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Reliable Public Power Provider Program

Reliable Public Power Provider Program . Puesh Kumar Engineering & Operations Manager APPA. APPA – Your Voice in Washington, DC. Started in 1940 Located in Washington, DC Our milestones: APPA – 70 years Safety Awards of Excellence – 50 years DEED (R&D) – 30 years

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Reliable Public Power Provider Program

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  1. Reliable Public Power Provider Program Puesh Kumar Engineering & Operations Manager APPA

  2. APPA – Your Voice in Washington, DC • Started in 1940 • Located in Washington, DC • Our milestones: • APPA – 70 years • Safety Awards of Excellence – 50 years • DEED (R&D) – 30 years • Lineworkers Rodeo – 10 years • RP3 – 5 years

  3. Diverse Membership

  4. What is RP3? • Reliable Public Power Provider program • Utility operational self-check • Provides public power a benchmarking tool • Recognize you on the national level • For the delivery of safe and reliable electric power • Improve bond rating and lower workman’s comp. • Marketing tool for your utility and public power • APPA uses RP3 to show Congress, regulatory agencies, etc. that public power is reliable and safe

  5. Economic Development Engineers Planning Customers Utility Management Employees Board Commission Council Finance SafetyOfficers Operations Staff Focus on Results

  6. RP3 is “smart” Reliability and safety make a “smart” grid, not three letter acronyms.

  7. WPPI Members * Alger Delta Cooperative Electric Association * Algoma Utilities * Baraga Electric Utility * Black River Falls Municipal Utilities * Boscobel Utilities * Brodhead Water & Light * Cedarburg Light & Water Utility * Columbus Water & Light * Crystal Falls Electric Department * Cuba City Light & Water * Eagle River Light & Water Utility * Evansville Water & Light * Florence Utilities * Gladstone Power & Light * Hartford Electric * Hustisford Utilities * Independence Light & Power, Telecommunications * Jefferson Utilities * Juneau Utilities * Kaukauna Utilities * L'Anse Electric Utility * Lake Mills Light & Water * Lodi Utilities * Maquoketa Municipal Electric Utility * Menasha Utilities * Mount Horeb Utilities * Muscoda Utilities * Negaunee Electric Department * New Glarus Utilities * New Holstein Utilities * New London Utilities * New Richmond Utilities * Norway Department of Power & Light * Oconomowoc Utilities * Oconto Falls Municipal Utilities * Plymouth Utilities * Prairie du Sac Utilities * Preston Municipal Electric Utility * Reedsburg Utility Commission * Richland Center, City Utilities of * River Falls Municipal Utilities * Slinger Utilities * Stoughton Utilities * Sturgeon Bay Utilities * Sun Prairie Utilities * Two Rivers Water & Light * Waterloo Utilities * Waunakee Utilities * Waupun Utilities * Westby Utilities * Whitehall Electric Utility

  8. MEUW Members Algoma Utility Commission Arcadia Electric Utility Argyle Utility Bangor Municipal Utility Barron Light and Water Commission Belmont Municipal Light and Water Utility Benton Electric and Water Utility Black Earth Electric Utilities Black River Falls Municipal Utilities Bloomer Electric and Water Utility Boscobel Utilities Brodhead Water & Light Commission Cadott Light & Water Department Cashton Municipal Light & Water Plant Cedarburg Light & Water Commission Centuria Municipal Electric Utility Clintonville Water & Electric Utility Columbus Water & Light Department Cornell Municipal Lighting Department Cuba City Light and Water Plant Cumberland Municipal Utility Eagle River Light & Water Department Elkhorn Electric Department Elroy Electric and Water Utility Evansville Water & Light Department Fennimore Municipal Utilities Florence Water & Light Commission Gresham Municipal Water & Electric Plant Hartford Utility Department Hazel Green Light & Water Utility Hustisford Utilities Jefferson Water & Light Department Juneau Utility Commission Kaukauna Utilities Kiel Utilities La Farge Municipal Utilities Lake Mills Light & Water Department Lodi Municipal Light & Water Plant Manitowoc Public Utilities Marshfield Electric & Water Department Mazomanie Electric Utility Medford Electric Utility Menasha Electric & Water Utilities Merrillan Electric & Water Utility Mount Horeb Utilities Muscoda Light & Water Commission New Glarus Muni. Light & Water Works New Holstein Utilities New Lisbon Muni. Light & Water Dept. New London Utility Commission New Richmond City Utilities Oconomowoc Utilities Oconto Falls Water & Light Commission Pardeeville Public Utilities Plymouth Utilities Prairie du Sac Utilities Princeton Light & Water Department Reedsburg Utility Commission Rice Lake Electric Department Richland Center Municipal Utility River Falls Municipal Utility Sauk City Utilities Shawano Municipal Utilities Sheboygan Falls Utilities Shullsburg Electric Utility Slinger Utilities Spooner Municipal Electric Utility Stoughton Electric & Water Utilities Stratford Water & Electric Department Sturgeon Bay Utilities Sun Prairie Water & Light Commission Trempealeau Electric Committee Two Rivers Water & Light Department Viola Municipal Electric Utility Waterloo Water & Light Commission Waunakee Water & Light Commission Waupun Public Utilities Westby Electric & Water Utility Whitehall Municipal Electric Utility Wisconsin Dells Water & Light Commission Wisconsin Rapids Water Works & Lighting Commission Wonewoc Municipal Water & Light Dept.

