TUB Electric/Fiber Manager Brian Coate (middle) accepts the 2015 RP3 designation award at American Public Power Association’s (APPA) 2015 Engineering and Operations Technical Conference, which was held in Sacramento, California, on May 18th. Coate is pictured with Kenneth Stone (left), energy services and accounting manager of Braintree Electric Light Department of Braintree, Massachusetts; and Mike Hyland, APPA senior vice president of engineering services (right).
TUB is one of 94 of the nation’s more than 2,000 public power utilities to earn the RP3 recognition from APPA for providing consumers with the highest degree of reliable and safe electric service. TUB scored a 97 out of 100 on this evaluation.
The RP3 designation recognizes public power utilities that demonstrate proficiency in four key disciplines: reliability, safety, workforce development, and system improvement.
TUB had previously earned the award in 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2013. The award is now good for three years, which means that TUB’s newest designation will be valid from May 1st, 2015 to April 30, 2018. APPA is the national organization representing more than 2,000 not-for-profit, community- and state- owned electric utilities.
