Get Help Promoting Your Utility’s Value
Need help getting your public power promotional project over the finish line?
 ElectriCities’ Customized City Project program may be just the ticket.
The program helps you accomplish projects that advance public power and public power providers through education, branding, and/or promotion. It’s designed for Power Agency members, and it taps the expertise of our Corporate Communications team, including marketing and communication strategists, graphic designers, and writers.
Each year, we select up to six projects (that’s three projects from each Power Agency) that best promote the value of public power and can be completed that year.
Recent Customized City Projects include:
- A billboard promoting a city’s electricity reliability.
- A welcome kit for new utility customers.
- A promotional campaign for a new system to report outages via text.
If you have a great idea for a project that builds public awareness, appreciation, and support for your public power utility or public power in your community, but you need more expertise to make it a reality, apply today.
Learn more about program requirements and apply on the ElectriCities website before the deadline on Jan. 13.
Questions? Contact the Corporate Communications team.
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Discover Ways to Spark Development in Your Community
Along with promoting all the amazing ElectriCities member communities to businesses around the globe, the ElectriCities Economic Development team provides grants and programs that can help you spark development in your community.
Learn all about them in our first economic development webinar of the year:
ElectriCities Economic Development Programs
Tuesday, Jan. 17
2-3 p.m.
Along with getting valuable insight from the ElectriCities team, you’ll hear from Crystal Morphis of Creative Economic Development Consulting. She’ll share info on the new ElectriCities Economic Development Department strategic plan.
“Many of our public power members and allies provided input on this plan, so we’re excited to share the results with you all,” said Carl Rees, Manager of Economic and Community Development at ElectriCities.
Register for the webinar today!
Questions? Contact Carl Rees.
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Celebrating Holiday Mutual Aid
As many of us were celebrating the holidays with family and friends, public power crews from three communities in our area were leaving theirs.
On Dec. 23 and Dec. 24, crews from Union, South Carolina, and Wilson, North Carolina, made their way to Danville, Virginia, to help their fellow public power lineworkers restore electricity knocked out by Winter Storm Elliott.
Mid-December, crews from High Point, North Carolina, traveled to Harrisonburg, Virginia. They arrived before a predicted ice storm, ready to help if needed. Harrisonburg didn’t receive the forecasted damage, so the High Point crews remained on standby until they got the all-clear to head home.
“A big thank you to the dedicated crew members who stepped up to provide aid to their neighbors,” said Kenny Roberts, Mutual Aid Coordinator and Supervisor of Safety & Training at ElectriCities. “Whatever the weather or time of year, they’re as committed to helping power their neighboring communities as they are their own. That’s a big part of the value of public power.”
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ElectriCities’ Freeman Appointed to NERC Committee
 Congratulations to Marcus Freeman, ElectriCities’ Manager of Compliance and Risk Management, on being appointed to the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Compliance and Certification Committee! Marcus will represent the Transmission-Dependent Utility sector.
NERC is a not-for-profit international regulatory authority whose mission is to assure the effective and efficient reduction of risks to the reliability and security of the electric grid.
Reporting directly to the NERC Board, the Compliance and Certification Committee (CCC) monitors the NERC Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Program, Organization Registration Program, Organization Certification Program, and Reliability Standards.
Marcus told us, “I’m excited to be appointed to the CCC, and I’m looking forward to working with the committee members to help ensure a safe, secure, and resilient power grid.”
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Registration is Open for 2023 ElectriCities Classes
From customer service to advanced linework and beyond, our 2023 training schedule has you covered.
Registration for 2023 classes is open!
Starting in March, students in and around South Carolina can save travel time and budget by attending class in our new training facility in Newberry, South Carolina.
Whatever location you choose, you’ll register through the ElectriCities Portal, making it easy to manage your team’s training. You can view transcripts, register multiple students at once, access and pay invoices, and more. Students can even transfer their registration to another student if needed.
Evaluate your team, set your 2023 goals, and enroll today!
For more information about ElectriCities training, contact Susanne Taylor, Learning and Development Specialist at ElectriCities.
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Application is Open for N.C. School Solar Grants
NC GreenPower is a nonprofit working to improve our state’s environment by supporting renewable energy and carbon offset projects and providing grants for solar installations at K-12 schools.
The application period for those school grants is open now!
The annual Solar+ Schools grant program provides grants to install fully funded 20-killowatt educational solar PV systems at K-12 schools in the state.
Each grant recipient will also receive:
- A weather station.
- Data monitoring equipment.
- A STEM curriculum and classroom solar kits for the students.
- Curriculum training for teachers.
- Ongoing support after the installation has been completed.
All K-12 schools in North Carolina are eligible to apply.
Don’t wait: The grant application window closes Jan. 31. Please spread the word and encourage schools in your community to apply!
For more information, visit the NC GreenPower website.
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