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December 2, 2009
Kentucky Municipal Utilities Association Allies with Hometown Connections to Promote Utility Products & Services
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Tim Blodgett
303-526-4515
tblodgett@hometownconnections.com
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Annette DuPont-Ewing
502-223-2063
adupontewing@mepak.org
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Kentucky Public Power to Learn of Special Offers
EVERGREEN, Colo.— The public power communities in Kentucky will be learning about special offerings in metering, SCADA, outage management, and smart grid solutions through a new partnership between the Kentucky Municipal Utilities Association (KMUA) and Hometown Connections, a utilities service subsidiary of the American Public Power Association (APPA).
KMUA represents 45 city-owned utilities that provide electric power, water, waste water, natural gas and telecommunications services. KMUA member utilities take pride in providing low-cost, efficient, and reliable service to over a million citizens in cities throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Through this marketing partnership, KMUA will host local events and publish advertising, articles, and other materials showcasing the portfolio of Hometown Connections products and services, which include SCADA systems, smart metering, smart grid information platform & web portal, engineering analysis & OMS/GIS/IVR software, customer information software, cyber security, customer & employee research, online energy audits, and property & casualty insurance. Hometown Connections also offers consulting in the areas of broadband smart grid communications and business strategy development. Hometown Connections supports APPA members by securing national group pricing and service arrangements from the leading industry suppliers of the products and services it offers.
“The alliance with Hometown Connections enables KMUA to play a direct role in helping the membership address the operations, customer service, and strategic planning challenges facing public power systems today,” said Annette DuPont-Ewing, Executive Director. “We look forward to helping our members obtain innovative products and services from suppliers who understand the purchasing requirements and community service goals of municipal utilities.”
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Tim Blodgett, Hometown Connections President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “By joining the Hometown Connections network of affiliated organizations, KMUA is playing a direct role in helping its members weather current economic challenges and meet emerging demands of public power regulators and customers. While Hometown Connections has had the privilege of working with Kentucky public power systems for many years now, the marketing alliance with KMUA helps us improve our understanding of the local market and customers.”
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About Hometown Connections International, LLC, Evergreen, CO
Hometown Connections is a utility services subsidiary of the American Public Power Association (APPA). APPA is the national service organization for the nation's more than 2,000 community- and state-owned electric utilities serving 45 million customers. Hometown Connections supports APPA members by securing national group pricing and service arrangements from leading industry suppliers. At present, 21 public power entities across the U.S. support Hometown Connections within a local sales and marketing network. Along with KMUA, this network consists of Alabama Municipal Electric Authority, American Municipal Power, Crawfordsville, Ind., Electric Light & Power, Electric Cities of Georgia, ElectriCities of North Carolina, Energy Northwest, Florida Municipal Electric Association, Illinois Municipal Utilities Association, Indiana Municipal Electric Association, Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Co., Michigan Municipal Electric Association, Missouri Public Utility Alliance, Municipal Electric Systems of Oklahoma, Nebraska Municipal Power Pool, Northeast Public Power Association, Piedmont Municipal Power Agency, Tennessee Municipal Electric Power Association, Texas Public Power Association, Walter McGrath (Northeast) and Bill Moss (Arkansas, Tennessee).
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