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Public Power Weekly <br /> April 14,2014:No.15 <br /> 94 utilities receive APPA Reliable Public Power Provider <br /> award at E&O Conference in Oklahoma <br /> Ninety-four public power utilities were awarded Reliable Public Power Provider(RP3) <br /> recognition from the American Public Power Association for providing consumers with the <br /> highest degree of reliable and safe electric service. Brent McKinney,manager of electric <br /> transmission and distribution at City Utilities of Springfield,Mo., and chair of APPA's RP3 <br /> Review Panel,presented the utilities with their awards April 7 during the association's annual <br /> Engineering & Operations Technical Conference in Oklahoma City. <br /> The RP3 designation recognizes public power utilities that demonstrate proficiency in four key <br /> disciplines: reliability, safety, workforce development, and system improvement. Criteria within <br /> each category are based on sound business practices and represent a utility-wide commitment to <br /> the safe and reliable delivery of electricity. The RP3 designation now lasts for three years (up <br /> from two), so the 94 utilities that earned the designation this year join the 90 that received it last <br /> year. <br /> "RP3 utilities are providing a high level of service to communities all over the country," said <br /> McKinney, "These 94 designees stand out as models of safe, reliable, and forward-thinking <br /> utility operations." <br /> This is the ninth year that the RP3 designation has been offered. <br /> 133 <br />