Electricity Utility Basics to Be Offered in Fall

 On October 20, NEPPA will offer a new training program to its members on the subject of "Electric Utility Basics." The program will provide an overview of the electric utility industry in New England, along with the functions and operations of consumer-owned utilities. This new program was developed in response to member requests for an introduction to the electric utility industry for newly-hired employees, newly elected board members and other local officials who wish to better understand the structure and operations of public power utilities. Participants will learn the following:

•  Where does electric power come from in New England?
•  What is electric deregulation and how do power markets operate?
•  What are NEPOOL, FERC, NERC and ISO-NE and what do they do?
•  How do electric utilities distribute electric power to their customers?
•  What are all those wires for on utility poles?
•  How do utilities determine the cost of electricity to their customers?
•  What do the different departments of an electric utility company do and how are they all related?

The program will be held at the Shrewsbury Town Hall and will be taught by the following NEPPA staff and members:

Patrick Hyland, NEPPA Executive Director

Steve Socoby, NEPPA Technical Trainer

Vincent Cameron, Jr., General Manager, Reading Muncipal Light Department

Brian Choquette, Assistant Manager, Hudson Light and Power Department

Detailed information on the program and registration forms will be sent to all NEPPA members in the near future.