In the April edition of our e-newsline we began doing a feature on the Utilities and Affiliate Member’s that have generously donated to the NEPPA Training Center or have had a part in NEPPA’s move. This month we will recognize Kennebunk Light and Power District. 

Sharon Staz, who is the General Manager/Treasurer of Kennebunk Light and Power District, goes on to say:

"In the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, I remember attending meetings in Boylston, Massachusetts where a number of us promoted the need for a centralized training center for the Northeast Public Power Association.  As consumer owned utilities, we were finding it difficult to hire trained line workers and needed a strong apprentice program we could call our own.  Years later, Pascoag stepped up to the plate and provided a fine facility that NEPPA members could use to provide this needed training.  On behalf of the Kennebunk Light & Power District is was an honor to be able to contribute to the foundation of a state of the art training facility for NEPPA located in central Massachusetts.  The District has put two students through the NEPPA program and will be enrolling a third in January of 2014.  The District is a very small part of a large and dedicated number of public power systems in New England that have made this new facility one we can be proud of for years and decades to come."