 Frizzell is new GM at RowleyLinda Soucy of Rowley Municipal Lighting Plant has retired after 32 years of service to public power. She began her career at Merrimac Municipal Light Department in 1978 and became manager in 1992. In 2003 she accepted the position of general manager at Rowley. Kristina Frizzell, formerly of Belmont Municipal Light Department, is Rowley's new general manager.
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT
 by Pat HylandNews from New Hampshire this week regarding the state’s withdrawal from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) program has major implications, both in the northeast and elsewhere around the country. RGGI, for those not familiar with it, is the first cap-and-trade program in the country designed to reduce greenhouse gases by placing a price on carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. Ten northeastern and mid-Atlantic states are presently participating in the program.
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AROUND NEW ENGLAND
The Shrewsbury Electric and Cable Operations (SELCO) Commission has selected Michael R. Hale to replace retiring General Manager Thomas R. Josie. Josie has served as SELCO’s general manager since 1986 and he announced his retirement in December 2010.
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The Village of Swanton has announced that Reginald Beliveau, Jr. has accepted the position of village manager. Beliveau will succeed retiring Village Manager George H. Lague who has been with the village since November 1988. Belleveau comes to the village from the IBM Corporation and is a resident of Swanton. He will assume the duties of village manager on March 1, 2011.
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 The Belmont Municipal Light Department (BMLD) hired Sanjin (Sam) Osmancevic as engineer/operations manager. He comes to BMLD from National Grid, where he has served as operations engineer and, most recently, transmission asset strategy engineer.
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 More than 100 friends, professional colleagues and local and state officials gathered in late February to celebrate Ted Garille’s retirement as general manager of the Pascoag Utility District. Garille, who served as the chief executive of the electric and water utility for the past 15 years, was praised for his leadership and vision.
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ASSOCIATION HAPPENINGS
 NEPPA's 2011 Annual Conference will feature a session on "Leveraging Technology and Spending More Time on Your Business." Steve Turner of Turner Time Management will help participants learn practical, hands-on ways to become more productive and effective using computers/mobile devices.
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NEPPA's 2011 Safety & Operations Conference and Expo will feature a Safety Forum that will be focused on safe working procedures for public power lineworkers. Speakers will discuss the importance of safety policies and procedures in the workplace, as well as effective job briefings and a refresher on emergency first aid and what to do in the event of a workplace accident.
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Power Line Contractors of Woburn, MA., a medium voltage contractor including underground and overhead installations, has joined NEPPA as a corporate member. Brendan Regan is the firm’s main contact and can be reached at (781) 944-9077. The following firms have joined NEPPA as Associate Members: HD Communications Corp.
Cushing, Jammallo & Wheeler, Inc.
Roux Associates
Powerskills For Life, LLC
The Creative Companies
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CALENDAR
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March 1 & 2
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
CDL Written Permit Test Training
The Chocksett Inn
Sterling, Mass.
March 23 – 25
November 16 – 18
Public Utility Management Program
Cranwell Conference Center
Lenox, Mass.
April 1
Work Zone Safety
The Chocksett Inn
Sterlilng, Mass. |
Thursday, April 7, 2011
9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Wholesale Power Markets 101
The Chocksett Inn
Sterling, Mass.
June 8 – 9, 2011
Operations Conference and Expo
Courtyard by Marriott
Fitchburg, Mass.
August 21 – 24, 2011
Annual Conference
Samoset Resort
Rockland, Maine |
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
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Bingman Announces Retirement
State of Union and President’s FY 2012 Budget Highlight
Clean Energy House Passes FY 2011
Funding Bill Imposes Deep Cuts
Senate Democrats Release Jobs, Spending, Innovation Agenda
Republicans Move to Halt EPA Regulation of GHG
Energy and Commerce Approves Oversight Plan
NIST Smart Grid Standards Fail to Advance
NERC Submits Streamlined Rules for Administrative Citations
DOE Congestion Corridor Designations Overturned by Court
Major Staff Changes at DOE
Transmission Cost Allocation Bill Introduced in Senate
Senators Draft Bill Based on Deficit Commission Report
FERC Plans To Revise Rates for Frequency Regulation
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THE LEARNING CORNER
 By Rockie BluntOne of the strongest barriers to productivity and workplace morale is the presence of "silos" or "fiefdoms": separate departments that do not communicate with each other.
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