include custom
Salesforce.com solutions and
implementation.
GridFirst. .....................................723
Bruce Bjerke
Columbia, MD
763-913-9553
[email protected]
gridfirst.com
We deliver a mobile app providing
members 24/7 access to view energy
use via their smart device. Members
can view current and historical use
as well as their statements, and pay
bills online. Our notification functionality allows your utility to
directly communicate with your
members via their mobile device.
groSolar ...................................1551
Steve Remen
White River Junction, VT
802-359-6514
[email protected]
grosolar.com
groSolar is a one-stop source for
solar PV projects ranging from development services and financing to
engineering, procurement, and construction to long-term operations
and maintenance. Our experience
includes projects atop brownfields,
landfills, water treatment plants, and
manufacturing facilities.
Guernsey ..................................1421
David Hedrick
Oklahoma City, OK
405-416-8157
[email protected]
guernsey.us
We are experts in cost of service;
rate analysis; power system planning; fuel and load forecasting;
substation, transmission, and distribution engineering; acquisition
and contract negotiation; security
vulnerability analysis and risk
assessment; and environmental,
architectural, and engineering
design services.
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HAEFELY HIPOTRONICS ......1613
David Kulis
Brewster, NY
845-230-9245
[email protected]
hipotronics.com
HAEFELY HIPOTRONICS is the
world’s leading full-line manufacturer and servicer of HV test and
measurement instrumentation. Our
products span the complete spectrum of dielectric testing, from
portable AC & DC hipot testers for
utility testing, to cable fault locators, to PD detectors and power
factor test instruments, to full
HV laboratories.
Hastings Fiber Glass .............1520
Kirk Mulder
Hastings, MI
269-945-9541
[email protected]
hfgp.com
For more than 50 years, our reputation for quality, dependable, and
long-lasting products has made us
an industry leader of hot-line tools
and equipment. Our tools have been
field tested by lineman all around
the world. When you see our name,
expect the best.
Havis, Inc. .................................757
Heather Miller
Warminster, PA
215-957-0720
[email protected]
havis.com
Havis―Productivity in Motion for
over 80 years; we manufacture
mobile office solutions for electric
cooperative utilities. Havis products
include industry leading Rugged
Mounting Solutions, Vehicle equipment consoles, computer & tablet
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The Smart Grid by Siemens – constant energy in a world of
constant change
usa.siemens.com/smartgrid
Siemens’ end-to-end Smart Grid portfolio enables a
paradigm shift away from a centralized, reactive and
producer-controlled network toward a grid that is
decentralized, proactive and demand-controlled. It
allows efficient power generation and delivery in the
future, and a safer, more efficient and economically
optimized power grid. It results in higher capacity
utilization, greater overall transparency and
opportunities to further stabilize systems, develop
new business models and optimize energy trading.
The Smart Grid by Siemens will transform “Smart Grid”
from buzzword to business.
Visit us at
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Answers for infrastructure and cities.
docking stations and cradles, and
power management solutions.
HD Electric Company ..............450
Kimberly Huggins
Waukegan, IL
847-473-4980
[email protected]
hdelectriccompany.com
We provide the electric industry
with a complete range of quality,
field-proven, and dependable products to test, measure, and control
electric power. We pride ourselves
on providing quality products that
improve the safety and quality of
utility work practices.
HD Supply
Power Solutions.....................1447
Bill Lawyer
Mattoon, IL
217-258-0904
[email protected]
hdsupply.com
We are a North American transmission and distribution (T&D) material
distributor and services provider.
Our services include vendor-managed inventory solutions, storm
restoration, advanced metering infrastructure sales and installation ser-
vices, and T&D/generation tool sales
and repair services. Project services
include transmission, substation,
and distribution line projects.
High Cotton ................................850
John Gendrich
Birmingham, AL
205-838-2827
[email protected]
highcottonusa.com
For more than 50 years, we have
delivered client communication
solutions. We use the latest technologies to provide our customers
peace of mind that their bills, letters,
and notices―both electronic and
paper―are secure, accurate, and
delivered on time.
Howard Industries ...................618
Jeremy Hoagland
Laurel, MS
601-422-1943
[email protected]
howard.com
Our Utility Products Division is a
leading manufacturer of electrical
transmission and distribution equipment used by utilities as well as
commercial and industrial companies worldwide. Our products
include distribution transformers,
power transformers, voltage regulators, switching/sectionalizing cabinets, junction boxes, and
transformer components.
Hubbell Power Systems .........625
Elizabeth Siefkas
Centralia, MO
573-682-5521
[email protected]
hubbellpowersystems.com
We manufacture a wide variety of
transmission, distribution, substation, and underground products,
including switches, reclosers, capacitors, tools, rubber gloves, cable
accessories, insulators, arresters,
enclosures, hardware, lightning protection products, connectors, and
splices.
Hughes Brothers, Inc.............1612
Tim Hughes
Seward, NE
402-643-2991
[email protected]
hughesbros.com
We have been manufacturing highquality transmission and distribution
materials since 1921. We continue to
develop products to meet our cus-
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tomers’ needs, including a variety of
wood, steel, and fiberglass products.
Careful engineering and testing has
placed our company in a position of
leadership in the electric utility
industry. We continue to be familyowned and -operated. We look forward to building on strengths of the
past and growing in the future.
Hurtado &
Associates, Inc. ......................1047
Jared Hurtado
Sandy, UT
801-352-8396
[email protected]
hurtadopower.com
We have more than 30 years of
experience insuring power distribution facilities. We offer an all-lines
specialty property and casualty
insurance program for rural electric
co-ops, which includes a dedicated
claims unit, on-site loss control, risk
management services, and JT&S
training.
Job Done Fast.
Job Done Safe.
Job Done Smart.
Lewis Tree Service is proud to serve
a number of the nation’s rural electric
cooperatives and their members with
industry-leading vegetation management
software and services. Employee owned,
customer focused and committed to
safety. As the second largest provider of
utility vegetation management services
in North America, co-ops can count on
Lewis to get the job done right.
www.lewistree.com | (800) 333-1593
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Visit us at TechAdvantage 2014 in Booth 613
and join our educational session,
“Co-op Vegetation Management Success Stories”
To schedule a meeting at the conference,
e-mail [email protected]
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Huskie Tools..............................957
Larry Kotars
Glendale Heights, IL
630-485-2251
[email protected]
huskietools.com
As a supplier of cutting and compression tools, we bring innovation
to the utility industry with the new
SL-510. The SL-510 is the first 12ton, streamlined compression tool
in the industry. Stop by our booth
to view the SL-510 along with the
next generation of our tools: the
REC-6SERIES.
Hytera America.......................1149
Nicholas Bacigalupi
Miramar, FL
800-845-1230
[email protected]
hytera.us
We are the world’s second-largest
supplier of radios and are committed to building quality products
backed by superior service. We
design and build products from the
ground up with tough applications
in mind, with choices ranging from
analog, DMR, TETRA, and trunking
systems.
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ICMI, Inc. ....................................349
Brian Sanders
Amelia, OH
513-752-4731
[email protected]
icmiinc.com
We design and manufacture microprocessor-based voltage regulator
and recloser controls. Our products
are in use at electric utility grids
around the globe and carry industryleading warranties. Our controls
adapt to all major brands and provide seamless communication to
back-end applications.
Inner-Pole ................................1356
Brian P. Fisher
Bennett, CO
303-385-7376
[email protected]
inner-pole.com
We offer non-destructive utility pole
testing using the POLUX Technology.
We are the U.S. distributor of and
training partner with POLUX. We
also offer GPS collection, Rural Utilities Service inventory collection, and
mapping and testing software that
complements the final deliverables.
ment, and distributed energy
resources management.
Insurance Network
of America .................................648
Patty Brown
Giddings, TX
979-540-2293
[email protected]
utilityinsurance.com
We have the professionalism and
power of long-term industry relationships to negotiate on your behalf for
competitive premiums and terms to
empower your business.
iS5 Communications................229
Gary Johnson
Mississauga, ON Canada
647-961-8505
[email protected]
is5com.com
iS5Com provides Ethernet and fiber
communications WAN and LAN network design services and hardened
(operating temp -40F to +185F)
switches, media converters, and serial
servers for connection to and within
substations. iS5’s services and products are key enablers of advanced
technology implementation.
Intelligent Energy
Solutions LLC.............................202
Kenneth Van Meter
Atlanta, GA
678-699-5285
[email protected]
intelligent-es.com
We have developed and operate a
powerful cloud-based set of managed service solutions that deliver to
our customers the economic benefit
of virtual peaking power plants, virtual power plants, and virtual microgrids through capacity management,
peak-load management, energy efficiency optimization, asset manage-
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Frank Piscitelli
Liberty Lake, WA
215-688-3063
[email protected]
itron.com
We are the leading provider of
energy- and water-management solutions for nearly 8,000 utilities worldwide. Our solutions include energy
and water measurement and control
technology, communications, software, and services.
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Jaguar Software.....................1354
Richard Leirer
Sullivan, IL
888-557-6475
[email protected]
jaguarsoftware.com
We provide remittance processing
software for large and small utilities.
Regardless of your management software, bank, or size and style of
coupon, we can streamline your
remittance environment. Our software can save you 60 percent of the
time required to process payments.
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Jarraff Industries, Inc..............207
Heidi Boyum
Saint Peter, MN
507-420-9506
[email protected]
jarraff.com
We introduce the Mini-Jarraff,
which is specifically designed for
residential and rear-lot trimming.
Remotely controlled, it can retract
to a 35-in. width to navigate gates
and backyards.
Jordan Transformer LLC .......1512
Tim Sernett
Jordan, MN
952-492-2720 259
[email protected]
jordantransformer.com
We repair, redesign, and remanufacture substation and mobile transformers up to 200 MVA and 161 kV,
with Impulse and PD testing. We
also manufacture entirely new
mobile substations. Our field service
capabilities include oil processing,
new installations, gasket repair, and
load tap changer repair.
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Kaddas Enterprises, Inc........1632
Patrick Scott
Salt Lake City, UT
801-972-5400 11
[email protected]
kaddas.com
We manufacture BirdguarD products
used by power utilities to eliminate
wildlife-caused power outages. Our
materials are IEEE- and American
Society for Testing and Materials—
tested to 72 kV, are UV-resistant, will
not flame drip, and have a snap fit
for easy installation. We are International Organization for Standardization ISO 9001:2008– and Women’s
Business Enterprise National Council Woman-Owned Business–certified. Our products are 100 percent
made in the United States!
rural electric utilities throughout the
United States are met by our twoway radios. We offer mil-spec portables, mobiles, and complete custom
systems―analog or digital―including the new NEXEDGE digital protocol for maximum coverage and
sophisticated features.
Kershaw, A Division of
Progress Rail Services ...........419
Mike Balkom
Montgomery, AL
334-799-4075
[email protected]
kershawusa.com
We have been building brush cutters
and mechanical tree trimmers in
Montgomery, Ala., since 1969. Our
products include the Sky Trim highproduction tree trimmer and the
Klearway brush cutter. We thank
Dixie Electric Cooperative for powering our facilities with exceptional
service going on 37 years.
Kenwood USA.........................1154
Sales Department
Suwanee, GA
800-950-5005
[email protected]
kenwoodusa.com
Critical communications needs for
GDS offers a broad range of consulting and engineering expertise to clients
associated with, or affected by, electric, gas, water and wastewater utilities.
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automation, meter data management, and consumer engagement
applications as part of our Gridstream platform.
dawn fixtures, the post-top acorn fixtures, and many others. Let us light
the way, and save you money in the
world of LEDs!
Laminated Wood
Systems, Inc. .............................418
Jon Wilcox
Seward, NE
402-643-4708
[email protected]
lwsinc.com
We offer E-LAM laminated wood utility structures for use in unguyed
angle, tangent, switch, and substation applications. We also offer the
patented PhaseRaiser structure lifting system, the patented PoleEnforcer groundline reinforcement
system, and the PRS pole reclassification system.
Lee Electrical
Construction, Inc. ...................1507
Jerry Lee
Aberdeen, NC
910-944-9728
[email protected]
lee-electrical.com
We are a high-voltage power-line
company located in Aberdeen,
N.C. We provide services in overhead and underground distribution
and maintenance, transmission construction and maintenance, directional boring, and substation
erection and maintenance.
