OKC Standard

Edmond Electric has earned national and statewide recognition for providing reliable and efficient services to its customers.

Edmond Electric earned the highest recognition – Diamond – when it was selected as one of 275 of the nation’s more than 2,000 public power utilities to earn the Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3®) designation from the American Public Power Association (APPA). The award recognizes providers that deliver the highest degree of reliable and safe electric service to consumers.

“We are extremely proud and honored to receive this designation,” said Glenn Fisher, the Director of Edmond Electric. “This is the culmination of a lot of work from the dedicated employees who really care about powering our community. But this designation is not our final destination. We are committed to continuing to improve our operations and service to our customers.”

The RP3 designation recognizes public power utilities that demonstrate proficiency in four key disciplines: reliability, safety, workforce development, and system improvement. Criteria include sound business practices and a utility-wide commitment to safe and reliable delivery of electricity.

This is the first time Edmond Electric has earned Diamond status. Previously, as far back as 2006, Edmond Electric earned Gold and Platinum status in the program. In 2022, out of the utilities eligible to participate in RP3, only 130 achieved Diamond status.

Also recently, Edmond Electric was recertified at the Gold level in the Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority (OMPA) Competitive Utility Program (CUP). As part of the certification, Edmond Electric qualified for two awards for system reliability, one for rate design and one for advanced marketing. These awards ensure Edmond Electric will receive a discount on the cost of wholesale power, and that results in reduced costs for customers.

Edmond Electric has been a Gold level CUP participant since 1996.

Since 1995, CUP is a voluntary program that provides OMPA members with a way to evaluate and improve the operation of their electric utilities and make them better able to compete in the electric utility industry. It is not a competitive program between cities, but a program of individual recognition. The program provides two types of rewards: recognition in the form of certification and financial awards.

Certifications occur every two years, and each utility is required to participate in interim reviews to maintain certification.

PICTURE CUTLINE: The team from Edmond Electric that worked to get the City of Edmond utility system its first “Diamond” designation in the American Public Power Association (APPA) Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3®) program. Pictured (l to r) are Electric Distribution Engineer Jonathan Fisher, Edmond Electric Director Glenn Fisher, Energy Services Analyst Nicole Koehn, Engineering/GIS Manager Robert Austin, Electric Distribution Superintendent Brett Griffin, and Electric Crew Supervisor Wes Bennett.

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