Roy Jones, chief executive officer of ElectriCities of North Carolina, Inc., presented the 2017 North Carolina Public Power Award of Excellence to the city of Rocky Mount during the city council meeting on Monday. The award recognizes outstanding achievement in the following categories: The Value of Public Power, Grid Modernization, Continuous Improvement, Workforce Development and Wholesale Power Cost. The city of Rocky Mount received the award for all five categories.
The Continuous Improvement category recognizes utilities for successfully implementing processes that increase efficiency. The Grid Modernization category recognizes utilities for their efforts to improve technologies and the security of their electric system. The Value of Public Power category recognizes utilities for their communication efforts about storms, outages and the benefits of being a public power community. The Wholesale Power Cost category recognizes utilities for their energy reduction efforts and load management programs. The Workforce Development category recognizes utilities for their safety practices and efforts to train and retain their employees.
“Receiving the Public Power Award of Excellence recognizes our accomplishments in all the different areas of being an electric service provider,” says Rich Worsinger, director of Energy Resources. “It shows we are continuously improving, whether we’re modernizing our electric system, making our electric rates more affordable or training our staff. This award is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our talented, hard-working employees.”