AMP is the nonprofit wholesale power supplier and services provider for 132 municipal Members in the states of Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; as well as the Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation, a joint action agency with 8 Delaware municipal members. Settled in 1801, Quakertown, PA, today boasts a population of about 9,200. Read More about Quakertown Pennsylvania & 27 other communities benefit from PowerSecure’s Distributed Generation »
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Acumen Responds to Physical Security Threats In Recent White Paper
Recent Substation Attacks Raise Concerns About Physical Security
Hometown Connections Selects Stem as Trusted Clean Energy Partner
Hometown Connections, Inc. (HCI), an organization devoted to promoting public power in the United States, has selected Stem, a global leader in AI-driven clean energy solutions and services, as a trusted partner to help make clean energy asset ownership simpler and more valuable for its public power members. The announcement was made today by Marc Gerken, interim CEO of HCI. Read More about Hometown Connections Selects Stem as Trusted Clean Energy Partner »
Mark McCain Offers Guidance on Strategic Planning
Strategic Planning Services
With a vast number of changes, challenges and choices facing public power utilities today, it has never been more important for utility leaders to do three things:
- Define a compelling purpose for their organization.
- Identify the most important strategies for success.
- Unleash the talent of their team to execute on those priorities.
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2022 HCI Annual Meeting Presentations Now Available for Download
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Acumen
Doug Westlund of Acumen discussed how Acumen can assist municipal utilities with Cyber and Physical Security issues. Click the link below to view Doug’s presentation.
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Mark McCain Will Lead Strategic Planning Effort
Mark McCain is Hometown Connections’ new Executive Consultant/Strategic Planning.
McCain last served as VP of Member Services and Public Relations for Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA). In his 35 years at FMPA, McCain provided communications counsel on challenging issues and events, while building strong relationships with utility industry leaders and elected officials. For his years of outstanding contributions to public power, McCain was awarded the American Public Power Association’s James D. Donovan Individual Achievement Award in June 2022 at the association’s annual conference. Read More about Mark McCain Will Lead Strategic Planning Effort »
HCI and SpryPoint Sign Marketing Agreement
SpryPoint, a leading provider of enterprise Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions to the utility industry, has agreed to work with Hometown Connections, Inc. (HCI) to promote a select menu of SpryPoint’s products and services to HCI’s utility affiliates. The announcement was made today by HCI’s interim CEO Marc Gerken and Ryan Cawley, a managing partner at SpryPoint. Read More about HCI and SpryPoint Sign Marketing Agreement »
Microgrid Keeps Power On In Ohio Village While 70,000 Neighbors Go Dark
For about 8 hours on December 11, 2021, wind gusts of up to 70 MPH knocked out power for nearly 70,000 FirstEnergy customers in Northern Ohio. But not for the Village of Woodville. When the Village lost its power supply feed from FirstEnergy, electric department employees fired up their PowerSecure clean diesel generation microgrid system and restored power to the entire community of 2,200 residents.
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Hometown Connections Announces Personnel Changes & Focus on Business Risk Mitigation
Hometown Connections, Inc. (HCI) announced the appointment of Charise Swanson to Chief Operating Officer from her role as Vice President of Client Services. In her new role, Ms. Swanson will work closely with Marc Gerken, Interim President and CEO, as HCI focuses on helping community-owned utilities improve their business operations and risk management. In addition, HCI welcomed Ms. Charlie Cardin as Executive Consultant. Ms. Cardin will concentrate on helping utilities with strategic planning, technology assessments, systems integration, performance optimization, and project management.
Susan Ryba Announces Retirement From Hometown Connections Marketing Team
Susan Ryba, Hometown’s long-time executive marketing team member, has announced her retirement. Susan’s last day as Executive Marketing Consultant will be March 31, 2022.
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