Lewis Tree Service/
Clearion Software....................613
Steve Powell
West Henrietta, NY
585-410-1879
[email protected]
lewistree.com
As the 2nd largest utility vegetation
management company in North
America, we get the job done right
for a number of the nation's leading
co-ops. Clearion Software, a Lewis
company, offers cutting-edge GISbased work management and storm
response software.
Landis+Gyr .................................913
Gary High
Alpharetta, GA
678-258-1500
[email protected]
landisgyr.com
We are the leading global provider
of integrated energy management
products and services. We offer a
complete portfolio of advanced
metering, load management, grid
Lektron LED Lighting
Technology ...............................422
Johnna Phillips
Tulsa, OK
918-622-4978 x300
[email protected]
lektroninc.com
We have been producing LED lighting components for 20 years, and
was on the leading edge of providing LED retrofit kits for the dusk-to-
Live Wall Media, Inc...............519
Matt Aver
Morgan Hill, CA
510-378-4001
[email protected]
livewallmedia.com
We specialize in turnkey video walls
designed for 24/7 mission-critical
control-room applications. Our solutions combine our crisp, clear LCD
panels, flexible wall-mounts, and
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systems that are powerful and easy
to operate.
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Mackay Communications Satellite Services.....................854
Patrick Fisher
Raleigh, NC
919-850-3100
[email protected]
mackaysatellite.com
Reliable and cost-effective Inmarsat
satellite systems for smart metering,
distribution automation, and substation communication. Improve
efficiency and reduce complexity
of deployed mobile, fixed, and
Supervisory Control and Data
Acquisition assets via compact,
ruggedized terminals for 24/7, realtime IP connectivity.
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The VLF-34E is a new generation VLF AC Hipot that uses a solid
state design with microprocessor controls. It meets the requirements of
applicable world standards regarding cable testing up to 25kV class
maintenance testing. It is light, compact, rugged, and very
portable. Its sine wave output is suitable for using external TD and PD
detection equipment. Using a TD and PD option, the VLF-34E is all that
is needed for nearly all cable testing up to
25kV class.
Easy to use controls. Programmable
test sequences & manual control, USB
port for downloading data and for
unlimited test report capture,
wireless computer interface to
control and download Tan Delta
diagnostics and for remote control
operation via laptop.
The TD-34E, along with the HVI VLF-34E AC hipot, is the latest in
design using current electronic technology. Together they permit
the user to perform all VLF and VLF-TD tests possible and offer the
best wireless operation and data collection, aided by the HVI
custom application software written solely for the two devices.
There is no better alternative. HVI has been supplying the world
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Pike professionals are experts in the planning, siting, engineering, construction and maintenance of
substation, transmission and distribution infrastructure. In fact, we’ve been delivering innovative energy
solutions since 1945. We know that your customers depend on you — just like you can depend on Pike.
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Lineman Tools...........................227
Wayne Morris
Greenville, SC
678-642-8637
[email protected]
madillc.com
We are a manufacturer and marketer
of innovative utility tools for linemen. Our products deliver safer
solutions and improved efficiency
for linemen worldwide. Come by
our booth for the latest innovation
in wire brushing!
Magotteaux, Inc. ......................326
Dave Gubala
Franklin, TN
615-878-4864
[email protected]
magotteaux.com
We specialize in pulverizer mills and
grinding zone products, and offer
high chrome and xwin ceramic—
embedded tires and table segments
of all sizes and types for MPS and
MBF mills. We have manufacturing
centers in Pulaski, Tenn., or other
global locations to support your
needs.
Milsoft Utility Solutions ......1039
Brian Carr
Abilene, TX
325-695-1642
[email protected]
milsoft.com
Milsoft provides more than 1,000
utilities and their consultants and
vendors with powerful engineering,
operations, communications, and
customer service software that
enables them to do their jobs better.
Milsoft software will equip you to
plan and operate your distribution
system like never before.
Mitsubishi Electric Visual
Solutions America .................1102
David Jones
Cypress, CA
507-281-3757
[email protected]
mitsubishi-megaview.com
Our DataWall offers super-reliable,
high-resolution, light-emitting
diode–based visualization products
and advanced data-processing
systems specifically designed for mission-critical control-room environments like those utilized by electric
co-ops.
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Motorola Solutions, Inc..........947
Cody O’Neill
Schaumburg, IL
303-549-9376
[email protected]
motorola.com/Business/US-EN/
Business+Solutions/Industry+
Solutions/Utilities
We provide world-class mobility
products to utilities. You can
respond quicker and safer, manage
power delivery more effectively, and
achieve regulatory compliance more
easily when your mobile work crews
and distributed assets are connected
and visible to each other.
mPower Innovations ...............256
Jason Brown
Appleton, WI
616-240-8810
[email protected]
mpwr.net
We provide small and mid-tier utilities with cost-effective, user-friendly
software for smart grid integration,
including geographic information
systems, outage management systems, advanced metering infrastructure, meter data management, load
analysis, and workforce and fleet
management. If your utility is considering any of these operational/
engineering applications, we should
talk at the show!
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National Information Solutions
Cooperative..............................1203
Susan Imm
Lake Saint Louis, MO
636-755-2367
866-999-6472
[email protected]
nisc.coop
We are a member-owned information technology co-op serving nearly
700 utility and telecom providers.
Our enterprise software solution,
iVUE, integrates accounting, customer care, engineering, and smart
grid tools.
National Rural
Telecommunications
Cooperative................................921
Ed Drew
Herndon, VA
703-467-1453
[email protected]
nrtc.coop
We lead and support our more than
1,500 members by delivering
advanced telecommunications solutions. We offer utility, broadband,
and video solutions that strengthen
member businesses and promote
economic development in rural
America.
Nelson Tree Service, Inc. ......330
Jeffrey Jones
Strongsville, OH
440-243-3333
[email protected]
nelsontree.com
We provide utility companies nationwide with line-clearance services.
We offer a full range of vegetation
management services, including customary line-clearance trimming,
complete storm-restoration services,
herbicide application, and specialty
off-road trimming programs. Our
dedicated professionals assure that
every job is completed safely and
correctly.
North American Reclosers
& Switchgear............................860
Rick Duncan
Gerald, MO
713-382-9697
[email protected]
switchgear1.com
We are a major supplier of new and
remanufactured reclosers and
switchgear of all brands, vintages,
and sizes. Whether current or obsolete, we can accommodate your
every need, including parts for controls of all brands. We are also a full
repair center and buy equipment of
all sizes, from 600 V to 38 kV.
North American Wood
Pole Council ............................1246
Dallin Brooks
Vancouver, WA
888-693-9958
[email protected]
woodpoles.org
We represent the wood utility pole
and crossarm industry. We provide
educational information to assist
utility engineers in the proper selection of wood poles to ensure they
meet required American Wood Preservers Association, National Electrical Safety Code, and American
National Standards Institute ANSI 05
standards. We also address members’ legislation and regulation
needs.
Northwest Lineman
College ..................................... 250
Don Harbuck
Meridian, ID
208-577-2828
[email protected]
lineman.edu
Grid Training Power Delivery Programs (distance-learning) offered to
electric utility and construction companies for employee certification.
Most commonly used as the curriculum component of apprenticeshipleading-to-journeyman certification.
Time tested benchmark of apprentice training.
NovaTech LLC .........................1254
Paul Wallace
Lenexa, KS
720-427-4933
[email protected]
novatechweb.com
Our utility products―including the
industry-leading OrionLX Automation Platform and Bitronics 50 Series
panel instruments―provide solutions to a wide range of substation
automation needs, including remote
terminal units, programmable logic,
human-machine interfaces, disturbance recording, and displays.
Novinium ....................................344
Rich Brinton
Auburn, WA
425-788-8422
[email protected]
novinium.com
We extend the life of your underground cable and prevent ongoing
cable outages. Our cable rejuvenation process is fast, reduces hazard
exposure, and provides a 40-year
money-back guarantee. We provide
improved technology and process
flexibility to increase your cable
reliability.
NRG Reliability Solutions ......232
Nathan Huso
Lakeville , MN
612-564-1973
[email protected]
energyservices.nrgenergy.com/
offerings/backupgen/backupgen
.html
We will build, own, operate, and
maintain fixed and mobile backup
generation solutions that ensure the
continuous operation of your business, helping you reduce risk and cut
costs while managing interruptible
rates and demand response―with
no upfront capital investment.
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Olameter Corporation............1146
Patrick Burk
Ann Arbor, MI
734-769-2600
[email protected]
olameter.com
Our solutions include meter reading, meter services, mass meter
installations, underground locating,
leak detection, pole testing/audits,
TelDig OneCall/ticket management,
data collection/settlement/meter data
management, web presentment,
billing, call center, document fulfillment, and consulting services.
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One Call Now..........................1630
Craig Roach
Troy, OH
877-698-3262 2357
[email protected]
onecallnow.com
We provide Software as a Service
that enables users to send group
messages without additional hardware or software. Our service is
widely used in utilities for fast emergency employee notification and
crew recruitment and updates.
Open Systems
International, Inc....................1229
Mimi Nelson
Medina, MN
763-551-0559
[email protected]
osii.com
We provide high-performance
automation solutions to utilities
worldwide, including Supervisory
Control and Data Acquisition, emergency management, document management, GMS, network management, and outage management systems, as well as individual hardware
products and smart grid solutions.
We are headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn.
Osmose Utilities
Services, Inc. ...........................544
Glen Andrew
Tyrone, GA
770-632-6730
[email protected]
osmoseutilities.com
We help co-ops maintain the reliability of aging T&D assets with professional grade inspection, maintenance, and rehabilitation services
and products. We also provide utility
data solutions, pole engineering services, and storm response and
recovery.
OTC Services...........................1603
Joe Faherty
Louisville, OH
330-871-2444 303
[email protected]
otcservices.com
Our service operation, located in
Louisville, Ohio, combines the experience, craftsmanship, technology,
and customer service necessary for
the proper assessment, management, and successful execution of
your project.
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Partner Software......................702
David Shaw
Athens, GA
706-354-1833
[email protected]
partnersoft.com
We provide end-user map-based
software to the utility industry.
Combining data types and workflow
processes, our products are effective
and intuitive, reducing operations
time and expense. Our solutions do
not require network connectivity to
operate and are all site-licensed.
Perfect Commerce .................1424
Caitlin Scherer
Newport News, VA
877-487-0006
[email protected]
perfect.com
We partnered with Verizon Wireless
to offer volume-negotiated pricing
to utility organizations. NRECA
members and TechAdvantage attendees are encouraged to stop by our
booth to learn if your company
qualifies and enroll in the group
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affordable security.
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in the dark.
Choose RONK.
Sterling One Shot
Field-proven Ronk switches help supply
dependable back-up power needs for generators and
are designed to last for decades. These rugged switches
are TYPE 3R aluminum enclosed and are offered in a
broad range of configurations for worry-free power transfer.
We’ve been getting the job done for our customers since 1950 —
and we get the job done today. Count on us for Ronk Solid Performance.
Sterling Padlock
Sterling DL-2S-3
See us at TechAdvantage
Booth 548, March 3-6, 2014
in Nashville, TN
Sterling
Security Systems
Contact us: Phone: 1-800-221-7665 www.ronkelectrical.com
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Phoenix Contact ....................1454
Deralee Bowlin
Middletown, PA
940-735-0172
[email protected]
phoenixcontact.com
We offer products which connect,
protect, power, and automate systems and equipment. From energy
generation to transmission, from
power distribution right to your
door, we can help you make a reliable connection anywhere within
the grid.
PoleXpert LLC............................448
Michal Ondrejka
La Canada, CA
626-510-8305
[email protected]
polexpert.us
We are an advanced, non-destructive
test and data-management system
for wood and concrete pole networks. We are proud to usher in a
new age of fast, high-tech utility pole
quality inspection by introducing a
revolution in the way pole durability
testing is performed.
Power Costs, Inc. (PCI) ........1607
Jason Kram
Norman, OK
832-228-8474
[email protected]
powercosts.com
PCI (Power Costs, Inc.) is the premier provider of essential software
that energy supply, marketing and
trading organizations require to capitalize on their portfolio capabilities
and market opportunities. Our solutions cover Optimization, Bid-to-Bill,
Deal Management and Business
Intelligence.
