2024
May
A bleeding injury can happen anywhere. We've all seen it happen too often—on the news or in everyday life. Life-threatening bleeding can...
Two Pitt County schools are a little greener this spring.
Thanks to NC GreenPower’s Solar+ Schools program, D.H. Conley High School and Lakeforest Elementary School now have 20-kW solar photovoltaic (PV) systems installed on their campuses. They join J.H. Rose High...
Ryan Hardee, Underground Electric Distribution Supervisor, has retired after 34 years of service in the Electric Department. Ryan started out at Greenville Utilities as a part-time Tree Trimmer, working his way to his current role (that he started in 2016) by way of...
April
Commissioners approved a bid for the upcoming Community Solar Project. The bid was slightly higher than the project budget, so the increase will be sent to City Council for approval. Once approved, the project would begin this summer and should be ready in the Spring of 2025....
Our Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) “Smooth Operators” swept the competition at the South Carolina Environmental Conference Operations Challenge in early March!
The conference was co-hosted by the Water Environment Association (WEF) of South Carolina and the South...
Master Mechanic William Cooley recently retired after 30 years of service with GUC. William worked in the Garage and was part of the team responsible for the routine maintenance and servicing of GUC’s fleet ...
Richmond Community College
On March 6th and 7th, GUC employees visited Richmond Community College to educate the students about future career opportunities at Greenville Utilities. Lee Ausborn, Brian...
To continue serving our leaders and setting them up for success in their roles, our Human Resources team is continuing its New Leader Orientation training.
New Leader Orientation is a required, three-hour session for new leaders that focuses on items that they will...
March
Representatives of the First Presbyterian Women were on hand to present an $8,000 check for our Neighbor to Neighbor program that helps people in Pitt County pay their heating bills in the winter. Since they started donating, this group has been responsible for contributing $382,984...
The Government Finance Officers' Association (GFOA) has once again presented our Finance Department with three awards for how they communicate financial information.
Finance received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget book...
GUC’s Neighbor to Neighbor program received an $8,000 donation from the Presbyterian Women of First Presbyterian Church. In past years, they have raised the money through Taste Testing Luncheons, raffles, and bake sales. This year, they held a ticketed event with...
GUC’s Public Information Office (Pub Info) received an Excellence in Public Power Communications award from the American Public Power Association (APPA)....
One goal of our Public Information Office (Pub Info) is to get news to you in ways you want it, when you want it. Since the 1970s, GUC’s Spotlight employee newsletter has been the core of our...
Service Awards
Mike McGowan / 20 Years
Underground Electric Crew Leader Mike McGowan is celebrating 20 years of...
A Time for Science Expo
Joined by other organizations from Eastern North Carolina, GUC employees participated in the annual A Time for Science/NC Museum of Natural Sciences STEM Expo on February 3rd. This year, the Expo corresponded with a ribbon cutting at...
Our Gas Department is conducting an annual inspection of natural gas pipelines. To maintain the safety of our gas lines, all portions of the gas system must be inspected in accordance with federal, state, and local guidelines to ensure compliance, system operation, and...
After 16 months of planning, testing, training, and other work, the Customer Cloud Service (CCS) system went live on Tuesday, February 20th. The cloud-based software is the upgrade to our Customer Care & Billing (CC&B) software from Oracle which holds and...
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...
After almost 25 years of service with Greenville Utilities, Meter Field Technician III James Hardee has retired.
The Electric Department’s Meter Section is responsible for approximately 134,500 electric, water, and gas meters on our systems. James was part of...
