Fifty-Three Public Power Systems Earn Excellence in Public Power Communications Awards

Fifty-three public power electric utilities and utility organizations earned Excellence in Public Power Communications Awards from the American Public Power Association. The awards were presented this week at APPA’s Customer Connections Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The annual awards recognize excellence in communications. The entries are judged in three categories: Print & Digital, Web & Social Media, and Video. Awards were given to those that showed ingenuity and creativity in telling their stories through outstanding copy, design, financial data presentation, graphics, social media engagement, video editing, and web layout and interactivity.

This year’s awards were judged by Michelle Jackson, Chief Strategy Officer, BackPocket Agency; Ana María Rivera-Pramuk, Founder/Creative Director, Associate Creative; and Paula Douglas Seidel, CAE, IOM, Founder/Consultant, Powerful Partners.

The winners are:

Class A: Gross revenues of $400 million or more

Print/Digital

• Award of Excellence – Florida Municipal Power Agency
• Award of Excellence – Indiana Municipal Power Agency
• Award of Excellence – Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, CA
• Award of Excellence – MEAG Power, GA
• Award of Merit – Chelan County PUD, WA
• Award of Merit – Gainesville Regional Utilities, FL
• Award of Merit – Riverside Public Utilities, CA
• Award of Merit – Snohomish County PUD, WA
• Award of Merit – Tacoma Public Utilities, WA

Video

• Award of Excellence – Burbank Water and Power, CA
• Award of Excellence – New Braunfels Utilities, TX
• Award of Merit – Gainesville Regional Utilities, FL
• Award of Merit – Santee Cooper, SC

Web/Social Media

• Award of Excellence – CPS Energy, TX
• Award of Excellence – Salt River Project, AZ
• Award of Excellence – Santee Cooper, SC
• Award of Merit – Austin Energy, TX
• Award of Merit – Grant County PUD No. 2, WA
• Award of Merit – Nebraska Public Power District
• Award of Merit – Platte River Power Authority, CO

Class B: Gross revenues of $200 million-$399,999,999

Print/Digital

• Award of Excellence – Pasadena Water and Power, CA
• Award of Merit – Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems 

Video

• Award of Excellence – Fayetteville Public Works Commission, NC
• Award of Excellence – Guam Power Authority
• Award of Merit – Brownsville Public Utilities Board, TX
• Award of Merit – Denton Municipal Electric, TX
• Award of Merit – Pasadena Water and Power, CA

Web/Social Media

• Award of Excellence – Bryan Texas Utilities, TX
• Award of Merit – CDE Lightband, TN
• Award of Merit – Guam Power Authority  
• Award of Merit – Roseville Electric Utility, CA

Class C: Gross revenues of $75 million-$199,999,999

Print/Digital

• Award of Excellence – City of Loveland Utilities, CO
• Award of Excellence – Holland Board of Public Works, MI
• Award of Excellence – Riviera Utilities, AL
• Award of Merit – Idaho Falls Power
• Award of Merit – La Plata Electric Assn. Inc., CO

Video

• Award of Excellence – Glendale Water & Power, CA
• Award of Excellence – Greenville Utilities Commission, NC
• Award of Merit – GEUS, TX
• Award of Merit – Riviera Utilities, AL

Web/Social Media

• Award of Excellence – Greer Commission of Public Works, SC
• Award of Excellence – PUD No. 1 of Callam County, WA
• Award of Merit – Mason County PUD 3, WA
• Award of Merit – Westfield Gas + Electric/ Whip City Fiber, MA

Class D: Gross revenues of less than $75 million

Print/Digital

• Award of Excellence – Conway Corp, AR
• Award of Excellence – Michigan Municipal Electric Association
• Award of Excellence – Southern California Public Power Authority
• Award of Merit – Cedar Falls Utilities, IA
• Award of Merit – Coldwater Board of Public Utilities, MI
• Award of Merit – Florida Municipal Electric Association
• Award of Merit – Northwest Public Power Association, WA

Video

• Award of Excellence – Kerrville Public Utility Board, TX
• Award of Merit – Grand Haven Board of Light and Power, MI
• Award of Merit – Kennett Board of Public Works, MO
• Award of Merit – Tullahoma Utilities Authority, TN

Web/Social Media

• Award of Excellence – BVU Authority, VA
• Award of Excellence – Springfield Utility Board, OR
• Award of Merit – Heartland Energy, SD
• Award of Merit – Kerrville Public Utility Board, TX

For more information, visit PublicPower.org.

Florida Municipal Electric Association Director of Public Affairs & Strategic Communications Nicole Albers