2022

March

When temperatures drop, utility bills rise. As displayed on the ElectriCities of NC TempTracker chart to the right, January had a lot of bone-chilling...

Service Awards

Tyrone Moore / 30 Years
Tyrone Moore, Water Resources Pipe Crew Leader I, recently celebrated 30...

Electric Underground Crew Leader Bobby Adams has retired after 30 years of service with Greenville Utilities. His enthusiasm for the outdoors led him to a career in tree trimming and, ultimately, linework at GUC.  ...

Mike Adams, Fleet Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor, has retired after almost 22 years of service with Greenville Utilities. Mike oversaw the daily operations of the shop and the Master Mechanics. Our Garage has a staff of Master Mechanics with more than 75 years of...

February

Greenville Utilities joins the inaugural Smart Energy Provider (SEP) Week by showcasing our SEP designation from the American Public Power Association. GUC earned this designation in October 2020 for demonstrating...

Chanel Richardson has been with GUC for seven years and is part of the Electric Department’s Meter Section, which is responsible for approximately 138,724 electric, water, and gas meters on our system. Chanel assists with the department’s administrative functions, including...

Phish Alert Button Statistics 

IT is now tracking use of the Phish Alert Button. The following statistics are from December 2021 and January 2022. These stats will be updated each month here in ...

Service Awards

Bill Edwards / 35 Years
Bill Edwards, Water Resources Engineering Assistant II, recently...

The threat of a major winter storm and freezing temperatures January 20 – 23 led employees throughout GUC to prepare for what Mother Nature might bring our way. Out of an abundance of caution, we closed our offices on Friday, January 21st.

As it turned out, aside from...

Jean Ricks has been with GUC for almost four years and is part of Customer Relation’s Revenue Protection Section. She helps with final bill pay arrangements, customer bad debt management, investigation of illegal utility usage and meter tampering, and the Priority Customer Program for...

In keeping an eye towards our region’s growth and to serve our customers more effectively and efficiently, construction to expand our Water Treatment Plant (WTP) continues to move right along. The project began in 2020 and, when finished,...

2021 brought new observers to the Lighthouse process. Each of these employees completed the Day One and Day Two Lighthouse training sessions, where they learned the specifics about performing observations and completing reports. During Day Two, they partnered with an experienced...

January

Kevin Smith recently retired after almost 32 years of service with GUC. Kevin started out at GUC as a part-time Laboratory Technician at the Wastewater Treatment...

Water Treatment Plant Operator III Ken Woodson has retired after 25 years of service with Greenville Utilities. Ken began his career in a part-time position as a Drafting Technician in the Gas Department. He then moved to the Water Resources Department as a CAD Specialist, and then a...

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