  9. Wisconsin RP3 Members • Cedarburg Light and Water Commission • Kaukauna Utilities • Stoughton Utilities • Menasha Utilities • Rice Lake Utilities • River Falls Municipal Utilities • Oconomowoc Utilities • City Utilities Richland Center Electric Dept. • Two Rivers Water & Light

  10. MEUW Services • Safety Group • Safety coordinator • Tool & equipment inspection and testing • Accident investigation • Pole Climbing workshop • Lineman’s Rodeo • Energy efficiency • Visiting nuclear power plant at Annual Conference • Mutual Aid list

  11. MEUW and National Mutual Aid • Algoma Utility Commission • Arcadia Electric Utility • Argyle Utility • Bangor Municipal Utility • Barron Light and Water Commission • Belmont Municipal Light and Water Utility • Benton Electric and Water Utility • Black Earth Electric Utilities • Black River Falls Municipal Utilities • Bloomer Electric and Water Utility • Boscobel Utilities • Brodhead Water & Light Commission • Cadott Light & Water Department • Cashton Municipal Light & Water Plant • Cedarburg Light & Water Commission • Centuria Municipal Electric Utility • Clintonville Water & Electric Utility • Columbus Water & Light Department • Cornell Municipal Lighting Department • Cuba City Light and Water Plant • Cumberland Municipal Utility • Eagle River Light & Water Department • Elkhorn Electric Department • Elroy Electric and Water Utility • Evansville Water & Light Department • Fennimore Municipal Utilities • Florence Water & Light Commission • Gresham Municipal Water & Electric Plant • Hartford Utility Department • Hazel Green Light & Water Utility • Hustisford Utilities • Jefferson Water & Light Department • Juneau Utility Commission • Kaukauna Utilities • Kiel Utilities • La Farge Municipal Utilities • Lake Mills Light & Water Department • Lodi Municipal Light & Water Plant • Manitowoc Public Utilities • Marshfield Electric & Water Department • Mazomanie Electric Utility • Medford Electric Utility • Menasha Electric & Water Utilities • Merrillan Electric & Water Utility • Mount Horeb Utilities • Muscoda Light & Water Commission • New Glarus Muni. Light & Water Works • New Holstein Utilities • New Lisbon Muni. Light & Water Dept. • New London Utility Commission • New Richmond City Utilities • Oconomowoc Utilities • Oconto Falls Water & Light Commission • Pardeeville Public Utilities • Plymouth Utilities • Prairie du Sac Utilities • Princeton Light & Water Department • Reedsburg Utility Commission • Rice Lake Electric Department • Richland Center Municipal Utility • River Falls Municipal Utility • Sauk City Utilities • Shawano Municipal Utilities • Sheboygan Falls Utilities • Shullsburg Electric Utility • Slinger Utilities • Spooner Municipal Electric Utility • Stoughton Electric & Water Utilities • Stratford Water & Electric Department • Sturgeon Bay Utilities • Sun Prairie Water & Light Commission • Trempealeau Electric Committee • Two Rivers Water & Light Department • Viola Municipal Electric Utility • Waterloo Water & Light Commission • Waunakee Water & Light Commission • Waupun Public Utilities • Westby Electric & Water Utility • Whitehall Municipal Electric Utility • Wisconsin Dells Water & Light Commission • Wisconsin Rapids Water Works & Lighting • Commission • Wonewoc Municipal Water & Light Dept.

