American Public Gas Association

11/16/2020

It's Utility Scam Awareness Week! Scammers are increasingly targeting utility customers by phone, email and in-person to take advantage of the anxiety of people coping with the Covid-19 pandemic. Get tips on how to protect and alert your customers by following Utilities United Against Scams. #stopscams

UUAS is dedicated to protecting customers and educating about scams. Learn more about how to protect yourself, your loved ones, or your business from a possible scam: https://bit.ly/usaw20UUAS

#StopScams

11/13/2020

On November 8, our industry lost a true icon with the passing of Dick Shaw. He started his career with Phillips Engineering in 1974 before joining Equipment Controls Company in 1994, working there until his retirement in 2018. APGA is keeping his family and friends in our thoughts and prayers. More information will be made available about funeral arrangements. Read more at http://ow.ly/fyXI50Cj3Q7

11/12/2020

APGA is saddened to hear that George A. Bronson, a former Chairman of APGA, passed away this week. George is survived by his wife Leo and daughter Lena, as well as his grandson and siblings. To honor his love of horses, memorial contributions may be made to the B&C Equine Rescue Inc. in Carbondale, Kansas. Read more about George at http://ow.ly/W69k50Cj3R1

10/19/2020

It's finally here - our APGA Operations Conference starts today with 5+ hours of sessions on #pipelinesafety, #workplacesafety, and more! More at https://www.apga.org/fallevent/conference

10/15/2020

#DYK...In 1836, the City of Philadelphia created the first municipally owned natural gas distribution company. Today, Philadelphia Gas Works is the largest and longest operating public gas system in the U.S.

10/12/2020

We are one week away from our 2020 APGA Operations Conference! This event supports natural gas utility operations, engineering, and management professionals in their quest to keep bettering themselves and their utility for their community.

Visit our website at www.apga.org/fallevent/conference for registration information, schedule-at-a-glance, and more!

10/09/2020

Publicly owned natural gas systems are not-for-profit entities that provide vital #naturalgas to communities across the country. We love seeing all the celebrations around publicly-owned natural gas systems during #PNGW

10/07/2020

Public gas utilities offer local control, competitive prices and personal customer service, ensuring reliable, low-cost access to #naturalgas for their 6 million customers across the country. #PNGW

10/06/2020

We love seeing all the creative #PublicNaturalGasWeek celebrations this week! Austin Utilities is hosting a virtual tour of their facility: https://www.facebook.com/austinutilitiesmn/posts/2728767457366484

Come inside Austin Utilities and learn more about your public utility facility. https://austin-gis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapTour/index.html?appid=61ca09ff89094b158daf13d38525ee5d

10/05/2020

The American Public Gas Association wishes everyone a great start to 2020 #PublicNaturalGasWeek !

Join Flicker as we celebrate Public Natural Gas Week! For over 150 years Charlottesville Gas has proudly served our community by providing safe, efficient, reliable, and economical service. As your publicly owned and locally operated gas utility, we work for you - not shareholders. Stay tuned as we showcase the benefits of your public natural gas utility!
#FlickerTheFlame #PNGW

10/05/2020

The Benefits of Public Natural Gas Utilities

It is Public Natural Gas Week! Find out more about publicly owned natural gas utilities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnHcIl9cTiA #PNGW

Public natural gas utility employees explain why local control of utilities is important. "We provide revenues to our city that would otherwise go to stockho...

09/29/2020

Public natural gas utilities work hard for our community—join us next week in celebrating our utility and its employees October 4-10 during Public Natural Gas Week (#PNGW)! Find out more here https://www.apga.org/apgamainsite/events/pngw

09/28/2020

Join your fellow natural gas utility operations, engineering, and management professionals virtually at the 2020 APGA Operations Conference this October 19 - November 6! This event provides a total of 24.5 professional development hours (PDH), which are required by many states to maintain professional engineering licensure. Learn more at www.apga.org/fallevent/conference

09/25/2020

We love seeing all the ways our System Operational Achievement Recognition (SOAR) program winners recognize their achievement for excellence in the operation of their natural gas utility. City of Hamilton, Ohio - City Hall created a flag (green & purple) with the SOAR logo celebrating their win! View the SOAR program & its winners here: https://www.apga.org/programs/soar

