2021 AMP Annual Awards
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February 2022
By Zachary Hoffman, Manager of Communications and Publications
The AMP Annual Awards program provides a great opportunity to draw attention to outstanding projects and people in your community. This is one way to let your peers and community know about your hard work and dedication.
During the 2021 AMP Annual Conference, the following utilities and individuals were honored with awards for their work in 2020:
Pioneer Village Administrator Al Fiser was presented with the AMP Seven Hats Award by City of Orrville Director of Utilities and AMP Board of Trustees Chair Jeff Brediger.
AMP Seven Hats Award
The AMP Seven Hats Award recognizes a utility manager who serves a smaller community, and whose management responsibilities extend well beyond the scope of a manager in a larger system who has a larger staff.
- Winner: Village of Pioneer Village Administrator Al Fiser
Innovation Award
The AMP Innovation Award recognizes municipal utilities that have completed an innovative or unique project to better serve their customer-owners. Innovation is the introduction of something new – a new idea, device or method.
- Winner: Village of Yellow Springs Electric Distribution for the Free Wi-Fi and Fiber Backbone Project
Electric System Sustainability Award
The AMP Electric System Sustainability Award recognizes utilities that have made significant efforts in sustainability. Sustainability can be defined as understanding the interconnections among economy, society and environment.
- Winner: Westerville Electric Division for the Residential PowerUP Off-Peak Charging Program
- Honorable Mention: Cuyahoga Falls Electric System for the LED Street Lights Project
From the Village of Yellow Springs, Public Works Director Johnnie Burns, Electric Distribution Foreman Ben Sparks and Village Manager Josue Salmeron were awarded an Innovation Award, Public Power Promotion Honorable Mention and Safety Award at the 2021 AMP Annual Conference.
System Improvement Award
The AMP System Improvement Award recognizes utilities that have made a significant improvement in electric service and reliability to their customer-owners.
- Winner: Bryan Municipal Utilities for the Modernize Bryan Ohio’s Gas Turbine Power Control Systems Project and the Industrial Drive Substation Project
- Winner: Philippi Municipal Electric for the City of Philippi Main Distribution Substation & Distribution Feeder Rebuild Project
- Winner: Westerville Electric Division for the 69kV Underground Cable Replacement Project and the Substation Number One Rebuild Project
- Honorable Mention: Minster Electric Department for the Northwest Substation Project
- Honorable Mention: St. Clairsville Light & Power for the Barlowe Rebuild Project
- Honorable Mention: Village of Versailles for the Circuit Number 4 12kV Conversion Project
- Honorable Mention: Village of Yellow Springs Electric Distribution for the Switch Station Rehab 2020 Project and the Public Works Facility Upgrade Project
Public Power Promotion Award
The AMP Public Power Promotion Award recognizes utilities for their promotional efforts in marketing, consumer awareness and branding.
- Winner: Westerville Electric Division for the Utility Bill Holiday Program
- Honorable Mention: Grafton Public Power & Light for Project BEACON
- Honorable Mention: Village of Yellow Springs Electric Distribution for the Public Works Bulletin TV Project
Service Distinction Award
The AMP Service Distinction Award was initiated to recognize employees of member public power utilities, partners and consultants who have made significant local contributions to public power.
- Greg Kuhlman, Napoleon Power and Light electric distribution superintendent, became the first individual to receive the new AMP Service Distinction Award. Kuhlman has served the City of Napoleon since 1980, serving as electrical construction supervisor from 2011 until his retirement in 2020, returning to take on the role of superintendent soon after.
Safety Awards
Safety awards are given to communities that had no time loss due to reportable accidents or injuries.
Safety Award for Generation
- Bryan Municipal Utilities
Safety Award for Transmission and Distribution
- Brewster Electric Utility
- Cuyahoga Falls Electric System
- Edgerton Electric Department
- Genoa Municipal Utilities
- Grafton Public Power and Light
- Haskins Electric
- Jackson Center Municipal Electric System
- Montpelier Municipal Utilities
- Napoleon Power and Light
- Oak Harbor Public Power
- Orrville Utilities
- Philippi Municipal Electric
- Shelby Division of Electricity & Communication
- Clairsville Light and Power
- Village of Versailles
- Village of Yellow Springs Electric Distribution
Safety commendations are in recognition of less than one percent time loss due to reportable accidents or injuries.
Safety Commendation for Generation
- Orrville Utilities
Safety Commendation for Transmission and Distribution
- Berlin Maryland Electric Utility Department
- Bryan Municipal Utilities
- Hudson Public Power
- Minster Electric Department
- Wadsworth Electric Department
- Westerville Electric Division
Mutual Aid Commendation
Mutual Aid Commendations recognize those communities that have provided mutual aid assistance to another community over the past year.
From the City of Westerville, Mayor Kathy Cocuzzi, City Council Member Diane Conley and Electric Utility Manager Chris Monacelli were awarded a Safety Commendation and mutual aid resolution at the 2021 AMP Annual Conference.
- Berlin Maryland Electric Utility Department
- For providing assistance to Dover, Delaware, in August 2020
- Bryan Municipal Utilities
- For providing assistance to Hillsdale, Michigan, in June 2021
- Celina Municipal Utilities
- For providing assistance to Ohio City, Ohio, in August 2020
- Village of Clinton Electric Department
- For providing assistance to Hillsdale, Michigan, in June 2021
- Clyde Light and Power
- For providing assistance to Wadsworth, Ohio, in November 2020
- Coldwater Board of Public Utilities
- For providing assistance to Hillsdale, Michigan, in June 2021
- Dover Light and Power
- For providing assistance to Vineland, New Jersey, in August 2020; and Beach City, Ohio, in November 2020
- Hudson Public Power
- For providing assistance to Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, in November 2020
- Piqua Power System
- For providing assistance to Ohio City, Ohio, in August 2020
- Quakertown Electric Department
- For providing assistance to Vineland, New Jersey, in August 2020
- Shelby Division of Electricity and Communication
- For providing assistance to Wadsworth, Ohio, in November 2020
- Clairsville Light and Power
- For providing assistance to Woodsfield, Ohio, in November 2020
- City of St. Marys Municipal Electric System
- For providing assistance to Ohio City, Ohio, in August 2020
- Tipp City Municipal Electric
- For providing assistance to Vineland, New Jersey, in August 2020
- Westerville Electric Division
- For providing assistance to Woodsfield, Ohio, in July 2021
