News Release
Evansville Municipal Electric Utility
September 15, 2006
Contact: Scott George, Superintendent
882-2288
Evansville Joins Wisconsin Public Power Inc.
Local Utility to Receive Power from Nonprofit Power Company
Evansville Municipal Electric Utility will begin taking power on October 1 from Wisconsin Public Power Inc. following the approval of the local utility as the regional nonprofit power company’s newest member-owner.
At its annual meeting on Friday, the WPPI Board of Directors unanimously approved Evansville as the 44th member of the state’s fifth-largest power company. The Evansville City Council resolved in July to apply for membership to WPPI.
“Our new ownership position in WPPI will help us to continue bringing reliable and affordable power to the Evansville community,” said Utility Superintendent Scott George.
Evansville Utilities has been providing electric service to the community since 1901 and serves more than 4,300 electric customers.
The local utility is the fourth community-owned utility to join Sun Prairie-based WPPI in 2006. The others include the municipal utilities serving Independence, Iowa and Negaunee and Norway, Mich.
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“The continued growth WPPI is experiencing provides our members with load diversity, greater economies of scale in the acquisition of new resources and a stronger market presence,” said WPPI President and CEO Roy Thilly.
Formed in 1980, WPPI and its members will now supply electricity to more than 165,000 customers in Wisconsin, Iowa and Michigan.
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