NEPPA’s 2015 50th Anniversary Annual Conference was, by all accounts, a smashing success. Delegates and their guests arrived at the historic Mount Washington Resort on August 23 to misty mountains and immediately gathered at the opening reception to meet old friends and learn new faces.
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Each year, NEPPA is the beneficiary of financial and other contributions by its affiliates and friends through their sponsorship of the NEPPA Annual Conference. Their contributions are very important to this event, and NEPPA is grateful for their support. The 2015 sponsors were:
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NEPPA's Annual Conference recently held at the Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, was the setting for our awards presentation to honor outstanding NEPPA members and friends.
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On September 17, NEPPA will conduct the 9th Lineworkers’ Rodeo. At this point, 11 teams from around New England will be competing for supremacy and to be the regional representative for the national APPA Rodeo.
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT
 I would personally like to thank all our sponsors, utility and affiliate members, presenters, guests and NEPPA staff for your attendance, participation and support at our recently concluded 50th Anniversary Annual Conference at the Mount Washington Resort, Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. Although biased, I believe it was a wonderful event with thought-provoking, exceptional speakers, numerous opportunities for networking and business development, and an outstanding social program at a venue second to none in New England. In addition, I congratulate again, all our award winners for your contributions to your utilities and our Association.
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NEPPA'S 50th ANNIVERSARY YEAR
This week I attended the 2015 Annual Conference of the Northeast Public Power Association (NEPPA). NEPPA represents the interests of New England’s public power and rural electric cooperative utilities on legislative and regulatory issues, and also does training for its members. Because this year marks NEPPA’s 50th Anniversary, NEPPA went the extra mile (literally and figuratively!), and held its meeting at the Mount Washington Resort, in the heart of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. ~ Sue Kelly, President & CEO - APPA
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AROUND NEW ENGLAND
Groton Utilities has a new leader; Ron Gaudet has been named the Director of Utilities. The Old Lyme resident’s utility experience includes time as a U.S Navy officer driving and operating ships, as Senior Utilities Engineer at Pfizer in Groton, and as Director of Facility Operations at the University of Connecticut.
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Belmont Light has issued an alert to all commercial and residential customers about a scam that involves telephone calls from individuals claiming to be collection agents for Belmont Light.
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ISO New England Inc.'s pay-for-performance capacity market program, long touted as a way to get merchant generators to sign up for firm natural gas supplies, will not result in new pipelines but instead will drive the region further down the rabbit hole of growing dependence on dual-fuel generation, ISO-NE President and CEO Gordon van Welie predicted.
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ASSOCIATION HAPPENINGS
Yes folks, it’s that time again! Starting in September, NEPPA will be mailing out the 2016 Education & Training Catalog and the 2016 Safety & Training registration forms, so please be on the lookout for them.
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NEPPA welcomes Dynegy Marketing & Trade, LLC as a corporate member as of Monday, August 3, 2015! Shell Energy North America (US), L.P. became a corporate member of NEPPA on Wednesday, August 5, 2015! NEPPA welcomes SourceOne, Inc. as a corporate member as of Tuesday, August 11, 2015! Northern Energy Services became an associate member of NEPPA on Thursday, August 13, 2015!
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CALENDAR
The 9th Annual Northeast Public Power Lineworker's Rodeo will be held September 17 & 18, 2015, at the NEPPA Training Center in Littleton, Mass.
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December 9 & 10, 2015 NEPPA Training Center Littleton, MA
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November 13, 2015
Chocksett Inn
Sterling, MA
Please keep an eye out for more information coming soon!
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Over three days (July 28-30), Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chair Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) successfully reported the "Energy Policy Modernization Act" from their panel in a 18-4 vote. Nearly 100 amendments were considered.
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OPINIONS & EDITORIALS
The Bay State has made dramatic improvements to reduce carbon emissions from power plants within its borders, but expense and ensuring a steady energy supply are slowing that process.
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