Two member communities in Iowa: Indianola Municipal Utilities and Waverly Light and Power, earned Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3) recognition from the American Public Power Association for providing consumers with the highest degree of reliable and safe electric service.
The two utilities were part of 94 utilities overall to earn the recognition out of the more than 2,000 public power utilities in the country. Paul Allen, vice president, engineering at Nashville, Tenn., Electric Service and chair of APPA’s RP3 Review Panel, presented the designees on March 29, during the association’s annual Engineering & Operations Technical Conference, in Omaha, Neb.
“The RP3 designation represents a high level of service to communities all over the country,” said Allen, “These 94 utilities stand out as models of safe and reliable utility operations.”
The RP3 recognizes public power utilities that demonstrate proficiency in four key disciplines: reliability, safety, training and system improvement. Criteria within each category are based on sound business practices and represent a utility-wide commitment to safe and reliable delivery of electricity. This is the fifth year that the RP3 designation has been offered. For a complete list of the utilities earning the honor, click here.