  12. WPPI Services • Reliable power supply • Energy efficiency & conservation • RFP for Energy Efficiency • Renewable energy • Distribution services • EV Incentive grants • Information systems • Rates & forecasting • Solar projects

  13. Criteria for Award

  14. Review Panel • 2 Large • 2 Medium • 2 Small • 1 JAA/SA • T&D • Safety • Human Resources • System Planning

  15. Designation Levels

  16. RP3 Applicants

  17. RP3 Applicants

  18. RP3 Overall Scoring

  19. Application and Checklists • Remember to download the following documents from APPAnet.org: • RP3 Procedure Manual • RP3 Application Packet • Please use the RP3 Application Packet to follow along.

  20. Reliability

  21. Region 2 Reliability Data

  22. Region 2 Reliability Data

  23. National Reliability Data

  24. Reliability Facts

  25. Safety

  26. Region 2 Safety Data

  27. Work Force Development

  28. Work Force Data

  29. Work Force Data

  30. Work Force Data

  31. System Improvement

  32. Research and Development • Demonstration of Energy-Efficient Developments (DEED) • DEED – created in 1980 • 100 Members • Less than $100 K year • DEED – 2009 • 660+ Members • Almost $600 K year • Over $7 Million to date

  33. Research and Development • Algoma Utilities Algoma WI • Black River Falls Municipal Electric & Water Utilities Black River Falls WI • Boscobel Municipal Utilities Boscobel WI • Brodhead Water & Light Commission Brodhead WI • Cedarburg Light & Water Commission Cedarburg WI • Columbus Water & Light Columbus WI • City of Cuba City Cuba City WI • Eagle River Light & Water Commission Eagle River WI • Evansville Water & Light Dept. Evansville WI • Florence Utility Commission Florence WI • Gillette Utility Department Gillette WI • Hartford Utilities Hartford WI • Hustisford Utilities Hustisford WI • Jefferson Utilities Jefferson WI • Juneau Utilities Juneau WI • Kaukauna Utilities Kaukauna WI • Lake Mills Light & Water Dept. Lake Mills WI • Lodi Municipal Light & Water Utility Lodi WI • Manitowoc Public Utilities Manitowoc WI • Marshfield Utilities Marshfield WI • Menasha Utilities Menasha WI • Muscoda Utilities Muscoda WI • New Glarus Light & Water New Glarus WI • New Holstein Utilities New Holstein WI • New London Electric & Water Utility New London WI • City Utilities of Richland Center Richland Center WI • New Richmond City Utilities New Richmond WI • Oconomowoc Utilities Oconomowoc WI • Oconto Falls Municipal Utilities Oconto Falls WI • Plymouth Utilities Plymouth WI • Prairie du Sac Electric Department Prairie du Sac WI • Reedsburg Utility Commission Reedsburg WI • Rice Lake Utilities Rice Lake WI • City Utilities of Richland Center Richland Center WI • River Falls Municipal Utilities River Falls WI • Slinger Utilities Slinger WI • Stoughton Utilities Stoughton WI • Sturgeon Bay Utilities Sturgeon Bay WI • Sun Prairie Water & Light Commission Sun Prairie WI • Wisconsin Public Power Inc. Sun Prairie WI • Municipal Electric Utilities of Wisconsin Sun Prairie WI • Two Rivers Water & Light Dept. Two Rivers WI • Waterloo Water & Light Waterloo WI • Waunakee Utilities Waunakee WI • Waupun Utilities Waupun WI • Westby Municipal Water & Light Utility Westby WI • Whitehall Municipal Electric Utility Whitehall WI

  34. Kaukauna Utilities Kaukauna, Wisconsin

  35. Oconomowoc Utilities Oconomowoc, Wisconsin

  36. Nashville Electric Service Nashville, TN

  37. Review & Application Process • RP3 Applications due: September 30, 2010 • Preliminary check by APPA Staff: October 2010 • Review Panel Taskforce: October 2010 • Request for clarification/information is sent to applicants: November 2010 • Final Review: December 2010 • Applicants receive notification of their application’s outcome: January/February 2010 • Official award/announcement: March 21, 2011

  38. RP3 References • Visit APPAnet.org to download application materials • View previous award winners list and pictures • PR material (article, press releases, etc.) • Merchandise • Call us: 202/467-2900 • 2010 Application Due: Thursday, September 30, 2010

  39. Questions? Puesh Kumar Engineering & Operations Manager American Public Power Association 202-467-2985 PKumar@APPAnet.org

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