Manitowoc Public Utilities (MPU) has earned a Diamond level Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3)® designation from the American Public Power Association (APPA) for providing reliable and safe electric service. This is MPU’s third time in a row receiving the highest designation, Diamond level, and fourth time receiving the designation in total.
The RP3 designation, which lasts for three years, 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. MPU joins more than 250 public power utilities nationwide that hold the RP3 designation.
“Receiving an RP3 designation is a great honor signifying a utility has demonstrated commitment to industry best practices,” said Jeremy Ash, Chair of APPA’s RP3 Review Panel and Chief Operating Officer at Kansas City Board of Public Utilities, Kansas. “And ultimately, the culture developed from this pursuit of excellence and continued improvement through the RP3 program results in measurable value delivered to the local community.”
Troy Adams, MPU General Manager, said “I am very proud of our employees for their hard work and proud of the MPU Commission for their governance leading to achieving, and sustaining, this designation for MPU. This puts MPU in a great position to provide value to our community now and into the future.”