OMPA outlet, 06/2016, v.32 no.06

              June, 2016 - Vol. 32 No. 6
Inside
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General Manager’s Report -
Managing Your Utility
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Board Report - May
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From the Board Chair -
Retreat Review
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Legislative Update -
Legislative Session Battles
OMPA MEMBER CITIES
Altus, Blackwell, Comanche, Copan, Cordell, Duncan, Edmond, Eldorado, Fairview, Fort Supply, Frederick, Geary, Goltry, Granite, Hominy, Kingfisher, Laverne, Lexington, Mangum, Manitou, Marlow, Mooreland, Newkirk, Okeene, Olustee, Orlando, Pawhuska, Perry, Ponca City, Pond Creek, Prague, Purcell, Ryan, Spiro, Tecumseh, Tonkawa, Walters, Watonga, Waynoka, Wetumka, Wynnewood, Yale.
Also serving Clarksville, Arkansas, Paris, Arkansas, and Electra, Texas.
A member of the American Public Power Association, Municipal Electric Systems of Oklahoma and Southwestern Power Resources Association.
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 42 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.
This publication is issued by OMPA as authorized by the OMPA General Manager. 425 copies have been prepared and distributed at a cost of $700. [74 O.S. § 3105(B)]
Training held at new course See Page 6
Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority staff and representatives of member cities assembled on May 17 at OMPA offices in Edmond to hear a presentation about distributed generation and receive a toolkit meant to assist in facing the approaching challenges associated with the issue.
The toolkit was formed by OMPA staff over the course of a year in response to inquiries from members and a discussion at the annual board retreat. It includes eight sections – an introduction, retail rate information, metering options, city resolution templates, the customer application process, information on an amendment to the OMPA power sales contract, a glossary of terms and additional resources.
Cities and towns interested in obtaining a copy of the toolkit should contact OMPA at (405) 359-2500. It can also be found under the “Members Only” section of the OMPA website at www.ompa.com. A password is needed to access that part of the website.
Distributed generation is that generation which is produced behind the meter, typically by a customer installing solar panels, although generation could also be produced with wind turbines or internal combustion engines.
Distributed
generation
guide
introduced
OMPA Director of Operations Michael Mushrush listens to a question during the distributed generation toolkit meeting in Edmond on May 17.
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