Power System
Engineering, Inc. ....................1313
Sandy Shekels
Madison, WI
608-258-3528
[email protected]
powersystem.org
We are a full-service consulting and
engineering firm for the utility
industry. Our services include communications, IT, and smart grid
automation, planning, and design;
economics, rates, and business planning; electrical engineering, planning, and design; procurement;
contracts; and deployment.
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Preformed Line Products......1522
Joe Damato
Cleveland, OH
440-461-5200
[email protected]
preformed.com
We have been providing innovative
product and service solutions to the
electric power utility industry since
1947. We offer solutions for supporting, protecting, terminating, and
splicing transmission and distribution lines and fiber-optic
cables―which are proudly made in
the United States.
Princeton Tec..........................1516
John Luchka
Trenton, NJ
609-227-4108
[email protected]
princetontec.com
We are an American manufacturer
of UL-approved, industrial-grade
headlamps and flashlights. Our
headlamps are waterproof and
intrinsically safe, have a lumen output of up to 275 lumens, and are
worn by numerous utility linemen
and contractors.
Professional Computer
Systems Co. ...............................746
Kim Ingerslev
Denison, IA
712-263-3106
[email protected]
pcsco.com
We have been serving utilities since
1982. Our solutions include customer billing, accounting, and customer and employee portals. We are
a trusted integration partner working with many smart grid vendors
for a complete enterprise solution.
All solutions can be delivered at the
utility or hosted by us.
PUPI Crossarms
(GEOTEK) ..................................1425
Dean Casad
Stewartville, MN
507-533-6076
[email protected]
pupicrossarms.com
We produce PUPI fiberglass
crossarms, the leading fiberglass
crossarm for the electric utility
industry. Our crossarms are recognized internationally for providing
maximum durability in a wide range
of power distribution and transmission applications.
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Quanta Services .......................444
Chris Williamson
Houston, TX
713-985-6471
[email protected]
quantaservices.com
We build, maintain, and provide
comprehensive solutions for the
infrastructure that delivers electricity. Electric co-ops, municipal agencies, and independent power
producers choose us because our
extensive knowledge, resources, and
scope of services are unmatched.
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RAD Data
Communications.....................1456
Chris Fleming
Mahwah, NJ
201-529-1100
[email protected]
radusa.com
We provide Service Assured Access
solutions that reduce operational
complexity and improve service
profitability for retail, wholesale, and
mobile service providers, as well as
evolutional migration solutions for
service providers and power and
transportation utilities, facilitating a
smooth, secure, and cost-effective
transition to packet-based networks.
Ram Commercial .....................960
Auburn Hills, MI
866-RAM-INFO
ramtrucks.com/commercial
We continue to expand on its leadership in the commercial vehicle
market with an all-new lineup of
best-in-class, hard-working Ram pickups, vans, and chassis cabs. Experience the latest addition to this
popular commercial vehicle lineup,
the all-new Ram ProMaster van at
booth 960 or visit our website to
learn more.
Reel-O-Matic, Inc...................1406
Bill Schmerheim
Oklahoma City, OK
405-672-0000
[email protected]
reelomatic.com
We are your complete source for
all your wire-handling equipment
needs, with more than a half century
of experience in the design and
manufacture of wire-handling
machinery for reeling and coiling
wire, tubing, and fiber optic cable.
Please contact us for all your flexible-handling machinery needs.
RFL Electronics, Inc.................657
Emmanuel Duvelson
Boonton Township, NJ
973-334-3100, ext. 275
[email protected]
rflelect.com
We design and manufacture a comprehensive line of highly reliable,
mission-critical, cost-effective communications and protection solutions for the electric utility and
transportation markets, oil and gas
markets, government agencies, and
engineering consulting firms.
Rheem Manufacturing ............339
Tommy Olsen
Montgomery, AL
334-260-1269
[email protected]
rheem.com
Founded in 1925, we produce residential and commercial integrated
air and water systems; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems;
tank, tankless, solar, and hybrid heat
pump water heaters; pool heaters;
and commercial boilers. Our premium brands include Rheem, Raypak, Ruud, and Richmond.
Ronk Electrical
Industries, Inc. ..........................548
Tom Giordano
Nokomis, IL
217-563-8333
[email protected]
ronkelectrical.com
We provide solid reliability from our
line of the finest single-phase to
three-phase converters on the market. Our type 3R line of double-throw
switches, disconnect switches, powerfactor correction capacitors, and stray
voltage isolators round out the line.
Our products have been proudly
made in the United States since 1950.
RouteSmart
Technologies, Inc. ..................245
Sean Carroll
Columbia, MD
800-977-7284
[email protected]
routesmart.com
Our routing solutions are effective
for electric, natural gas, and water
utility meter reading operations, and
allow you to visualize and improve
every detail of your routes. Visit our
booth to learn how you can reduce
mileage and overtime through route
planning and workload balancing.
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DISTRIBUTION SPECIALISTS
Building, Maintaining and Restoring
Overhead and Underground Power Systems
Team Fishel provides electric distribution installation and maintenance to rural electric
cooperatives throughout much of the United States. In fact, we’ve been delivering best quality
overhead and underground construction services to our Customers for more than 30 years.
Our wholly owned subsidiary, Team Power Group, LLC specializes in the construction and
installation of electric power transmission lines in any type of terrain across the United States.
We routinely and safely complete projects ranging from 69kV to 230kV and are fully
equipped to handle 2, 3, and 4 bundle transmission projects up to 345kV.
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Salisbury by Honeywell .......1514
John Lynch
Bolingbrook, IL
630-343-3800
[email protected]
salisburybyhoneywell.com
We are the world’s leading supplier
of electrical safety products. We
manufacture an extensive product
line that meets U.S. Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
regulations and complies with American Society for Testing and Materials and National Fire Protection Act
70E requirements, and offer complete electrical safety assessment and
training programs for the workplace.
S&C Electric Company............647
Lea Maurer
Chicago, IL
312-213-1035
[email protected]
sandc.com
Headquartered in Chicago, Ill.,
we apply our heritage of innovation
to address challenges facing the
world’s power grids and shaping the
future of reliable electricity delivery.
We continually develop new solutions to improve the efficiency and
reliability required for the intelligent
grid.
Schneider Electric .................1525
Jessica Vendegna
Fort Collins, CO
970-223-1888
[email protected]
schneider-electric.com
As a global specialist in energy management with operations in more
than 100 countries, we offer integrated solutions across multiple
market segments, including leadership positions in energy and infrastructure, industrial processes,
building automation, and data centers/networks, as well as a broad
presence in residential applications.
Schweitzer Engineering
Laboratories, Inc. (SEL).........1325
Craig Thompson
Pullman, WA
509-338-4094
[email protected]
selinc.com
We deliver systems, services, and
products that provide protection,
monitoring, control, automation,
security, communications, and
metering for electric power systems
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worldwide. Our products include a
10-year warranty.
SEDC............................................729
Troy Schake
Atlanta, GA
770-414-8400 2359
[email protected]
sedata.com
We are an industry-leading IT co-op
with 220-plus members. Our core
application, UPN, is a suite of intuitive customer information system,
billing, accounting, capital credits,
work-management, meter data management, prepaid metering, mobile
workforce, and debt-management
applications that seamlessly integrates with your business processes.
SensorLink Corporation........1530
Ken Borbe
Ferndale, WA
360-595-1000
[email protected]
sensorlink.com
We manufacture primary voltagemeter recorders and smart grid sensors. Our meters read current,
voltage, power-factor harmonics,
and micro-ohm resistance. Our
recorders collect current and powerfactor load profiles.
Sensus ......................................1221
David Stair
Raleigh, NC
256-652-0777
[email protected]
sensus.com
We are a leading clean-technology
solutions company offering smart
meters, communication systems,
software, and services for the electric, gas, and water industries. We
help utilities drive operational efficiency and customer engagement.
Service Concepts .....................847
Rachel Barker
Indianapolis, IN
317-522-4990
[email protected]
serviceconcepts.coop
Your market resource within the
electric co-op family, we explore,
evaluate, select, and negotiate highquality products and services with
the best cost and customer support
for you. We help you in reinforcing
your value to your members. When
looking for efficiency kits, home
energy savers, compact fluorescent
and light-emitting diode lighting,
and weatherization, think of us.
Sherman + Reilly, Inc..............307
Jeff McCammon
Chattanooga, TN
423-756-5300
[email protected]
sherman-reilly.com
Since 1927, we have been a partner
with the electric power and telecommunications industries, providing a
wide range of power-line and fiberoptic installation equipment and
tools that are “designed for safety
and built to last.”
Siemens......................................713
Leslie Blanchard
Wendell, NC
919-917-8045
[email protected]
usa.siemens.com
We help to meet growing energy
needs by supplying products, services, and solutions for intelligent
and flexible electrical network infrastructures, making it possible for
customers to generate and use
power efficiently and on demand.
Siemens Canada Limited........412
Richard Harada
Concord, ON
905-856-5288
[email protected]
automation.siemens.com/mcms/
automation/en/industrialcommunications/ruggedcommunication/Pages/Default.aspx
Our RuggedCom products offer
robustness and reliability that set the
standard for communication networks deployed in the harsh environments encountered in the
electric power industry. RuggedCom
products withstand extreme temperature ranges and support Zero
Packet Loss technology with International Electrotechnical Commission
61850-3 electromagnetic-interference immunity.
Slate Rock Safety...................1524
David Sterling
Medina, OH
866-783-7977, ext. 213
[email protected]
slaterocksafety.com
We are an e-commerce retailer and
distributor of safety apparel. Our
flagship site, FRSafety.com, specializes in flame-resistant clothing for the
oil and gas, electric utility, government, and manufacturing markets.
SouthData.................................1448
Marty Oliver
Mount Airy, NC
336-813-6435
[email protected]
southdata.com
We specialize in electronic and
paper billing statements, and payment and communication services.
We offer a wide range of delivery
services, including address-verification software, Intelligent Mail barcode tracking, and a certified mail
program.
Southwest Electric
Company ..................................1619
Cheryl Basel
Oklahoma City, OK
405-737-5691
[email protected]
swelectric.com
Southwest Electric was founded in
1946 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Okla. Southwest Electric
has grown to be a recognized leader
in the manufacture, redesign, and
remanufacturing of power and specialty type transformers. Our transformer facilities have over 115,000
square feet of space dedicated to
serving the needs of our many customers worldwide.
Southwire Company ................712
Kelly Hanson
Carrollton, GA
770-832-4242
[email protected]
southwire.com
We lead the industry with innovative
products that simplify installation,
saving our customers time and
money. We have the right wire and
cable solution for any commercial,
residential, industrial, or utility
application. If we do not have the
solution, we’ll design it and make it.
SPIDA Software......................1303
Tom Brandewie
Gahnna, OH
614-470-9882
[email protected]
spidasoftware.com
Our structure-analysis software,
SPIDA Calc, has revolutionized the
world of pole loading and provides
innovative solutions that aid in building a more efficient and reliable system. SPIDA Calc is used for many
applications, including line design,
inspections, and data collection.
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Solutions, Inc. ...........................951
Tammy Behrens
Waukesha, WI
262-513-5401
[email protected]
spxwaukesha.com
We are one of the largest U.S. manufacturers of power transformers and
a valued supplier of complete transformer service solutions for almost
any manufacturer’s units. We provide transformer, load-tap-changer,
and circuit-breaker components and
offer a variety of substation-applicable training classes for all skill levels.
Staples Advantage...................949
Michael Bridges
Vienna, VA
703-623-2574
[email protected]
staplesadvantage.com/nreca
As the business-to-business side of
Staples, we partner with you as a
trusted advisor and to make your
workday a little easier. Whatever you
need―office supplies, technology,
MPS, cleaning products, safety, coffee and break room provisions, furniture, print supplies, or logoed
items―we have it.
Steffes Corporation................1055
Al Takle
Dickinson, ND
701-483-5400 1116
[email protected]
steffes.com/off-peak-heating/ets.html
We are a manufacturer of gridinteractive electric thermal storage
(GETS) and load-management control devices for residential, commercial, and industrial space and
water heating. GETS provides
affordable energy storage and control for renewable integration and
grid optimization.
