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2018 AMP Annual Awards

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November 2018

The annual AMP awards program provides a chance to draw attention to notable projects and people in your community. During the 2018 AMP Annual Conference, the following utilities and individuals were honored with awards for their work:

Finance Award
  • Highest Credit Score Population more than 5,000 – Westerville with a score of 100 percent.
  • Highest Credit Score Population less than 5,000 – Holiday City with a score of 94 percent.
  • Most Improved Credit Score – Hubbard with a 48 percent improvement.
  • Financing of the Year Population more than 5,000 – Wapakoneta for the two new substations, upgraded metering and transmission line projects financed through AMP.
  • Financing of the Year Population less than 5,000 – Philippi for upgrades to their main substation and distribution system, system repairs and vehicle purchases.
Innovation Award
  • Borough of Berlin (Pa.) for the Berlin Interactive Distributed Generation Project.
  • Ephrata Borough for Solar Project Funding of Economic Development.
  • Honorable Mention: Cleveland Public Power for MyCPP – CPP’s Online Consumer Engagement Program (mycpp.org).
  • Honorable Mention: Cuyahoga Falls Electric System for the Sub 5 Upgrade.
  • Honorable Mention: Danville Utilities for the Online Customer Portal/ Outage Map.
  • Honorable Mention: City of Hamilton for the Implementation of Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS).
System Improvement Award
  • Pioneer Municipal Utilities for the Circuit 20 Line Relocation.
  • Village of Wellington for the Erie Street Substation.
  • Dover Light and Power for the 69 kV West Circuit.
  • Cleveland Public Power for the Lake Road Substation Expansion.
  • Honorable Mention: Clyde Light and Power for the East Substation Upgrade.
  • Honorable Mention: St. Clairsville Light and Power for the Commons Mall Crossing Project.
  • Honorable Mention: Village of Versailles for the Circuit #2 – 12 kV Conversion Project.
  • Honorable Mention: Borough of Ephrata for the Advanced Meter Infrastructure Project.
  • Honorable Mention: Napoleon Power and Light for the Recloser Replacement Project.
  • Honorable Mention: City of Shelby, Division of Electric and Telecommunications for the PSG-1 Project.
  • Honorable Mention: Danville Utilities for the Bridge Street Substation Upgrade.
  • Honorable Mention: City of Hamilton for the Relay Upgrade Project.
  • Honorable Mention: City of Wadsworth, Electric and Communications Department for the Seville Road Substation Power Transformers.
Public Power Promotion Award
  • Cleveland Public Power for the CPP Intern to Apprentice Program.
  • Cuyahoga Falls Electric System for the 2018 Tree Power Project.
  • Dover Light and Power for promotion of Public Power Week.
  • City of Hamilton for the Customer Payment Portal.
Electric System Sustainability Award
  • Cleveland Public Power for the Solsmart Bronze designation.
  • Dover Light and Power for the Over Fire Air Combustion.
  • Honorable Mention: Clyde Light and Power for the Downtown Lighting Project.
  • Honorable Mention: Danville Utilities for the Kentuck Solar Project.
  • Honorable Mention: Hillsdale Board of Public Utilities for the Engine #5 and #6 Upgrade.
  • Honorable Mention: City of Shelby, Division of Electric and Telecommunications for the Progress Drive Generation Station.
  • Honorable Mention: St. Clairsville Light and Power for the Main Street Lighting Project.
  • Honorable Mention: Village of Yellow Springs for the 1 MW Solar Array.

Safety awards are given to communities that had no time loss due to reportable accidents or injuries.

Safety Award for Generation
  • Bryan Municipal Utilities
  • Dover Light and Power
  • City of Hamilton
Safety Award for Transmission and Distribution
  • Berlin (Md.) Electric Utility Department
  • Cuyahoga Falls Electric System
  • Borough of Ephrata Electric Division
  • Village of Genoa
  • Haskins Electric
  • Village of Minster
  • City of Newton Falls Electric
  • Orrville Utilities
  • Clairsville Light and Power
  • City of Wapakoneta
  • City of Westerville
  • Village of Yellow Springs

Safety Commendations for Transmission and Distribution Safety commendations are in recognition of less than one percent time loss due to reportable accidents or injuries.

  • Bryan Municipal Utilities
  • Dover Power and Light
  • Napoleon Power and Light
  • Wadsworth Electric Department
Mutual Aid Commendation
  • For providing assistance to various Florida municipalities in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma: Berea Municipal Utilities, Berlin (Md.) Electric Utility Department, Bowling Green Municipal Utilities, Bryan Municipal Utilities, Coldwater Board of Public Affairs, City of Cuyahoga Falls Electric System, Borough of Ephrata, Hamilton Department of Electric, Hudson Public Power, Montpelier Municipal Utility, Napoleon Light and Power, Orrville Utilities, Paducah Power System, Pemberville Municipal Electric, Piqua Power System, City of St. Marys Municipal Electric System, Tipp City Municipal Utilities, Wapakoneta Electric Department, City of Wadsworth Electric and Communications, and City of Westerville Electric Division
  • For providing assistance to the City of Celina: Wapakoneta Electric Department, Hamilton Department of Electric, Arcanum Water and Light, City of St. Marys Municipal Electric System, Minster Electric Department, Village of New Bremen Utilities and Piqua Power System
  • For providing assistance to the Village of Shiloh: Shelby Division of Electric and Telecommunications, and Plymouth Municipal Electric
  • For providing assistance to the Village of Arcadia: Bowling Green Municipal Utilities and Deshler Municipal Electric
  • For providing assistance to Dayton Power & Light: Piqua Power System
  • For providing assistance to Con Ed through the New York Power Authority following Nor’easter Quinn: City of Westerville Electric Division, Piqua Power System, Celina Municipal Utilities, Tipp City Municipal Utilities, Coldwater Board of Public Affairs, Bryan Municipal Utilities, Jackson Center Municipal Electric System, City of Marshall Electric Department, Napoleon Light and Power, and Bowling Green Municipal Utilities