Missouri Public Utility Alliance

MPUA Alliance Advisor e-Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp//mpua-alliance-advisor-e-newsletter-416 IN THIS EDITION: MO utilities applaud administration’s emergency fund request, APRIL 20: MPUA webinar on COVID rent/utility assistance program; Hometown utilities earn Certificates of Excellence for high reliability; Annual Conference -Call for presentation topics; May 18-19: virtual Advancing Renewables in Midwest conference; Media stories of interest

Ahead of today's Missouri #LineworkerAppreciationDay, the MO House of Representatives took time last week to #ThankALineworker with this #MoLeg House resolution. #MoMunis #CommunityPowered

Today is Missouri #LineworkerAppreciationDay ! Here are a few words of celebration and appreciation from MPUA President & CEO John Twitty, in today's Missouri Times. https://themissouritimes.com/2021-missouri-lineworker-appr/ Find a way to #ThankaLineworker today.

#ThankALineworker tomorrow (Monday, April 12) for #MissouriLineworkerAppreciationDay ! We are thankful for the hardworking men and women who work in challenging conditions to help provide reliable, affordable and safe electricity that makes our communities strong. #CommunityPowered

Tomorrow (Apr.12) is Missouri #LineworkerAppreciationDay. Since MPUA began its apprentice training program in 1989, 761 apprentices have graduated to become Journeyman Lineworkers. #ThankALineworker #CommunityPowered

Local hometown utility members like Hannibal Board of Public Works, City of Harrisonville, MO, Jackson MO-City Government, and City of Fulton Missouri - Municipal Government keep essential services flowing to your community. Hometown utility members keep jobs local, support the community, and keep us safe. Your hometown utilities are proud to serve our neighbors. We’re here, for you. #MOMUNI #MOLEG #HometownUtilities #PublicPower

MPUA Alliance Advisor e-Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp//mpua-alliance-advisor-e-newsletter-404 IN THIS EDITION: Oct. 30 - MPUA virtual roundtable: Medical marijuana impact on utility services; Taking a look at regulations for water issues; Virtual Regional Utility Roundtable Meetings; Apprentice Trainees: Dec. 18 registration deadline; Media stories

Locally owned hometown utilities are proud to serve our neighbors and keep essential services flowing to our communites. Hometown utility members keep jobs local, support the community, and keep us safe. We're here, for you!

Proud of work #Missouri's #HometownUtility lineworkers are doing in #Louisiana after #HurricaneDelta! City of Alexandria, Louisiana - Government - mission accomplished. Nearby cooperative SLEMCO asks for help. #MoMunis on the way! #CommunityPowered by City of Harrisonville, MO, Poplar Bluff Municipal Utilities, City of Nixa - Municipal Government, & #PalmyraMo

As we close out this year's #PublicPowerWeek and #PublicNaturalGasWeek, we're grateful for all our 120-plus member #MoMunis with #HometownUtilities of all kinds -- not only #PublicPower and public gas, but also our many cities that provide water, wastewater and broadband services to their citizen-owners. Together, we are truly a community of communities.

MPUA has 25 #MoMunis that are celebrating #PublicNaturalGasWeek And - here's an extra little #PNGW shout-out to 11 cities in the Municipal Gas Commission of MO. MGCM handles purchasing of bulk gas supplies, represents its members with pipeline companies, manages supply & storage contracts for its members, and helps provide important operator safety training. Our hometown gas utilities rock! bit.ly/3jNhhdk

Today, lineworkers from MPUA member hometown utilities deployed from City of Harrisonville, MO, City of Nixa - Municipal Government, #PalmyraMO and City of Poplar Bluff City Hall to offer aid to the hurricane impacted gulf. The fourteen lineworkers will stage in City of Alexandria, Louisiana - Government, equipped with bucket trucks, a digger/derrick truck, and other linework vehicles and machines, ready to restore power to Alexandria’s municipal utility once the storm passes. According to the National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Delta is expected to reach the southwest Louisiana coast Friday morning and move inland on Friday and Saturday. #HurricaneDelta #CommunityPowered #HometownUtilities #MoMunis #moleg #PublicPowerWeek

MPUA Alliance Advisor e-Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp//mpua-alliance-advisor-e-newsletter-403 In this edition: MPUA recognized for collaboration at Adapt2 conference; Kincheloe awarded Value of Hometown Utilities Award; Virtual Regional Utility Roundtable Meetings; Member utility job postings on MPUA.org; Maughmer assists Apprentice Lineworker program; New Apprentice Lineworker registrations due Dec. 18; Utility news stories

Local jobs. Fewer outages. Lower bills. And - your local voice matters. Good reasons we celebrate #PublicPowerWeek with the 86 #MoMunis that serve more than 800,000 Missourians with city-owned electric #HometownUtilities.

Among Missouri's 86 #MoMunis celebrating #PublicPowerWeek and the 41 others observing #PublicNaturalGasWeek there are 19 like City Utilities of Springfield, MO that operate *both* hometown electric & natural gas utilities for their citizen-owners. This week those cities get to make 'double celebrations' of the value of providing city-owned locally-run #HometownUtilities.