Survalent Technology .............526
Mike Bowdle
Keller, TX
817-337-5522
[email protected]
survalent.com
We are the oldest and most experienced independent supplier of
advanced distribution management
systems for electric, transit, renewable, and water/wastewater utilities
in North America.
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Intelligence, Inc........................420
Angelo Rizzo
Mississauga, ON
289-562-0126
angelo.rizzo@systemswith
intelligence.com
systemswithintelligence.com
We supply intelligent video solutions (physical security, asset monitoring, video automation) using
“substation-hardened” products (IP
and thermal cameras, digital video
servers, video management software,
video analytics) designed specifically
for electric utilities.
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Tait Communications ..............208
Tim Lamb
Houston, TX
281-600-5910
[email protected]
utilities.taitradio.com
Our DMR Tier 3 is the no compromise digital, trunked radio platform
for electricity utilities. It is the right
platform for building a fully connected and secure enterprise with
improved voice, data, and location
services as well as vehicle telemetry
communications.
T&D PowerSkills LLC............1451
Ryan Schenk
Alexandria, LA
318-767-5802
[email protected]
tdpowerskills.com
We are a 78-title video and workbook lineman apprenticeship training program geared to instruct
electric utility lineworkers with upto-date, safety-related work practices
and technical skills related to the
installation, maintenance, and
removal of transmission and distribution systems. All titles have been
updated to meet current federal U.S.
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration regulations. The
power-line training program is available in both instructor-led and
online configurations, and can be
customized on demand.
T&D Solutions LLC .................1414
Jon Appling
Alexandria, LA
318-290-8685
[email protected]
tdsolutions.com
We are a utility service company providing elite service for transmission,
distribution, underground residential
distribution , substation, fiber-optic,
and industrial facilities. With more
than 1,500 current team members,
we strive to be your provider of
choice for your system solutions.
We work hard to work for you.
Team Fishel ...............................644
Charles Bass
Plant City, FL
813-764-0256
[email protected]
teamfishel.com
Team Fishel provides engineering,
construction, installation, and maintenance of substation, transmission
& distribution systems. Services
include OH reconductoring, UG
cable replacement and emergency
storm response. Backed by 78-years
of service excellence, we safely
deliver projects on time and on
budget.
Tech Products, Inc...................955
Daniel D. O’Connor
Staten Island, NY
718-442-4900
[email protected]
techproducts.com
We have been providing identification products to the electric co-op
market since 1948, including distribution pole tags, transformer labels,
and substation signs. Our focus is
on the quality of our product with
great customer service. We look forward to serving you.
TenCate Protective
Fabrics ......................................1050
Celina Green
Union City, GA
770-314-8957
[email protected]
tecasafeplus.com
We develop quality fire-resistant and
arc-rated material for your personal
protection equipment. Our Tecasafe
Plus is an innovative fabric that
wicks away moisture, keeping you
cool and dry with superior protection (categories 1, 2, 3, and 4).
Tecasafe Plus now comes in knits to
keep you protected in any style you
want.
Terex Utilities .........................1238
Jim Lohan
Watertown, SD
605-882-4000
[email protected]
terexutilities.com
We are an industry leader in the
design and manufacture of digger
derricks, aerial devices, and auger
drills for the electric utility, tree
care, and electric construction
industries. We work for you, providing high-quality equipment to get
your job done efficiently.
TextPower, Inc. ......................1150
Justin Moore
San Juan Capistrano, CA
818-222-8600 1
[email protected]
textpower.com
We provide texting and software
for outage alerts, load management,
demand relief, crew callouts, prepaid low-balance alerts, and other
real-time alert needs of utilities
across the United States. We integrate with interactive voice
response, outage management, or
customer information systems for
event-triggered alerts automatically
sent to a single mobile or group.
Threaded Fasteners, Inc. .....1631
Shawn Conklan
Mobile, AL
800-345-4976
[email protected]
threadedfasteners.com
Threaded Fasteners is a national distributor andmanufacturer for the
electric utility industry. We stock:
A325 Structural Bolts, A394 Tower
Bolts, Step Bolts, Pal Nuts, Ring Fill
Washers, and much more. We manufacture: Rebar Cages, Plate Washers,
Hex Hd Bolts, Square Hd Bolts, and
Custom Anchor Bolts.
TIREBOSS Tire
Pressure Control.......................755
Ray Dykstra
Edmonton, AB
780-451-4894
[email protected]
tireboss.com
Our system allows the driver to
safely reduce and increase tire pressures while driving the vehicle. The
reduced pressure provides amazing
off-road traction, flotation, and
improved access to work sites. Our
solution provides a significant savings compared to all wheel drive.
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Townsend Corporation .........1420
John Roselle
Parker City, IN
765-468-3007
[email protected]
townsendcorporation.com
We are a leading service provider
whose core businesses include vegetation management services, line
clearance and herbicide application
for electric utilities and pipeline
companies, power-line and substation construction, custom reblending and repackaging of herbicides,
and emergency storm-restoration
services.
T&R Electric Supply Co. .......1513
Brad Relf
Colman, SD
605-684-2164
[email protected]
trelectric.com
We are “the transformer people.”
We buy, sell, rent, repair, and
deliver distribution and power transformers, along with medium- and
high-voltage switchgear. We also
provide full oil-testing services.
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Trimble Navigation ..................413
Kelsey Hughes
Huntsville, AL
256-864-3419
[email protected]
trimble.com/ufs
We provide field and office technology and productivity solutions
across the entire industry helping
companies design and implement
systems that streamline operations,
boost productivity, improve worker
safety and regulatory compliance,
and enhance emergency response
and customer service.
Twisted Pair ............................1157
Eric Souder
Seattle, WA
206-442-2101
[email protected]
twistpair.com
We are changing the way the world
communicates. Our WAVE software
and applications enable complete
communications interoperability
between different land-mobileradio (LMR) systems and extend all
LMR communications to desktop PCs,
PBX switchboards, smartphones, and
tablets for enterprise-wide push-totalk over any data network.
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throughout 31 states. Please call or
stop by our booth for a no-obligation quote.
U.S. Department
of Energy.....................................749
Randy Manion
Lakewood, CO
720-962-7423
[email protected]
wapa.gov
Stop by our booth to learn how we
lead national efforts to improve the
performance, lower the costs, and
accelerate the deployment of wind
energy technologies. Also, stop by
and get more details on our TechAdvantage 2014 utility panel “Utility
Experiences in Wind Programs:
Lessons Learned” on March 5.
UTILCO ........................................651
Richard Shank
Cincinnati, OH
513-533-6200
[email protected]
utilco.com
We are the utility division of ILSCO
Corporation, a privately held, American-owned electrical connector manufacturing company celebrating 120
years in 2014. We serve the following markets: original equipment
manufacturer, utility, distribution,
investor-owned utility, electric coop, and municipal utility.
USIC Locating
Services LLC..............................856
Edward Dubuc
Sun Prairie, WI
608-335-8945
[email protected]
usicllc.com
We are America’s leading locating
company with more than 6,000
highly trained utility locating technicians, protecting the assets of more
Utility Integration
Solutions, Inc. ...........................549
Cindy Menon
Redmond, WA
303-520-2513
[email protected]
uisol.com
We are the integration specialist
of the utility industry and a trusted
advisor to utilities for grid modernization. Our experts provide hands-
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and integration services for smart
grid, advanced metering infrastructure/meter data management, outage/demand management systems,
demand response, interoperability
standards, and asset management.
Utility Solutions, Inc................212
Aaron Wood
Hickory, NC
828-323-8914
[email protected]
utilitysolutionsinc.com
We are a designer and manufacturer
of hot-line tools and products for
the electric power industry. Come
demo our load-break tools, fiberglass hot sticks, overhead and
underground products, and rubber
goods. We are lineman driven and
field proven.
UtilX Corporation......................747
Gus Derezes
Kent, WA
253-395-0200
[email protected]
utilx.com
We are the global leader in proven
power-cable life-extension services
provided through our CableCURE
technology, powered by Dow Corning, and CableWISE system condition assessment. We have 20-plus
years of experience in the field and
have restored more than 120 million
feet of unreliable power cable.
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Valmont Newmark...................554
Chris Evans
Birmingham, AL
205-968-7200
[email protected]
valmont.com
We are your one source for steel,
concrete, hybrid, transmission, distribution, and substation powerdelivery structures. We engineer,
manufacture, and deliver the right
pole to the right place at the right
time to provide the highest quality
and most economical solutions.
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Varentec ....................................331
Andrew Dillon
San Jose, CA
408-416-6480
[email protected]
www.varentec,com
Varentec’s Grid Edge Management
Solution maximizes results in energy
conservation, VVO, and CVR. This
decentralized solution combines
field units at targeted locations that
perform Volt VAR regulation and to
monitor and optimize voltage at the
Grid Edge. Other benefits include
improved grid visibility and integration of renewable generation.
Vaughn Thermal
Corporation ..............................1056
Steven Koep
Salisbury, MA
715-248-7752
[email protected]
vaughncorp.com
long-life, high-efficiency electric
water heaters, heat pump water
heaters, and thermal storage tanks.
We produce large-capacity electric
thermal storage water heaters for
load-management and demandresponse programs across the country. We specialize in grid-enabled,
grid-responsive, and grid-interactive
applications. We also design and
manufacture digital energy controllers for off-peak water heating
and renewable energy storage.
Virginia Transformer
Corp. ............................................407
Tom Aikens
Roanoke, VA
540-345-9892
[email protected]
vatransformer.com
custom power transformers, with
expert engineering, quality manufacturing, and innovations in automation. We provide units from 300 kVA
to 100 MVA, liquid and dry-type,
serving utilities and other markets
globally with custom power transformer solutions.
VON Corporation, The ...........1402
Martin von Herrmann
Birmingham, AL
205-788-2437
[email protected]
voncorp.com
The most trusted name in high-voltage test and underground cable
fault-location equipment.
V&S Schuler
Engineering, Inc. ....................1046
Warren Nadler
Canton, OH
330-452-5200
[email protected]
vsschuler.com
An industry leader for more than
60 years, we supply rural electric
co-ops, municipal utilities, and
investor-owned utilities with galvanized and weather-steel substations,
transmission and distribution structures, and engineered substation
packaging solutions. We are American Institute of Steel Construction
and International Organization for
Standardization ISO 9000:2008–
certified.
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W.A. Kendall and
Company, Inc.............................725
Robert Williams
Lawrenceville, GA
770-963-6017
[email protected]
wakendall.com
We are a full-service vegetation management company with more than
65 years of experience in the electric
utility industry. We offer right-of-way
clearing, herbicide treatment, and
storm assistance. We have experienced consistent growth through
our guiding policy: “Satisfying every
customer.”
Wolf Tree ...................................547
Tom Wolf
Knoxville, TN
865-621-8806
[email protected]
wolftreeinc.com
We specialize in providing vegetation management services. Our
trained utility arborists help “keep
the lights on” at more than 20 electric co-ops in the eastern and central
United States. Since 1926, we have
been helping utilities improve reliability. We are a division of Davey
Tree.
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Zenith Transformer
Components...............................257
Dennis Gary
Waukesha, WI
262-522-7624
[email protected]
zenithgroupusa.com
We provide oil-filled transformer
accessories such as radiators, fans,
valves, silica gel, breathers, Buchholz
relays, and bushings. Many items are
in stock.
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Padlock Company ..................1054
Craig Stone
Marion, OH
740-382-3639 225
[email protected]
padlocks.com
We have been manufacturing solid
brass padlocks in the U.S.A. since
1860. All of our brass, weatherproof
padlocks continue to reinforce a
long-standing reputation for quality
and reliability in the industry.
Located in Marion, Ohio, since
1927, we manufacture padlocks
available keyed alike, keyed different, master keyed, and even keyed
to your manufacturer’s keys in some
situations.
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small utilities alike. No matter what task you need to
accomplish, Partner provides user-friendly tools housed in
one familiar environment.
