2023
December
Liquified Natural Gas Tanks for LNG Plant Expansion
The Board approved moving forward with purchasing the first two tanks to be included in the expansion of the LNG plant. This facility is where natural gas is stored in a liquid state for use during times of high...
Hats off to our operating departments for continuing the tradition of decorating GUC vehicles for the Greenville Jaycees’ Christmas Parade – this year on December 2nd. For the eighth time, it was held at night, so the parade was filled with festive, twinkling lights. ...
‘Tis the season for scams, and our cybersecurity partner, KnowBe4, shared the following information in their Scam of the Week newsletter in early December.
Have you finished your holiday shopping yet? Because...
In true GUC fashion, many employees took time these last few weeks of the year to spread a little cheer to those in need!
Energy Services Officers Jonathan Sergeant and Seth Shoneman, along with Director of Customer Relations Scott Mullis, donated GUC blankets to the...
On October 26th, employees were able to gather for our United Way (UW) campaign kick-off breakfast, hosted by our UW Committee. Sausage dogs and information about how United Way positively impacts our community were the theme of that morning.
“The committee would like...
Freeboot Friday
GUC bucket trucks returned to Freeboot Friday at Uptown Greenville on November 3rd in addition to one exciting new addition - a virtual bucket truck driving experience provided by Pike Electric! We also provided a booth full of GUC branded...
Each month, ‘Cyber Talk’ will include statistics on GUC’s Phish Alert Button usage and, occasionally, any relevant cybersecurity or Information Technology (IT) tips or updates.
Phish Alert Button Statistics
IT is tracking use of the...
Over this past year, we welcomed 64 new employees and promoted 60 current employees! We also said farewell to 10 employees who retired with a combined total experience of 205 years of service to GUC.
Recap on Training in 2023 & What’s New for 2024
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For the 8th year in a row, our Water Treatment Plant has received the prestigious North Carolina Area Wide Optimization Award. Of the 157 water treatment plants in the state, the NC Division of Water Resources has included Greenville Utilities among the 72 honored for...
James Gay / 35 YearsNovember
Jerry Adams, Master Mechanic in Fleet Maintenance, has retired after 23 years with GUC. Jerry was responsible for preparing new vehicles to fit the needs of each department and crew. This included welding, fabrication, and electrical modifications such as battery...
Greenville Utilities observes Veteran’s Day each year and acknowledges veterans who currently work at GUC in the November Spotlight. Please join us in honoring the following veterans.
Maurice Ampley, U.S. Air Force, 7 Years...
Crews recently furthered GUC’s vision of serving as the foundation of growth for the Greenville region by expanding natural gas service to Ayden-Grifton High School. The school is the latest in Pitt County to request and receive natural gas service.
“Over the past...
It was a busy month of industry recognition for both our Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant employees, starting with an international conference and competition the first week in October, and ending with a state conference and competition the last few days of the month. ...
In early 2020, our IT Department launched Microsoft Teams just a few weeks prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and saw an incredible utilization rate of Teams during the pandemic. Since then, Teams has quickly become employees’ primary form of communication. In...
Each month, ‘Cyber Talk’ will include statistics on GUC’s Phish Alert Button usage and, occasionally, any relevant cybersecurity or Information Technology (IT) tips or updates.
Phish Alert Button Statistics
IT is tracking use of the...
Rebecca Harrison / 25 Years
Senior Center
Jonathan Sergeant (Energy Services) spent the morning of October 3rd at the West Greenville Senior Wellness Center discussing energy savings tips for winter.
Wellcome Middle School
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A team of Water Resources employees competed in the Eastern Water and Wastewater Network Backhoe Rodeo at the Bell Arthur Water Corporation Operations Center on October 19th. This annual event gives equipment operators from Eastern North Carolina the opportunity to...
October
Overhead (OH) Construction Crew Leader Shawn Adams recently retired after 29 years of service with GUC. He supervised one of our OH Construction Crews that build electric lines “from scratch,” and work on all major projects involving overhead lines. For example, if a...
The project to replace Oracle’s Work & Asset Management (WAM) and Mobile Workforce Management (MWM) systems with Cityworks continues to move along with the following phases or “Task Orders” (TO).
TO-02 Global Configuration
This phase wrapped up in early October...