Meet Our Essential Workers: Performing a Critical Role in Our Communities

November 16, 2020
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OUR ESSENTIAL WORKERS KEEP YOUR COMMUNITY POWERED

No matter what hits us, whether it’s a pandemic, hurricane, or wildfire, the men and women of public power are on the front lines, delivering affordable, reliable electricity to 30 million Americans.

TAKING CARE OF OUR OWN

At an electric utility, safety is more than a buzzword. It’s a way of life. Safety means protecting our workers, facilities, customers, and neighbors. To keep our essential workers safe, public power utilities stay on top of the latest recommendations from the CDC, stagger shifts for generation, transmission, and distribution crews, and implement new hygiene protocols and innovative testing procedures.

TAKING CARE OF OUR COMMUNITIES

Communities are at the heart of our public power mission, and we step up to help our neighbors when they need us. That includes everything from providing financial relief and flexibility for our customers to creating online STEM education resources for kids learning from home, like lesson plans, videos, and fun DIY science activities.

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Meet some of our essential workers and learn how they keep your community powered.

Meet Heather, Vince, Dan, and Steve

Meet Theodric, Somer, Libby, and Jesse

Meet Landon, Jack, and Jamil

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