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Key industry insights
and information from
NRECA’s Cooperative
Research Network
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Also in this
Technology Showcase:
HERE COMES THE SUN
Solutions..........................76
As solar accessibility skyrockets, NRECA’s
Cooperative Research Network looks at
how co-ops can break down barriers to
photovoltaic integration
Utility Marketplace.......80
olar is booming.
Fueled by technological advancements, economies of scale, and government incentives, the availability of photovoltaics (PVs) has soared in recent years,
while its prices have plummeted, dropping
by nearly 70 percent just since 2010.
“Solar is one of the most dynamic parts
of the electric industry at the moment, and
this is an industry that is experiencing radical
change in nearly every operational aspect,”
says Andrew Cotter, a program manager with
NRECA’s Cooperative Research Network (CRN).
“Co-ops are increasingly dealing with
issues related to solar on a daily basis, and
everything suggests this is a technology that
is going to continue to grow,” he says.
Solar’s growth is impressive on its own,
but it’s particularly poignant in the context of
the multiple barriers that still hamper installation and integration. These impediments,
Cotter says, include a lack of industry standards for scalable design and so-called soft
costs, such as insurance and financing as well
as permitting, interconnection, and inspection, where some 18,000 local jurisdictions
and more than 5,000 utilities set rules for installing PV and connecting it to the grid.
“Soft costs can account for more than
60 percent of the total cost of PV systems,”
Cotter says, “and the consumer can be left
to navigate all the potential roadblocks and
unforeseen expenses along the way.”
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Plug-n-Play project, a five-year U.S. DOE
initiative aimed at designing low-cost,
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code-compliant solar systems that can be
set up quickly and connected to the power
grid safely. The project is being hosted by
North Carolina State University’s FREEDM
Systems Center and has been underwritten
by a $9 million DOE grant.
Team members include technology firm
ABB, the NC Solar Center, Isofoton (a PV
module manufacturer), the University of
Toledo, Quanta Technology, and Wake Electric Cooperative. They are working with standards organizations, electric utilities, building
and electrical inspectors, and consumers to
develop common panel-mounting systems,
communication technologies, electrical
wiring schemes, and automated permitting
platforms. The ultimate goal, Cotter says, is
to decrease current solar soft costs―which
are roughly $2.50 per watt―by half or more.
Don Bowman, manager of engineering for
Youngsville, N.C.-based Wake Electric, says the
co-op had two key reasons for participating in
the grant program: maintaining strong relationships with members and being a participant,
not a spectator, in industry-changing research.
MEET A MAG MEMBER:
BRAD ROCKWELL
It may be true that no man is an island. But some co-ops’ service territories
are. And the folks who work for them bring a special perspective to electric
utility operations.
Brad Rockwell, power supply manager for Kaua’i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) in Lihue, Hawaii, has 15 years of power generation experience,
10 of them at KIUC. And his expertise is playing a leading role in the co-op’s push to reach 50 percent reliance on supply-side renewables by 2023, with much of it coming from the sun.
“Since Kaua’i is an island with no interconnection, a small load, and relatively high percentage
of solar, we are at the tip of the spear,” Rockwell says.
After six years on the Generation, Fuels & Environment Member Advisory Group (MAG) for
NRECA’s Cooperative Research Network (CRN), Rockwell has recently moved to CRN’s Renewable
Energy MAG.
“I see my role as a key contributor to providing lessons learned,” he explains. “I see the overall
benefits of the MAG to the general co-op population being quite substantial, if people take advantage
of it. The MAG members work hard to continuously investigate emerging technologies to stay current,
promote technologies that prove worthwhile for co-ops, and are seasoned experts who have been on
the front lines of installing and learning from renewable energy.”
“We know the price points are going to
come down, and it’s going to be a lot more
feasible for consumers,” he says. “We don’t
want to be a roadblock by slowing the process.
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One of our goals is to get the installation time
down to a single day and ensure that our required interconnection agreement and the inspection don’t create unnecessary delays.”
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SUNDA
nother large-scale solar initiative from
CRN is its Solar Utility Network Deployment Acceleration, or SUNDA,
project. Kicked off in October 2013, its goal
is to identify and mitigate barriers to PV deployment at co-ops.
For the project, CRN is partnering with
the National Rural Utility Cooperative Finance
Corporation (CFC), Federated Rural Electric
Insurance Exchange (Federated), PowerSecure International, and 15 electric co-ops.
“Our team reflects the reality that financing and insurance are just as important
to the success of a solar project as engineering and technology,” says Doug Danley, technical liaison and consultant to NRECA on
renewable and distributed energy. “We’re
charting new territory with this.”
Funding for SUNDA includes a $3.6 million grant from DOE’s SunShot Initiative and
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$1.2 million shared among the project partners. A total of 23 MW of solar generation,
ranging from 250 kW to 5 MW, will be installed at electric co-op sites across the country―and not just in states known for solar
resources.
Federated will help with identifying risk
factors like vendor insurance management,
safety, and loss prevention.
“We also were asked to provide model
insurance specifications to use as a template
for the co-ops’ insurance-buying decisions,”
adds William West, Federated’s vice president
of underwriting.
CFC is developing scalable financing solutions tailored to co-ops’ unique not-for-profit
structure, including ways to maximize federal
and state tax incentives for solar projects. And
technology vendor PowerSecure (powersecure
.com) will create detailed design templates.
Co-ops participating in the collaboration
are Anza Electric Cooperative (California);
Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation
(North Carolina); CoServ Electric (Texas); Eau
Claire Energy Cooperative (Wisconsin); Great
River Energy (Minnesota); Green Power Electric
Membership Corporation (Georgia); Maquoketa Valley Rural Electric Cooperative (Iowa);
North Arkansas Electric Cooperative (Arizona);
Oneida-Madison Electric Cooperative (New
York); Owen Electric Cooperative (Kentucky);
Pedernales Electric Cooperative (Texas); Sandhills Utility Services (North Carolina); Sussex
REC (New Jersey); Tri-State Generation &
Transmission Association (Colorado); and Vermont Electric Cooperative (Vermont).
Mark Stallons, president/CEO of Owen
Electric, based in Owenton, Ky., says SUNDA
will help his co-op learn more about solar
design and lowering costs and will also give
insights into how willing co-op members are
to bear the costs of solar.
“The common perception is that the
price for solar power is too high and that
members do not want to pay for it,” Stallons
says. “But we’ve surveyed our members and
discovered our largest member segment classifies as ‘actively green,’ comprising about
23 percent of membership. Another 20 percent falls into the ‘conveniently green’ market segment. The SUNDA project will help
us validate the survey through member subscription and determine if the participation
rate justifies a particular-size solar array.”
SUNDA is helping Eau Claire Energy in
Fall Creek, Wis., evaluate a 1-MW solar installa-
tion to its headquarters. President/CEO Lynn
Thompson says the project will help the co-op
devise a way to provide solar to members who
want it without increasing costs for those who
don’t. “Some members are interested only in
the least-cost means of providing their energy
needs. Balancing these priorities without shifting cost is our foremost goal.”
Anza Electric, based in Anza, Calif., had
good experience with a 17-kW solar-farm
project. “We sold the subscriptions out
within 20 minutes at our annual meeting,”
says General Manager Kevin Short.
Short sees solar and other distributed
generation (DG) as transformational technologies for the electric utility industry, particularly
regarding reliability. “Increased deployment
of DG along with storage capability, will lead
to the eventual development of microgrids
that could also reduce outage times,” he says.
“More than 95 percent of our outage time
last year was due to our transmission path,
wheeled through an investor-owned utility’s
territory, which was totally out of our control.
Microgrids offer a possible solution.”
For the SUNDA project, Anza Electric
will add another 1-MW solar array.
“CRN has a great team, and we’re very
excited about helping make the [solar installation] process easier and more cost effective
for not just our members, but consumers
across the nation,” Short says.
In addition to standards, designs, and
templates, CRN’s Danley says training programs for all co-ops is another major SUNDA
goal. “All of the tools we develop will be available to all the co-ops very early,” he says. “The
tools will be tailored to co-op engineers, directors, CEOs and CFOs, and to the entire co-op
community. This is a four-year project, but we
will start rolling out the training in 2014 and
updating it throughout the project.”
Eau Claire Energy’s Thompson says it’s
important for co-ops to plan for solar now to
avoid having to play catch-up down the road.
“Solar will continue to be a disruptive
technology to the way we have always done
business,” he says. “Each co-op needs to strategically address their unique circumstances and
develop business plans to respond to the
rapidly changing environment.” I
Visit REmagazine.coop to read a CRN TechSurveillance article titled “The Changing
Cost of Solar Power: Financing Options for
Electric Cooperatives.”
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DATA DILEMMA
By John Vanvig
Proper planning helped two co-ops
implement scalable communication
solutions
n the earliest days of the rural electric program, when an electric co-op’s main job was
pushing charged electrons out to the end of
the line, bringing information from the fringes
of a distribution system back to the front office
was a fairly simple process. Members read their
own meters and either mailed their consumption figures in or dropped off a card on their
way into town. Meter readers would eventually
assume the task, but the data would still come
in as numbers scrawled by hand into logbooks.
After a bad storm, days or even weeks could go
by before the line chief would get a letter from
an outlying member politely asking when the
lights might come back on.
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Back then, that was the extent of socalled data backhaul.
Now, as co-ops across the country continue to pioneer methods for making their
grids smarter, delivering information back to
the office has become both easier and more
complicated. Things like advanced metering
infrastructure (AMI), remote connect-disconnect capability, load control, and conservation
voltage reduction programs have enormous
operational benefits. But they all depend on
co-ops having fast, reliable, and high-capacity
channels to move data back and forth.
Anxious decisions
hoosing and setting up such a communications system is a process fraught
with anxious decisions about cost and
capacity, balancing current needs with future
possibilities, and the ever-present possibility
of making an expensive, time-consuming
mistake.
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Don Bowman, manager of engineering
at Wake Electric Membership Corporation
in Youngsville, N.C., has found a platform
he says takes some of the uncertainty out of
the process: the Smart Grid Communications
Assessment Tool (SG-CAT) from Siemens
(usa.siemens.com/metering).
“Siemens came to us and said they’d
like to work with Wake EMC,” Bowman recalls. “They wanted to examine what it would
take―given the many hills and trees so
prevalent in our territory―to do what we
wanted to do with the smart grid.”
When he joined Wake EMC about four
years ago, Bowman says, the co-op was just
getting its smart grid upgrades under way.
It had a metering network from Sensus
(sensus.com) that could move it beyond
AMI into voltage reduction, fault location
and isolation, and Supervisory Control and
Data Acquisition capabilities.
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“Clevest had a preconfigured solution with best practice templates that simplified the management of
this type of large-scale project. Based on the company’s well-established implementation methodology
and impressive track record with other utilities, we were confident that the solution would help us
effectively manage our AMI project and consistently capture the huge volumes of data it involves so
that we could deliver the operational benefits to our co-op and members.”
- Kirk A. Girard, Director of Finance, Prairie Land Electric Cooperative
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The co-op also had sufficient cell and
radio capacity to handle its immediate requirements. But Bowman worried that with
new utility applications constantly coming
down the pike, a more robust communications infrastructure would be key to realizing
the co-op’s future plans.
“A lot of the ideas we wanted to pursue
were in the ‘nice-to-do’ category, but not all
of them were mission-critical,” he says. “Once
we determined that a technology not only
worked but was soon to become mission-crit-
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ical, we had to decide whether we wanted
to build our own communications infrastructure. But I definitely did not want to build
a network based on one application―I’d
be rebuilding my telecom network every
time I wanted to add something to it.”
Siemens’ SG-CAT, which combines a
needs assessment with terrain models and
an inventory of existing and potential communications facilities, seemed tailor-made
for Wake EMC’s situation.
“The smart grid is a complex ecosystem
with no magic bullet for the communications
infrastructure,” says Amar Patel, principal
consultant in Siemens’ smart grid unit. “Simulating and analyzing a utility’s specific environment and its application and technology
choices is the only way to determine, with
any precision, vital conclusions.”
The assessment Siemens conducted for
Wake EMC two years ago led the co-op to
implement a WiMAX communication system.
“It works as the model predicted it
would,” Bowman says. The assessment “was
a good thing to do. It gave us confidence
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and a report we could show to our board
that told us we’d be making a safe investment by going this route.”
