OMPA outlet, 03/2014 v.30 no.3

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General Manager’s Report -
CDLEC Groundbreaking,
Integrated Marketplace
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Board Report -
February 13, 2014
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From the Board Chair -
Getting Involved And
Informed In 2014
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Legislative Update -
Impact Of Sen. Tom
Coburn’s Decision
To Retire
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Lineman’s Corner -
Miscellaneous Items
MARCH 2014
VOL. 30 NO. 3
OMPA MEMBER CITIES:
Altus, Blackwell, Comanche, Copan, Duncan, Edmond,
Eldorado, Fairview, Frederick, Geary, Goltry, Granite,
Hominy, Kingfisher, Laverne, Lexington, Mangum,
Manitou, Marlow, Newkirk, Okeene, Olustee, Orlando,
Pawhuska, Perry, Ponca City, Pond Creek, Prague,
Purcell, Ryan, Spiro, Tecumseh, Tonkawa, Walters,
Watonga, Waynoka, Wetumka, Wynnewood, Yale
A member of the American Public Power Association,
Municipal Electric Systems of Oklahoma, and
Southwestern Power Resources Association
OUTLET is published by OMPA for our Members
2701 West I-35 Frontage Road
Post Office Box 1960
Edmond, Oklahoma 73083-1960
Phone: 405/359-2500
FAX: 405/359-1071
www.ompa.com
OMPA is a wholesale power company owned
by 39 municipal electric utilities. OMPA provides
economies of scale in power generation and
related services to support community-owned
electric utilities. The members of OMPA
serve approximately 250,000 Oklahomans.
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Bruce Ackerman, Editor
- CDLEC Groundbreaking Commemorative Issue -
The final three OMPA sponsored area meetings
will be held February 27th in Altus at the
Friendship Inn, March 6th in Duncan at the
Simmons Center and March 13th in Edmond
at the OMPA office. All meetings start at
6:15 pm with dinner provided and conclude
at 8:30 pm. City officials, staff and spouses
are invited to attend these meetings.
Those attending the meetings will hear
presentations by OMPA staff on OMPA’s
power supply program, Charles D. Lamb
cont pg 7
Area meetings to be held in Altus, Duncan, Edmond
Energy Center construction, substation and
transmission projects, review of Operations
for 2013, Southwest Power Pool day-ahead
markets, Demand and Energy Efficiency
Program (DEEP), the loop leasing program,
and the joint billing system program.
Questions will be addressed by OMPA staff.
The area meetings not only provide the member
cities with information on OMPA activities,
but also the chance to meet and ask questions
of Authority staff one-on-one.
2014 MESO Public Power Conference to be held
April 27-29 at Embassy Suites in Norman
Tim Blodgett, nationally
recognized public power
leader and president and
CEO of Hometown
Connections, is scheduled
to be the featured speaker
at the MESO 2014 Public
Power Conference.
Hometown Connections
is APPA’s utility services
subsidiary. A trusted
provider of sound advice and quality product/
services, Hometown Connections is a national
resource for community-owned utilities.
The conference, which is presented by MESO,
OMPA and GRDA, will be held at the Embassy
Suites Hotel & Conference Center, 2501 North
Conference Drive, in Norman April 27-29.
The theme for the 2014 conference is
“HOMETOWN POWER” and will highlight
the contributions public power makes to
the communities they serve as well as offer
participants valuable knowledge on a wide
variety of topics.
MESO’s annual Public Power Conference
is an excellent networking and educational
opportunity for everyone involved with public
power. It is the premier gathering of leaders
of municipal electric systems across the state
of Oklahoma and neighboring states.
By participating in the 2014 conference,
you will have the
opportunity to connect
with key decision
makers, see what’s
new in the industry,
network with new
friends and reconnect
with old friends.
The conference is designed for public
power representatives of all types, including
administrators, billing department heads,
customer service professionals, line
superintendents, lineworkers and all those
who deal with the public and those that
lead your public power utility.
The breakout sessions at the conference have
three separate tracks, one for superintendents,
another for lineworkers and a third for customer
service. Jim McAvoy, OMPA Manager of
Engineering Services, and Larry Unnerstall,
OMPA Distribution Planning Engineer, will be
conducting a session on justifying and financing
system improvements.
Tim Blodgett
CDLEC Groundbreaking on page 2.