GUC has earned five Public Power Awards of Excellence from ElectriCities of North Carolina.
“These awards are a great reflection of the commitment of our employees,” said General Manager / CEO Tony Cannon, “but also a recognition of the GUC Board of Commissioners’ forward thinking and dedication to serving our customers and our community.”
Roy Jones, Chief Executive Officer of Electricities, congratulated GUC and the Board of Commissioners during the September meeting and highlighted GUC’s work within the community and public power space.
“We look across the membership and across those strategic priorities and who is truly the leaders and who is moving the ball and advancing things within their communities, and every year, year after year, you all are at the top of the list time and time again,” Roy said.
GUC received a Public Power Award of Excellence in the areas of:
- Future-Focused: Recognizing cities, towns, and public power entities with a mindset that sets the future as a priority;
- Strengthen Public Power: Recognizing public power entities that build public and political support for public power;
- Provide Superior Power: Highlighting communities that deliver reliable, affordable, and sustainable electric power;
- Customer-Centered Innovation: Celebrating public power entities that innovate and invest to better serve customers and communities; and
- People: Recognizing cities, towns, and entities that leverage employees as the greatest asset the utility possesses.
This is the 20th year in a row that GUC was a recipient of such an award.
