September 2016
Jim Rapin, Energy Services Officer (pictured above), gave a home energy conservation presentation to approximately 50 people at the Aktion Club of Eastern Carolina on September 1st. The Aktion Club was started in 2005 and is a Kiwanis program for adults with disabilities. Kiwanis is a...
Randy Emory, 30 Years
Randy Emory, P.E., recently celebrated 30 years of service to Greenville Utilities. He has been the Director of Water Resources since 2003 and is responsible...
Higher education costs continue to soar, and as GUC plans for the future, one of the most important investments it can make is in its people. In 2015, an ad hoc team (comprised of Chris Padgett, Sue Hatch who was later replaced with Steve Hawley, Amy Quinn, George Reel and Richie Shreves) began...
Greenville Utilities is starting a pilot program for advanced metering infrastructure (AMI).
GUC has been using automated meter reading (AMR) technology since 2004. With AMR, meters send usage information via radio signal to a computer on a truck as Meter Technicians drive by. With the new...
Meter Technician II Keith Nichols enjoys giving new life to gas and water meters. Keith and his colleagues in the Meter Shop put old meters through a multitude of tests. For the meters that pass, they give them a deep cleaning, fix what isn't working, and add a fresh coat of paint before sending...
In keeping with GUC's Three Year Strategic Plan, it was the consensus of the GUC Board to move forward with recommendations from the Joint Committee on Pay and Benefits.
Board recommendations for 2017 are as follows:
- Maintain current plan options (HSA, Core, and Enhanced); ...
Greenville Utilities' Gas Department was awarded the 2015 American Public Gas Association (APGA) Safety Award for an outstanding safety record. This year makes the 7th year that our Gas Department staff has exemplified worker safety at a national level.
APGA's safety award winners...
This month is the premiere of the Board Notes video. It's an effort to give you a little better perspective of some of the items covered at this month's Board of Commissioners meeting.
The Greenville Utilities Commission welcomes Minnie Johnson-Anderson to the Greenville Utilities...
