2021

November

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and GUC recently experienced a near-miss cybersecurity incident which highlights the importance of recognizing and reporting suspicious emails.  Here’s what happened, what could have happened, and what you can do to keep GUC CyberSafe....

Identifying and removing barriers to working safely is one of the key components of the Lighthouse process. When things are discovered during an observation that could reduce exposures, Lighthouse works to determine a course of action that could remove that barrier and, coordinates “...

Microsoft has announced that Microsoft Edge will be replacing Internet Explorer (IE), which will be retired on June 15, 2022. In preparation for the June deadline, our Information Technology (IT) Department has installed Microsoft Edge on all...

To prepare customers for the arrival of winter temperatures along with rising natural gas prices, Public Information has been sharing messages on GUC’s website, social media platforms, emails, GUC-TV, and bill stuffers.  ...

Service Awards

5 Years
Lynette Smith, Customer Contact Representative I
Lena Previll, Senior Human Resources Manager
Karyn Wilson, Natural Gas Customer Records Clerk
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Master Mechanic Ronnie Staton recently retired after almost 37 years of service with GUC. Ronnie worked on the Fleet Maintenance team, or Garage, a section of our Finance Department. They are responsible for the routine maintenance and servicing of GUC’s fleet, which also includes “in...

With 39 years of electrical ground and line work under his belt, Electric Overhead Service Crew Leader Keith Stancil says, “I enjoy helping to develop these young men into good linemen. I’ve watched people grow out here.” ...

Fleet Manager Billy Moseley has retired after 23 years with Greenville Utilities. He joined GUC as a Mechanic in the Garage in 1998.  

As Fleet Manager, Billy directed the daily activities of our full-service Garage (...

October

The NC Department of Labor (NCDOL) and the Greenville-Pitt Chamber of Commerce recently recognized our efforts to work safely at the annual Safety Banquet on September 21st. For some of our departments, this was the 14th consecutive year earning...

Greenville Utilities celebrated Public Power Week and Public Natural Gas Week October 3 — 9, 2021. These annual events give GUC a chance to celebrate with our community all of the advantages that locally-owned and operated utilities provide. 
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As shared in last month’s Spotlight, GUC Electric and Logistics crews left Greenville on Saturday, August 28th in response to a call for assistance from Lafayette Utilities System (LUS) in Louisiana as they prepared for impact from Hurricane Ida. Our crews staged at the Cajundome...

Service Awards

Johnny Vernon / 30 Years

Johnny Vernon has celebrated 30 years of service with GUC....

Meet our new Wellness Intern Anthony Herring. Anthony is a Junior at ECU with a degree focus on Community Health. He is working with Human Resources (HR) on offering more wellness initiatives.  

The main focus of HR’s...

You may recall an article about jumpstarting our safety endeavors in the April issue of ...

September

ECU Merchant Fair 
GUC went back to school on September 1st – with the ECU Pirates! We joined with other community businesses and organizations to share information with students, faculty, and staff at the Greenville-Pitt County Chamber of Commerce Merchant Fair...

As a second-generation Geographic Information System (GIS) professional, Tyler Reynolds is enthusiastic about her field of work as...

GUC’s Public Information Office (Pub Info) was recently recognized by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP) with a gold award for two virtual tour...

For the sixth year in a row, our Water Treatment Plant has received the prestigious North Carolina Area Wide Optimization Award. The NC Division of...

In the early hours of August 28th, GUC Electric and Logistics crews left Greenville in response to a call for assistance from Lafayette Utilities System (LUS) in Louisiana as they prepared for Hurricane Ida. Our crews staged at the Cajundome on the 29th where they waited out the storm...

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