San Patricio Electric
t San Patricio Electric Cooperative in
south Texas, Juliet Calvert struggled
with the same thorny problem as
Wake EMC. Based in Sinton, between San
Antonio and Corpus Christi, the 11,000meter co-op was ready to upgrade its metering system.
But as San Patricio Electric’s technology
& accounting services manager, Calvert
recognized that the power-line communications technology supporting its old system
wouldn’t handle the far more frequent interval metering and the remote connect-disconnect capabilities she wanted.
She turned to another co-op, the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative
(NRTC) based in Herndon, Va., for help.
NRTC was already representing her co-op
in its efforts to upgrade to Sensus advanced
meters.
A
“We needed a faster way of delivering
data,” Calvert recounts. “In order to get better information, NRTC worked with Sensus
on a radio system.”
NRTC also helped the co-op work out
a deal with its generation and transmission
co-op (G&T), Nursery-based South Texas
Electric Cooperative, to mount antennas on
the G&T’s towers, providing the coverage
San Patricio needed.
“We’re piggybacking on our G&T’s system because we have such an enormous
amount of data,” Calvert explains.
“We collaborated with her and the G&T
to identify the tower locations for the infrastructure and to actually deploy the infrastructure,” says Ed Drew, NRTC’s vice president of utility solutions. “That’s what we do:
identify what smart grid solution needs they
might have and how we can achieve them.”
NRTC dispatches business and project
managers to help co-ops navigate their way
through the complicated assessment, selection, and deployment processes, and then
aggregates requirements of several co-ops
at a time to give them a stronger bargaining
position. It’s a business service reminiscent
of the first G&Ts in the early days of the rural
electric program, Drew notes.
Calvert says such service makes NRTC
a valuable partner as San Patricio moves further toward the smart grid. Her small co-op,
she says, might have trouble just getting the
attention of a company like multinational industry giant Sensus.
“But NRTC has bundled us all up,” she
says. “They’re the value-added reseller; they
help us do the installation, get the equipment. And you can do a whole lot more
when you get two-way communications.”
It’s a pretty good business niche to
be in, Drew says. “And it’s just ramping up.
I probably have close to a hundred co-ops
looking at Sensus right now. In more than
10 years of experience, I have not seen this
level of co-op interest before.”
Calvert said NRTC’s assistance helps
her feel more secure heading into the smart
grid world. “It gives us a sense of comfort.
We co-ops like to stick together.” ■
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ELECTRONICS,
INC.
WEATHER SENSORS
Industrial-grade weather sensors
from Texas Electronics, Inc.,
automatically provide high-quality, reliable analog or digital input directly into utility operating
systems. Texas Electronics offers
individual gauges or packaged
weather stations designed to fit
applications where precise
weather data is required. All
equipment is protected by corrosion-resistant enamel coatings
and meets National Weather Service requirements. Timely, accurate weather information helps
utilities avoid penalties for inaccurate power predictions and
maximize system-load-carrying
capability.
Contact: Texas Electronics, Inc.,
Dallas, Texas, 800-424-5651,
214-631-2490; fax 214-631-4218;
[email protected];
texaselectronics.com.
OUTAGES IN
THE FIELD
Using a real-time network connection, Partner Complete and
Mobile Outage from Partner
Software ties field units and office staff together without leaving
the Partner Map Viewer or a util80
ity’s outage management system
(OMS). Designed for geographically displaying, editing, and
sharing outage data, Partner
Complete and Mobile Outage
enables field workers to push
data such as cause codes and
outage statuses directly into a
utility’s OMS, providing more
efficient OMS updates and faster
outage-restoration details.
Contact: Partner Software,
Athens, Ga., 800-964-1833;
[email protected];
partnersoft.com.
AERIAL DEVICE
The Terex Utilities, Inc., HiRanger TM100 non-over-center,
telescoping material handling
aerial device now includes decreased travel height and lower
overall weight. These enhancements support installation on
standard factory trucks, including
a 6-ft.-by-6-ft. chassis. New outriggers and a subframe configuration reduce vehicle weight and
increase payload capacity. The
PARTNER
SOFTWARE
TM100 aerial device is designed
to achieve 90 degrees of lowerboom articulation, 100 ft. of
working height, and 51 ft. of side
reach. The TM100 has a category
“C” rating.
Contact: Terex Utilities, Inc.,
Watertown, S.D., 800-982-8975,
605-882-4000; fax 605-882-1842;
[email protected];
[email protected];
terexutilities.com.
CONDUCTOR GAUGE
Hubbell Power Systems, Inc.,
introduces a full-range conductor gauge in its Chance brand
line of tools. This lightweight
aluminum tool has a universal
fitting for mounting on a hot
stick to quickly and easily measure many conductor sizes.
Multiple scales on the gauge
demark copper, ACSR, AAAC,
and AAAC/ASC conductors in
several ranges. A protective storage case is included.
Contact: Hubbell Power Systems, Inc., Centralia, Mo., 573-
HUBBELL
POWER
SYSTEMS,
INC.
682-5521; fax 573-682-8714;
[email protected];
hubbellpowersystems.com.
SMART SENSOR
The Cooper Power Systems,
Inc., division of Eaton launches
the GridAdvisor Series II smart
sensor, designed to improve outage management and capacitor
bank monitoring while providing
real-time, critical system information. The GridAdvisor Series II
smart sensor identifies directional fault targeting, detects capacitor bank fuse failure, and
provides real-time line monitoring using distributed network
protocol 3 (DNP3). The device is
designed to save operation and
maintenance costs and improve
reliability by reducing drive time.
Contact: Cooper Power Systems,
Inc., Waukesha, Wis., 262-5243300; fax 262-524-3319; gillian
[email protected]; cooperpower
.com.
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Tim Buzby, CEO, Farmer Mac
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ENERGY STORAGE
The Electric Power Research
Institute has completed an extensive revision and update to
the Electricity Storage Handbook, sponsored in part by
NRECA. The revised Electricity
Storage Handbook is a how-to
guide for the planning and implementation of energy-storage
projects and includes a discussion of stationary storage systems that use flywheels, compressed air energy storage, and
pumped hydropower. The handbook can be obtained by going
to sandia.gov/ess/publications/
SAND2013-5131.pdf.
Contact: Electric Power Research Institute, 705-595-2506;
[email protected]; epri.com.
THE VON
CORP.
locations, and fault locations
with distances to each. Radar is
contained within the case to allow all-weather operations. A
simple two-step operation displays results on an LCD screen
that is visible in bright light.
Contact: The VON Corp., Birmingham, Ala., 205-788-2437;
fax 205-780-4015; voncorp@
voncorp.com; voncorp.com.
DISTRIBUTION RELAY
FAULT LOCATOR
The SST15-832 Compact Sectionalizer/Fault Locator from The
VON Corp. provides full-featured cable fault location and
sectionalizing for primary cable
faults. The compact unit, which
is less than 70 lb., comes with a
built-in handcart. An auto-analyze feature automatically marks
the end of cables, transformer
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signed with a 19-in. rack mount,
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A member of the ABB Relion
product family, the REF615R
uses the International Electrotechnical Commission 61850
standard for communication
and interoperability of substation automation devices. The
same form and fit plus wirealike features yield significant
cost savings and reduce installation time. The REF615R feeder
protection and control relay offers standard distribution relay
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functionalities plus several additional
features.
Contact: ABB Media Relations, Cary, N.C.,
919-807-5743; [email protected];
abb.us.
LINEMEN GLOVES
Designed by linemen, The Power Gripz
LLC gloves are tested and proven to provide
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weather conditions without compromising
hand dexterity and safety. Silicon-based grip
material extends across the palm for a secure
grip on tool handles and gear. The Velcro
adjustment strap with a non-conducting ring
provides easy on and off while limiting arcflash burns from metal buckles.
Contact: The Power Gripz LLC, Ridgeville,
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creased cantilever strength of up to
92,000 in.-lb. and expanded overvoltage protection. Polymer-housed surge
arresters protect against repeated
high-energy switching surges and
provide reliable protection for substation
equipment, capacitor banks, multiple lines,
and cable circuits.
Contact: Cooper Power Systems, Inc., Waukesha, Wis., 262-5243300; fax 262-5243319; michael
.petrasek@
bm.com;
cooperpower
.com.
COOPER
POWER
SYSTEMS
ARRESTERS
The Cooper Power Systems, Inc., division
of Eaton announces the addition of the UXL
family of high-strength arresters as part of its
existing UltraSIL polymer-housed surge-arrester portfolio. The UXL family features in-
PARTIAL DISCHARGE DETECTOR
HAEFELY HIPOTRONICS announces the DDX9121b partial discharge (PD) detector. The
DDX9121b is modular and fits a wide range of PD detection applications using from one to
nine measuring inputs simultaneously. Traditional partial discharges (according to International Electrotechnical Commission 60270) or radio interference voltage measurement are
covered, and pass-fail testing is also possible to advance phase-resolution-time analysis. The
DDX9121b is equipped with digital filters that allow the measurement frequency band to
be shifted to a less-noisy range.
Contact: HAEFELY HIPOTRONICS, Brewster, N.Y., 845-230-9216; mduplessis@hipotronics
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I MANAGER OF OPERATIONS
Howard Electric Cooperative (HEC) is
looking for a Manager of Operations to
join our team in rural Central Missouri
in 2014. This senior management position will manage and direct all aspects
of the construction, operations, maintenance, and engineering functions of
the cooperative’s distribution systems.
HEC is a member-owned electric cooperative based in Fayette, Mo., with a
service area covering Howard County,
along with portions of Randolph, Boone,
and Chariton counties. Fayette has
excellent schools, is the home of Central Methodist University, and sits just
30 minutes northwest of Columbia, Mo.
This rural location offers an abundance
of hunting, fishing, and boating along
with golfing, the Katy Trail, and other
outside activities. People come to the
area to raise their families or just retire
because of the great community feel,
location, education, and health services.
The 30-minute drive to Columbia allows
quick access to Division 1 sporting
events, shopping, and fine dining. HEC
offers an excellent retirement plan
through NRECA, competitive benefit
programs, and a competitive salary
commensurate with qualifications.
This competitive benefit program includes company paid: medical, longterm disability, group life insurance,
401(k) plan, pension plan, and cooperative provided vehicle. The successful
candidate should have a minimum of
eight years of increasingly responsible
experience in electric utility system
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31, 2014.
■ GENERAL MANAGER
Coleman County Electric Cooperative is
seeking qualified candidates for General
Manager. Our GM will retire May 1, 2014.
Candidates should have a minimum of
10 years utility experience, preferably
within the rural electric program. Five
years management experience and a
bachelor's degree in an appropriate field
are preferred, but not required. The
board will consider candidates with
broad utility management experience
including such areas as finance, operation, engineering, and member communications. The successful candidate will
have excellent people and communications skills—both oral and written as
well as supervisory and proven leadership ability and strong commitment to
the “cooperative principles.” The ability
to work with a member-elected Board
of Directors is a key element. Must be
able to use basic office equipment, analyze data, reports, developing plans,
procedures, and goals. The candidate
should complement a strong strategic
planning background and the ability and
desire to represent the cooperative in
local, state, regional, and national organizations. Coleman County Electric Cooperative is a member-owned cooperative
servicing west central Texas. The cooperative has 31 employees serving approximately 8,650 meters, 4,400 members and around 3,772 miles of distribution line. The annual revenue is around
$12 million and total utility plant of
$35 million. CCEC has an equity level at
56 percent. CCEC receives it wholesale
power from Golden Spread G&T, and
are also members of NRECA and CFC.
The cooperative headquarters is located in a small community in Coleman,
Texas, with a population of nearly 4,900.
CCEC is located 52 miles southeast of
Abilene, Texas. There is hunting, fishing, boating, and golf. CCEC is an Equal
Employment Employer and offers an
excellent retirement plan and dental
through NRECA and Blue Cross and
Blue Shield for Medical. The annual
salary for the GM will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Applications and job description may
be attained by contacting Renee
Brown at Coleman County Electric Cooperative at 325-625-9923, or renee@
colemanelectric.org. Applications packets are to include a cover letter, application, resume, along with 3 business
references and 2 personal references.
