Three New England Utilities Receive APPA's Reliable Public Power Provider Award

Three New England utilities received APPA's Reliable Public Power Provider Award. North Attleborough (Mass.) Electric Department and Westfield (Mass.) Gas & Electric, were given awards at the platinum level and, for the second time in two years, the Wakefield (Mass.) Municipal Gas & Light Department received the award at the gold level.

The awards were announced at the annual APPA Engineering & Operations Technical Conference held recently in Cleveland, Ohio.

The RP3 designation is valid for two years and is awarded to public power utilities that demonstrate proficiency in four key disciplines: reliability, safety, workforce development and system improvement. Utilities seeking this designation must complete an application documenting their practices in these four key areas. Utilities are awarded points for their practices in each area based on sound business practices and a utility-wide commitment to safe and reliable delivery of service.