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It’s Great to Live in a Public Power Community!

It’s Great to Live in a Public Power Community!. Insert Utility Logo Here. Long Tradition of Public Power. As a resident of this great community, you receive your electricity from a publicly-owned utility. Part of a long tradition of public power cities and towns in the United States

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It’s Great to Live in a Public Power Community!

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  1. It’s Great to Live in aPublic Power Community! Insert Utility Logo Here

  2. Long Tradition of Public Power As a resident of this great community, you receive your electricity from a publicly-owned utility. • Part of a long tradition of public power cities and towns in the United States • Delivering a vital service to the American economy for more than 130 years.

  3. An American Tradition That Works Public power is a collection of more than 2,000 community-owned electric utilities • Serving more than 46 million people • Or about 15 percent of the nation’s electricity consumers.

  4. An American Tradition That Works Some of the largest U.S. cities—Los Angeles, San Antonio, Seattle and Orlando—operate publically-owned electric utilities. • But many serve 3,000 or fewer customers. • Most owned by cities and towns • Some by counties, public utility districts, states.

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  8. Reliability, Community Needs Come First Public power personifies the American ideal: • Local people working together to meet local needs • City employees joining with citizens serving in governance roles • To provide electricity to every home and business • In safe and responsive manner • On a not-for-profit basis

  9. Reliability, Community Needs Come First You are our neighbors and owners • Driving utility policies • Making sure your local utility and government officials focus on your priorities • Electricity in homes and businesses 24/7 at a reasonable cost • While protecting the natural environment

  10. Services, Rates Set by Local Officials Your utility is managed by local officials who: • Are elected or appointed by citizens • Discuss utility operations in open meetings • Are directly accountable to the people we serve

  11. Approved by You Based on community input: • Local government and utility officials • Set electric rates • Invest in technology improvements • Offer energy savings programs • Determine staffing levels • Maintain a service fleet able to respond quickly to outages

  12. Accountable to You Decisions are made: • At the ballot box • By participation in public hearings, citizen advisory committees, task forces. Your vote, your voice, your trust are what count. • We do our jobs right because you make sure we do.

  13. Not to Investors Public power utilities like ours lead the way in providing low-cost energy for homes and businesses • Maximizing local community value • Not profits for distant shareholders

  14. Neighborly Customer Service When you contact the utility service department: • You reach a local office • Staffed by your friends and neighbors • Dedicated to customer satisfaction. Our local repair crews: • Are familiar with our system and neighborhoods • Work hard to identify and correct problems quickly.

  15. Improvements for a New Age Our public power utility is at the forefront of deploying new: • Electric metering and grid technologies • Cyber security systems • Renewable energy resources • Energy savings programs All designed to keep the electric power on and respond to outages faster, better.

  16. Economic Benefits Stay Here Revenue to the electric department helps finance other essential city services • Helping to keep local taxes low. Our utility supports the local economy • By purchasing from local businesses • Hiring local workers • Being an attractive place to do business • Through lower electric rates • Commitment to reliability • Economic development incentives

  17. Encouraging Energy Savings Our utility offers a variety of programs promoting energy savings. • Ask us how to make your home, office, and habits more energy efficient.

  18. We Are Public Power Citizens Too • We live here. • We work here. • We volunteer here. • We join forces with our colleagues across the United States • Through membership in American Public Power Association and regional public power groups • To support laws and policies which put customers like you first.

  19. Public power means: Community Control Community Value Community Spirit

  20. Take pride in being a public power community. We take pride in serving you.

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