This information can be submitted to
[email protected] or by mail
to Renee Brown, Executive Assistant,
Coleman County Electric Cooperative,
Inc., P.O. Box 860, Coleman, TX 76834.
All submissions must be received by
March 1, 2014. ■
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of NRECA’s first Department of General
Counsel, managing a staff of 40 professionals that includes 10 attorneys. “Rich has
a depth of legal, energy, and regulatory
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announcing Meyer’s promotion. “In this
new capacity, he will be an excellent resource both to the people at NRECA and
to our members.”
Four decades of dedicated service to
rural electrification came to a close with the
recent retirement of Rich Larochelle as
senior vice president of corporate relations
at National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation (CFC; service), Dulles,
Va. Larochelle’s industry career began at the
Rural Electrification Administration, the pre-
decessor to today’s Rural Utilities Service.
He joined NRECA in 1984 and was the association’s legislative director when he moved
to CFC in 1996. “In all of these organizations, I have worked with exceptional and
dedicated people,” he wrote in announcing
his retirement decision. “I don’t think that
there are better, more honest, or more
down-to-earth people anywhere in the world
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owned by them.”
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mployees at Southern Maryland Electric
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their bikes, swung their golf clubs, and
enlisted the co-op’s vendors and suppliers
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the co-op’s community. “Working together
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Richard Jarboe, the co-op’s supply-chain director. “We work hard, we enjoy the event,
and local organizations―along with the clients
they serve―receive the benefits.” Natalie
Brown, SMECO community relations specialist, added, “We are especially grateful to business partners who donated thousands of dollars. We hope to raise even more money for
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meant a lot to the three shelters who got it,
according to the executive director of one.
“This contribution says a lot about SMECO, its
employees, and how the co-op cares about the
community and what its residents need,” said
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the gathered crowd of members and their
families and friends began a new era in the
rural areas of Otsego County.”
Powers quoted a newspaper article that
captured the historical significance of that
day: “They’re dairy farmers mostly. On their
rich meadowlands graze fine herds of Holsteins and Guernseys. Twenty, thirty, even
fifty milk cows to the herd. Once they milked
them by hand without too much difficulty.
Families were large, labor was plentiful. But
then their sons and hired men went off to
war, or else were drained into the smoking
war industries that dot the Mohawk Valley.
Then these farmers, their wives, and their little ones tried to do the job alone. They
milked long after dark settled down over
their quiet hills. They pumped water and carried it to thirsty, demanding cattle until the
job became a torment. Now they will have
electricity. Electricity to milk their cows and
pump their water. Electricity to cool the milk
and turn their grindstones, and make one
man’s labor serve the work of two.”
Otsego Electric’s energization ceremony
was filmed by a cameraman from “The March
of Time,” a Time, Inc., newsreel series seen
by millions of American moviegoers between
1935 and 1951. Forty-nine years later in 1993,
co-op Field Representative Buddy Brunt was
meeting with the town supervisor of Richfield
about a new service when the conversation
turned to the co-op’s early years. The official
told Brunt he had seen the footage while he
was stationed in the Philippines during the
war. Not knowing what topics would be covered in “The March of Time” when he walked
into the theater, he was astonished when he
recognized people from back home in Otsego
County, including his high school band,
which played at the ceremony.
Today, Otsego Electric serves Richfield,
Hartwick, and more than two dozen other
small towns and villages in four counties.
Hartwick is only a few miles south of Cooperstown, site of the Baseball Hall of Fame. ■
―Frank K. Gallant
See this month’s Plugged In column for a
short profile of Otsego Electric.
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Sandy Washington of Lifestyles of Maryland,
a facility for homeless men. Also at SMECO,
Brian Lazarchick, occupational safety compliance manager at Southern Maryland Electric
Cooperative, Hughesville, Md., has been recognized by the National Safety Council as one of
its Rising Stars of Safety. Lazarchick was one of
40 rising stars honored at the council’s recent
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safety and safer workplaces.
Six Pennsylvania co-op board members
earned their stripes from NRECA’s demanding
training and certification programs recently.
New Credentialed Cooperative Directors are
Angela Joines, Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative, Wysox; and Corey Brumbaugh, Valley
Rural Electric Cooperative, Huntingdon. Accepting their Board Leadership certificates were
Jack Sheffer, Northwestern Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Cambridge Springs; and
James Harteis, Robert Neese, and Rick
Shope, REA Energy Cooperative, Ind.
Staffers at Southside Electric Cooperative, Crewe, Va., saluted six of their linemen
co-workers when they returned from the recent International Lineman’s Rodeo World
Championship competition in Bonner
Springs, Kan. Brad Ashwell, Troy Burgess,
and Kinte Robinson represented Southside
Electric in the journeyman division, while
Blake Poindexter, Trevor Robertson, and
Brandon Rust carried the co-op’s flag in the
apprentice competition.
The retirement of one senior veteran and
the departure of another at Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative, Chase City, Va., resulted in a
reorganization of the top management structure at the co-op―and promotions for several
other longtime Mecklenburg staffers. Mike
Heffinger retired as the co-op’s vice president
of engineering & operations after 32 years on
the staff, while Brian Mosier resigned as vice
president of business development to take a
post with the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware
Association of Electric Cooperatives (statewide), Glen Allen, Va. In the resulting staff
shifts, David Lipscomb, a 24-year Mecklenburg Electric employee and vice president of
district services, was named vice president of
member & energy services. B.J. Seamans
takes over as vice president of engineering &
operations after 10 years with the co-op, most
recently as a planning electrical engineer. Two
other veterans were named to new posts reporting to Seamans: Brian Woods as director
of engineering and Robert Lankford as director of operations. “I am very proud that we
have outstanding employees here who work
hard to position themselves for opportunities
as they arise, and that we are able to fill job
vacancies at the cooperative from within with
candidates who take a second seat to no one,
including outside candidates,” observed John
Lee Jr., president & CEO.
The Northeast Public Power Association
(service), Sturbridge, Mass., has presented its
Carol A. Tracey Customer Service Award to
Lisa Sheehy, consumer accounting/credit
supervisor at New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, Plymouth, N.H. Dena DeLucca, the
co-op’s vice president & CFO, nominated
Sheehy for the award. “It is not always easy
to balance the needs of the business with
the needs of the consumer, particularly when
dealing with credit or collection issues,”
DeLucca wrote. “Lisa handles it all seemingly
effortlessly, always looking for ways to help
members and sustain the business.” Sheehy,
DeLucca noted, is also an active volunteer for
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local service efforts, including a fundraiser for
an injured lineworker and distributing food
at a mobile pantry sponsored by New Hampshire Electric.
After a 30-year career with Union Power
Cooperative in Monroe, N.C., Tony Herrin,
the co-op’s executive vice president & general
manager, will retire in the spring after holding the top staff position since 2002. The
board has appointed the current assistant
general manager, Greg Andress, to take over
as executive vice president & general manager upon Herrin’s retirement. Andress
joined Union Power in 2011 after more than
a decade with NRECA.
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he staff got the credit when York Electric Cooperative, York, S.C., scored
among the top utilities in the nation
on the recent American Customer Satisfaction
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would like to commend all of them for their
commitment to member service excellence.
They are a very special group that really does
care about those we serve. And member service, next to safety, is our highest priority.”
Fairfield Electric Cooperative, Blythewood, S.C., teamed up with a local middle
school recently on a commemorative treeplanting ceremony to celebrate 10 years of
green power development in the state. “The
key to the green power program’s success has
been the participation of South Carolinians
across the state,” declared Douglas Payne,
the co-op’s vice president of member &
strategic services. “I want to thank our cooperative’s members who have made the decision to purchase green power and support
the expansion of renewable energy in South
Carolina.” It’s an investment in the future,
added Mike Garity, principal at Leslie M.
Stover Middle School. “It is our responsibility
to educate our young people concerning the
benefits and opportunities associated with
green power,” he said.
Shannon Reynolds has joined the staff
at Flint Energies, Reynolds, Ga., as the co-op’s
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newest member services representative.
Reynolds, who brings more than 12 years of
customer service experience to her new post,
has worked as a contract staffer at the co-op
handling fleet data, accounting, and executive
assistant duties.
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early four decades of dedicated service
to South Mississippi Electric Power
(G&T),
Hattiesburg,
will draw to
a close this
month with the
retirement of
Assistant General Manager
Marcus Ware.
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production manager before taking the assistant general manager’s post in 2004.
Baldwin County Electric Membership
Corporation, Summerdale, Ala., suffered
“a great loss” with the recent passing of
Thomas Bradley, vice chairman of the
co-op’s board. A 15-year member of the coop’s board, who spent five years as its vice
chairman, Bradley had also represented
Baldwin Electric on the boards of PowerSouth Energy Cooperative (G&T), Andalusia,
Ala., and the Alabama Rural Electric Association (statewide), Montgomery. “Tom
Bradley’s passing is a great loss for Baldwin
EMC and also our community,” mourned
Ernest “Bucky” Jakins Jr., CEO. “His dedication and leadership will be sadly missed
by all those who were blessed to know him
and work with him.”
Hickman-Fulton Counties Rural Electric
Cooperative Corporation, Hickman, Ky.,
saluted four of its board members when they
recently received their Credentialed Cooperative Director certificates from NRECA. Ralph
Wayne Adams, Vercel Bryant, Jerry Graham, and David Kimbell all completed the
rigorous training required under the NRECA
program.
Thomas Davis has been named as
the new vice president of administrative
services at Big Rivers Electric Corporation
(G&T), Henderson, Ky. Davis takes over
from James Haner, who retired recently.
Other recent retirements at Big Rivers Electric include David Crockett as vice president of system operations and Mike
Thompson as manager of power supply
& market operations.
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urt Krajniak took his mother’s place
when Bernice Krajniak retired after
15 years of service on the board of
Presque Isle Electric & Gas Cooperative,
Onaway, Mich., during the co-op’s recent
annual meeting. Robert Wegmeyer and
Raymond Wozniak were re-elected. The
co-op’s CFO, meanwhile, prevailed in an
election of his own―for mayor of nearby
Rogers City, Mich. Tom Sobeck, who had
been serving as a member of the city council, got nearly 1,000 votes to move into the
mayor’s chair. “I am humbled by the level
of support the citizens of Rogers City have
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shown me,” he said. “I look forward to
working very hard for the next two years
to meet their expectations.”
Cloverland Electric Cooperative, Sault
Ste. Marie, Mich., announced two recent
promotions and a new hire. Cory Wilson
moved up to manager of member services,
succeeding DeJay Bumstead, who retired
after 27 years with the co-op. Roger Line
took over as hydro plant manager from
Brent Belleau, whose retirement closed
out a 40-year Cloverland Electric career. And
Ben Forejt signed on as the hydro plant’s
new electrician, succeeding 26-year co-op veteran Mike Babcock.
Dan VanSlembrouck has been named
technical services manager at Wolverine
Power Supply Cooperative (G&T), Cadillac,
Mich. He’s been with the G&T for nearly
30 years. And Jeremy Fortier, a Wolverine
Power lineman for more than five years, has
taken over as its instrumentation & communications technician in Boyne City. Also at
Wolverine Power, Environmental Services
Specialist Laura Hoisington called on both
her professional expertise and her rural upbringing to caution federal regulators about
emission standards for existing power plants
during a recent Environmental Protection
Agency listening session in Chicago. Co-op
consumers, she pointed out, rely on coalfired power plants to sustain their quality of
life. She explained that she grew up in a
home served by HomeWorks Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Portland, Mich., “so I know
what growing up in rural Michigan means.
Rural families like mine are stewards of their
land and very concerned with their environment.” However, she added, rural families are
also concerned about electric rates―and having a voice in decisions that affect their lives.
“We respectfully ask the EPA to recognize the
unique characteristics of electric co-ops and
to work with us on a fair solution,” Hoisington concluded.
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culture of successful and
dedicated service by our employees in providing service
for our member/owners,”
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ears, according to Marion Chesnut, chairman. “We are confident that Bob will serve
our member/owners well and that he is the
right person to lead our cooperative into
the future,” Chesnut said.
