2018
December
South Central GUC Day
A big thank you to all of our departments for stepping up to help Human Resources pull off the GUC Career Day at South Central High School on December 13th. The school opened up the gym for our employees to share with students...
A big thank you to Electric crews for traveling to the City of High Point the week of December 9th. They assisted High Point’s Electric Department with power outage restoration following Winter Storm Diego. As a community-owned utility, GUC is part of a network of municipal systems...
Occasionally, we ask employees during the holiday season to share stories that are published in the December issue of Spotlight. This year, we asked employees to share one or two of their wishes for the holidays. You can read a handful here or check out the video above of all the...
James Gay / 30 Years
Employees really got into the competitive holiday spirit this year for GUC’s first “Deck the Halls” door decorating contest! In late November, Human Resources challenged employees to decorate their office doors for the holidays. A panel of judges made their rounds on December 17th,...
We continued our tradition of participating in the Greenville Jaycee’s Christmas Parade on December 9th. For the third time in Greenville, it was held at night, so the parade was filled with festive, twinkling lights.
Special thanks to Electric Department...
"Vehicles rotate through the Garage every six months, so I get to see a lof of folks at least twice a year,” said Master Mechanic II Kevin Lockamy. “It’s like the hub for Greenville Uitlities. When employees bring their vehicles and equipment in for preventative maintenance or repairs...
Underground Maintenance Crew Leader Ervin Hardee has retired after 30 years of service with Greenville Utilities. Before going into linework with an Underground Construction Crew, Ervin worked in the Meter Section doing meter reading and testing. As a Crew Leader, Ervin was responsible for one...
For 12 years now, GUC employees and their families have enjoyed our annual visit from Santa. This year, Santa made a stop by GUC on December 9th. Our GUC children were able to share their wish lists with him and have their pictures taken; and, of course, enjoy milk and cookies!
Santa’s...
Rock Springs Center was the setting for our holiday party on December 7th. Attendees enjoyed dinner, a DJ, and dancing. Best of all, it was an opportunity to relax and enjoy a good time with friends. Catching up with retirees was also fun!
Thanks to Scott Jablonski for organizing the event...
GUC employees were busy in November sharing information at career fairs and events in the community. Take a look at where we were:
Energy Careers Workshop 101 (pictured above)...
Anthony Miller / 30 Years
After 21 years of service with Greenville Utilities, Senior Financial Planning and Rates Analyst Louisa Chan (pictured right with Jonathan Britt) has recently retired. Louisa’s job involved a lot of moving parts that included long-range financial plans, capital project funding plans,...
November
GUC’s Public Information Office received two 2018 Excellence in Public Power Communications awards from the American Public Power Association (APPA). The awards were in the Video and Social Media categories.
GUC was one of 43 utilities that took home an award from this year’s APPA...
Randy Bowen, Water Resources Construction Inspector, (pictured left with Cliff Cahoon) recently retired after 30 years of service with Greenville Utilities. Before becoming an Inspector (a position he held for 20 years), Randy was a Water Resources General Utility Worker and a Crew...
As you begin to plan your decorations for the holiday season, you may wonder how much it’s going to cost to deck the halls with those beautiful strands of lights. Here’s some good news – not as much as you might think!
One strand of 100 mini-lights costs around $1.50 to run for 10 hours a...
Energy Services Officer Jim Rapin recently retired after 20 years of service. Jim was an integral part of our Energy Services Office, providing a valuable service to our customers by sharing all kinds of helpful, reliable energy information. From energy audits at customers’ homes to appliance...
The beginning of October brought the next step in the SafeAlign process, Understanding and Influencing Behavior. This part is about identifying things that prompt certain behaviors (like at-risk behaviors) and how to possibly change them using the A-B-C model.
It starts with A,...
