Five for five. That’s what GUC did again this year, earning Public Power Awards of Excellence in all five categories offered by ElectriCities. Roy Jones, CEO of ElectriCities of North Carolina, presented the awards at our September Board of Commissioners meeting. The categories mirror the ElectriCities strategic priorities and include:

• Future-focused - Recognizing communities that develop a future-focused mindset
• Strengthen Public Power - Celebrating communities 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 providers that innovate and invest to better serve their customers and communities
• People - Recognizing cities and towns that leverage their people as their greatest asset

“There is tremendous value in public power, and this year’s Public Power Awards of Excellence recipients are going above and beyond to demonstrate that value and move public power’s future forward,” said Mr. Jones. “These awards demonstrate the connection Greenville Utilities has in prioritizing local needs, putting their customers first using innovative solutions that provide safe, reliable power, and leveraging their workforce to provide exceptional service to the community. I’m honored to recognize GUC and the public power employees who put in the hard work each day to power their neighborhoods.”

ElectriCities is an organization that represents cities, towns, and universities that own their electric distribution systems. Greenville Utilities is a member of ElectriCities, along with more than 90 other members in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.

This is the eighteenth year in a row that GUC has won Awards of Excellence from ElectriCities.