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Sharon Staz, general manager and treasurer of the Kennebunk Light and Power District in southern Maine, realized a childhood dream this summer. She was selected by the American Public Power Association (APPA) to represent U.S. consumer-owned electric utilities on a tour of Japan, where she was able to briefly immerse herself in Japanese culture and history while learning about the growing importance of solar power in the country’s energy mix.
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT
by Pat Hyland
On Nov. 5, at the beautiful and historic Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Mass., NEPPA will celebrate its 45th birthday. The setting for this celebration will be the association’s annual membership meeting , where we will envision plans for the future while briefly looking back at 1965, the year in which our "founding fathers" established the Northeast Public Power Association.
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AROUND NEW ENGLAND
On Sept. 19, Templeton's 1.65-megawatt wind turbine was named the John R.S. LeClerc Wind Turbine in honor of Narragansett Regional Middle School technology teacher John LeClerc, who started the project as a way of teaching his classes about renewable energy. The 383-foot-high wind turbine with 122-foot-long blades is located near a running track behind Narragansett Regional Middle-High School.
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For the third year, Braintree residents have named BELD Broadband the "Best of Greater Braintree" of 2010 in the Internet Provider category. The town also voted the department Best Cable TV Provider for the second year and best phone service.
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The National Safety Council (NSC) has awarded the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC) its "Perfect Record Award" for six years without a lost-time accident at its Stony Brook Power Plant in Ludlow, Mass.
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ASSOCIATION HAPPENINGS
More than 40 public power officials from New England attended the NEPPA Business Forum on Sept. 24 at the Chocksett Inn in Sterling, Mass. The meeting highlighted important business topics for public power systems, including electronic billing and payment systems, data security and freedom of information challenges and dealing with the growing problem of utility customer bankruptcies.
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NEPPA's unique professional development program, the Public Utility Management Program, has been planned for 2011. It is an intensive one-week program (divided into spring and fall sessions) in which participants learn or improve critical leadership skills, apply practical management techniques and strengthen their understanding of the most important developments affecting the electric utility industry in the United States
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CALENDAR

Oct. 7
Fundamentals of Utility Accounting
8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m
Chocksett Inn
Sterling, Mass.

Oct. 13-14
Crew Leadership
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Chocksett Inn
Sterling, Mass.

Oct. 27
Smart Grid Workshop
9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Devens Common Center
Devens, Mass.

Nov. 5
Annual Membership Meeting
Mechanics Hall
Worcester, Mass.

Nov. 9
HR Roundtable
9 – noon
Chocksett Inn
Sterling, Mass.

 
EDUCATION & TRAINING UPDATE
By Rockie Blunt
Training and Education Director
You have probably already received it in the mail: NEPPA’s Safety & Technical Programs 2011 booklet, which includes course descriptions and registration forms for NEPPA’s technical training offerings for the coming year. The booklet reflects a significant increase in the number of learning opportunities NEPPA is making available to its members in the coming year.
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

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Congress Adjourns to Campaign for Elections, Leaving Long "To Do" List for Lame Duck

Obama Says Energy is a Top Priority Next Session; Senate Open to Advancing "Targeted" Energy Bills in 112th

McDermott & Cantwell Introduce CREB Reform Bills

Graham Introduces New Version of RES: A Clean Energy Standard

EPA Delay Vote Punted to Next Year

House Passes Bill Enabling Utilities to Provide Energy Efficiency Loans for Homeowners

Gas Pipeline Bills Proliferate; Expedited Senate Hearing Held on Legislation

Energy Committee's Top Republican Loses Alaska's Republican Primary, Mounts Independent Bid

Dodd-Frank Financial Services Bill at Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

FERC Extends Comment on Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation

 
THE LEARNING CORNER
By Rockie Blunt
Training and Education Director
Learning is not restricted to schools or training courses, nor is it always organized and led by a teacher or expert. Learning takes place anywhere and anytime, and nowhere is this more true than with communities of practice (CP).
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