November 2018

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,...

Greenville Utilities has picked up one of the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies’ (AMWA) most prestigious awards. The AMWA presented GUC with...

Water quality is a top priority for our Water Resources Department. Work performed at the Water Treatment Plant is just one step in the process. Delivering that quality water is an entirely different process involving 631 miles of water mains. Over the past three months, approximately 2,700 feet...