A new Certified Loss Control Professional is on the job at the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives (statewide), Springfield. Mary Zitek, safety/education services
coordinator in the association’s Training &
Safety Department, recently completed the
demanding coursework and tests required for
certification under a program jointly sponsored by NRECA and the National Utility
Training & Safety Education Association.
Marion Denger, who presides over the
boards of both Prairie Energy Cooperative,
Clarion, Iowa, and the Iowa Association of
Electric Cooperatives (statewide), Des
Moines, accepted NRECA’s Regional Service
Award recently from Jo Ann Emerson, CEO
of the national association. “Marion’s passion
for grassroots activity and constant education
about new technology sets an example co-op
leaders should follow nationwide,” Emerson
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declared. “He is a tireless advocate, and we’re
so thankful for his leadership.”
Three familiar faces are no longer to be
seen at Corn Belt Power Cooperative (G&T),
Humboldt, Iowa―their recent retirements
closed out nearly three-quarters of a century
of combined service. Coleen Davis joined
the staff as a file clerk in 1973 and, except
for less than five years with the local Chamber of Commerce, has been there ever since.
Safety Coordinator Mike Anderson had
been with Corn Belt Power for 20 years, and
Jim Fevold spent 19 years as a custodian at
the G&T.
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ACADEMIC HONOR
he Power Line Department at Mitchell
(S.D.) Technical Institute showed its
thanks in a special way when Wayne
Sterkel, general manager at Lacreek Electric
Association, Martin, S.D., retired from the department’s power line construction & maintenance advisory board recently. Sterkel, who
had served on the panel for 18 years, received a unique wood sculpture depicting a
pole and transformer from department head
Mike Puetz. Matt Hotzler, general manager
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at H-D Electric Cooperative, Clear Lake, S.D.,
took Sterkel’s place on the advisory board.
A new president wields the gavel during
board meetings at Northern Electric Cooperative, Bath, S.D., after Gary Sharp reached his
term limit and retired from the board. Victor
Gross moved up from vice president to succeed Sharp at the head of the table, and
Mike McHugh took over the vice presidency.
Sharp’s wife, Donna Sharp, newly elected
to the board to take her husband’s spot, was
named secretary, and Wayne Holtz was reelected treasurer. Two of the co-op’s other
board members―Victor Fishbach and Randy
Kienow―recently earned their Credentialed
Cooperative Director certificates from NRECA.
Also at Northern Electric, Lance Dennert
signed on recently as an apprentice lineman;
Brandon Flack came aboard as a new member services representative; and Benji
Grajczyk joined the Northern Wireless staff.
Staffers at Basin Electric Power Cooperative (G&T), Bismarck, N.D., said farewell recently to 11 retiring co-workers. They are
John Bickerstaff, Ralph Bieber, Connie
Boe, Gary Loop, Michael Massey, Myron
Netzer, Ken Neuberger, Duane Otto,
Rodney Sargent, Timothy Tate, and Perry
Winkler. And the Basin Electric staff was
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saddened by the recent passing of Dwight
Mattheis, 48, a shift supervisor at the G&T’s
synfuels plant and a 29-year employee.
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SHERARD’S HONOR
o-op leaders honored Don Sherard, the
retired longtime attorney for Wheatland
Rural Electric Association, Wheatland,
Wyo., at the recent annual meeting of the
Wyoming Rural Electric Association (statewide),
Cheyenne. The association presented Sherard
with its prestigious Craig Thomas Cooperative
Service Award, named for the former Wyoming
statewide CEO who went on to serve in the
U.S. House and Senate. “He was very proud to
get that award,” reported Chuck Witte, Wheatland Rural Electric’s general manager. Sherard
served as the co-op’s attorney for more than
half a century and also handled legal affairs for
the statewide and Basin Electric Power Cooperative (G&T), Bismarck, N.D. His son, Steve
Sherard, currently serves as Wheatland Rural
Electric’s attorney.
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Powder River Energy Corporation, Sundance, Wyo., has presented its prestigious
Earl Christensen Award for dedication to
the co-op principles to Reuben Ritthaler,
a longtime Powder River Energy board
member.
Employees at Midwest Energy, Hays,
Kan., recently recognized seven staffers who
rounded major service milestones. They are
Jerry Schoenfeld, 40 years; Bob Hoffman,
35 years; Kerry Jones, 15 years; Nick
Johnson, 10 years; and Dianna Briney,
Brian Budke, and Jamie Nickelson, five
years. And while those seven were celebrating
service anniversaries, two newcomers
launched their Midwest Energy careers. Tyler
Burns is a gas maintenance apprentice, and
Cory McGann is an apprentice substation
technician. The co-op also mourned the recent passing of Philip “Flip” Hoss, 86, who
spent 10 years as a tree-cutting foreman before retiring in 1987.
Staffers, board members, and consumers
at Sangre de Cristo Electric Association, Buena
Vista, Colo., were saddened by the recent passing of Ray Sandoval, the co-op’s retired CEO.
Sandoval worked at the co-op for 41 years, the
last 22 as CEO, before retiring in 2006. “Ray
will be missed not only by Sangre de Cristo
Electric, but the communities he served,” the
co-op observed in an obituary notice.
Board President Joseph Martin has
been elected to
represent Colorado on the
NRECA board.
Martin, an
MVEA board
member since
1988 and its
president since
1994, will take
over from
Edward “Ray”
Joseph Martin
Garcia during
the national association’s Annual Meeting in
March.
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BROWN MOVES UP
rkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC, G&T) and Arkansas Electric
Cooperatives, Inc. (AEC, statewide), Little Rock, have named Keith Brown as director of corporate safety for both organizations.
Brown joined the G&T about a year ago as its
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manager of safety, bringing a quarter-century
of safety-related experience to his work there.
“During the past year, Keith has proven to be
a results-oriented leader in the safety practices
for AECC,” said Duane Highley, the organizations’ president & CEO. “He will now direct
combined safety
programs for
AECC and AECI
to ensure best
safety practices
are mutually
shared throughout both cooperatives in a
consistent manner.” Also at
the combined
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statewide and
G&T, Michael Henderson, senior vice president & CFO, has been named his state’s CFO
of the Year by a leading trade journal there.
Arkansas Business declared Henderson the
top CFO in the large private company category. The honor was well-deserved, Highley
noted: “Michael is greatly respected in the
electric cooperative movement for his vision,
knowledge, work ethic, and integrity.”
A restructuring of the organizational
chart at Tri-County Electric Cooperative,
Hooker, Okla., has placed new faces in new
posts at the co-op. Zac Perkins moved up
from vice president to assistant general manager, while Larry Dillon took over as vice
president of operations. Chris Purdy came
from the local telephone co-op to take over
as vice president of member solutions, while
Jeff Stebbins left an investor-owned utility to
become Tri-County Electric’s new vice president of engineering.
Leslie Hinds has retired from the board
of trustees at Kiwash Electric Cooperative,
Cordell, Okla., after 45 years of dedicated service. During a board tenure that included service as its president, Hinds also spent 37 years
as Kiwash Electric’s representative to the
board of Western Farmers Electric Cooperative
(G&T), Anadarko, Okla. Raised on a farm, he
remembers rural life without electricity, so
he “always considered it a privilege to serve
as a Kiwash trustee,” the co-op reported in
announcing his retirement. “Co-op members,
employees, and fellow trustees who know him
would argue that the privilege was all theirs.”
Six new staffers are learning the ropes
at Central Rural Electric Cooperative, Stillwater, Okla. James Goins came aboard as
the co-op’s new control systems engineer,
while Jay McCurry signed on as its new
corporate performance director. Courtney
Arnall and Joe Gray joined the staff as communications specialists, with Larry Mattox
taking over as communications director. And
Angela Rigdon joined the co-op’s team as a
new advantage representative.
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SUNNY CEO
avid Bissell, president & CEO at
Kaua’i Island Utility Cooperative
(KIUC), Lihue, Hawaii, has been recognized by the Solar Electric Power Association
(SEPA) as its Utility CEO of the Year for 2013.
Bissell earned the honor, SEPA explained, for
his innovative work financing the development of two 12-megawatt solar projects,
nearly halving the cost of power from the
new arrays. KIUC ranks the highest among
Hawaii utilities for adding solar power to its
generation mix. “David has taken a creative
approach to bringing utility-scale solar to the
island of Kaua’i and developing projects that
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not only promote greater reliance on renewable resources, but are a laboratory for innovation in engineering and
utility finance,”
said Julia
Hamm, SEPA
president &
CEO. “We are
proud to honor
David for his
long-term vision
and his accomplishments in
David Bissell
driving down
costs and bringing the benefits of solar to all
residents of Kauai.” For his part, Bissell was
proud to share the spotlight. “Our success
with solar energy is built on teamwork, internally with our highly engaged board of directors and talented staff, and externally with
our supportive community partners,” he said.
“Pursuing utility-scale solar that benefits all of
our customers is a key strategy to reach our
ambitious renewable energy goals.”
Numerous cars passed her by before a
warehouseman from Flathead Electric Cooperative, Kalispell, Mont., stopped to provide
what proved to be life-saving assistance to a
stricken co-op member recently. Darlene Hill
suffered heart trouble while getting her mail,
then badly struck her head when she fainted
and collapsed. She could hear cars whizzing
past on the busy highway outside her home
before Chuck Johnson, a warehouseman delivering equipment to a crew working in the
area, saw her wave for help and stopped. He
found Hill lying in a pool of blood and began
to call for assistance when he noticed a message on his cell phone from Doug Tu, the
co-op’s safety resource officer. Johnson called
Tu to tell him of the emergency. “Doug knew
where we were, so he contacted emergency
responders while I tended to the injured
woman,” Johnson recounted later. Meanwhile, two other co-op staffers―Lineman
Foreman Travis Tennison and Distribution
Designer Chad Bessette―had heard of the
incident and joined Johnson on the scene.
Doctors later told Hill’s family that the
woman was “minutes from death” when she
arrived at the hospital, and they credited the
co-op’s staffers with saving her life. The four
employees said nothing to the rest of the
staff, though, and their lifesaving deed went
unnoticed at the office until Hill’s niece,
Nancy Fleming, called to find out whom the
family should thank. “We are writing this letter to let you know how eternally grateful we
are to these men for stopping and helping
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when no one else would,” Fleming wrote
later in a letter to the co-op. “I am writing on
behalf of our entire family, especially her four
sons, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Thank you for having such capable and caring employees.” Johnson downplayed his
heroic role in saving the widowed grandmother. “Heroes are people who put themselves at risk for others, like my son who
served in Afghanistan,” he said. “I just did
what anyone else would have done.”
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PREPARING SCOUTS
wo staffers from Otero County Electric
Cooperative, Cloudcroft, N.M., took
the floor for a class on energy and electrical safety when almost 300 Boy Scouts
gathered in nearby Alamogordo recently. Bill
Denney, the co-op’s member service adviser,
and Staking Engineer Lance Wright, who
moonlights as leader of the Cloudcroft Boy
Scout troop, covered power generation, energy efficiency, and safety. “Overall,” Denney
reported later, “it was a very rewarding and
educational day for the scouts―as well as the
instructors.”
Linemen from Sulphur Springs Valley
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Electric Cooperative, Willcox, Ariz., led the
pack at a recent state lineman’s rodeo following a two-day training session sponsored by
the Grand Canyon State Electric Cooperative
Association (statewide), Tempe. The co-op’s
Grant McCune took top honors as “top
hand” for overall performance in the apprentice division, along with best showing in the
written exam portion of the event. Jacob
Shull claimed “top hand” honors in the journeyman division, along with obstacle course
and fuse change-out competitions. Francisco
Bojorquez and Sundan Oldfield took
the journeyman team event, while Diego
Martinez claimed top honors in the apprentice hurt-man rescue and obstacle course
competitions. Joshua Davidson, an apprentice, won the egg race. In journeyman competitions, Oldfield won the hurt-man event and
Bojorquez won the egg race. Amos Garcia,
an apprentice from Trico Electric Cooperative, Marana, Ariz., claimed a spot in the winner’s circle in the fuse change-out competition. “This whole school and rodeo is geared
toward helping our journeyman and apprentice linemen do a better job,” noted Dale
Kishbaugh, director of loss control for the
Arizona statewide. “A special emphasis is
placed on the guys doing the job safely.” ■
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