09/23/2020

Clean energy starts with renewable energy such as wind, solar, hydropower, and natural gas sources. Did you know it also includes power generation from waste to energy, natural gas and technologies like energy storage and carbon capture? All of these pieces are critical to the future of #cleanenergy. #CleanEnergyWeek #NCEW20 National Clean Energy Week

09/21/2020

The publicly- and community-owned natural gas industry continues to set high bars to ensure the safety and security of their systems, employees, and communities even during these uncertain times, and the APGA Operations Conference is here to support natural gas utility operations, engineering, and management professionals in their quest to keep bettering themselves and their utility for their community. Explore Conference Sessions & Speakers: https://apga-operations.secure-platform.com/a/gallery?roundId=2

Visit our website at www.apga.org/fallevent/conference for registration information, schedule-at-a-glance, and more!

09/21/2020

This week we are celebrating National Clean Energy Week! Be a part of the conversation at #NCEW20, visit https://nationalcleanenergyweek.org/

09/18/2020

American Gas Association

APGA, jointly with the American Gas Association (AGA), Northeast Gas Association (NGA), Southern Gas Association (SGA) and MEA Energy, is pleased to announce that the National Mutual Aid Agreement has been finalized. The agreement has been in development for over a year. What does this mean for our APGA members & Mutual Aid Program? Click here to learn more: https://community.apga.org/blogs/simon-cook/2020/09/17/industry-group-finalizes-national-mutual-aid-agree

With #HurricaneSally bearing down on the Gulf Coast, AGA alongside American Public Gas Association, Northeast Gas Association, Southern Gas Association and MEA would like to announce the expansion of the National Mutual Aid Program. This voluntary program allows natural gas utilities from across all of the participating associations to quickly respond to emergencies in a coordinated, efficient and timely manner.
In times of need, utilities are there to help each other out. We have seen the value of this program during disasters like Superstorm Sandy where crews from across the country came out to help restore reservice to residential homes and businesses across the Northeast. https://youtu.be/9vhieXZL15I

Read more in our release https://www.aga.org/news/news-releases/natural-gas-associations-band-together-to-expand-national-mutual-aid-program/

09/16/2020

#DYK...#naturalgas plays a critical role in emergency response efforts by powering generators that keep the lights on for first responders, hospitals and senior living facilities.

09/15/2020

We’re proud to support next week's National Clean Energy Week and @NCEWConf's Policy Makers Symposium, a week-long virtual programming highlights how #cleanenergy plays a vital part in American innovation and economic recovery: https://nationalcleanenergyweek.org #NCEW20

09/08/2020

2020 APGA Operations Conference: Oct 19 - Nov 6 - APGA Fall Event

Our 2020 APGA Operations Conference is fast approaching! The virtual conference will kick off on Monday, October 19, with a 90-minute morning session and a 90-minute afternoon session with a break in between. Then virtual sessions will be two-hour blocks spread out over three weeks on Tuesdays (Operations & Engineering Track), Wednesdays (Transmission Pipeline Track), and Thursdays (Safety & Compliance), with one-hour bonus sessions on Fridays. Registration and session schedule now up at https://www.apga.org/fallevent/conference

The APGA Operations Conference is will have speakers and panels of experts on topics such as integrity management, regulatory compliance, research and development, and new technology. The conference will kick off on Monday, October 19, with a 90-minute morning session and a 90-minute afternoon sessi...

08/27/2020

2020 APGA Operations Conference: Oct 19 - Nov 6 - APGA Fall Event

It's official - our 2020 Operations Conference is going virtual! The conference will kick off on Monday, October 19, with a 90-minute morning session and a 90-minute afternoon session with a break in between. Then sessions will be two-hour blocks spread out over three weeks on Tuesdays (Operations & Engineering Track), Wednesdays (Transmission Pipeline Track), and Thursdays (Safety & Compliance), with one-hour bonus sessions on Fridays. Registration and session schedule now up at https://www.apga.org/fallevent/conference

The APGA Operations Conference is will have speakers and panels of experts on topics such as integrity management, regulatory compliance, research and development, and new technology. The conference will kick off on Monday, October 19, with a 90-minute morning session and a 90-minute afternoon sessi...

08/12/2020

Don't miss today's National Safety Council Women in Leadership webinar with APGA member CPS Energy's President & CEO Paula Gold-Williams. She will share her career journey, along with overcoming adversity and lessons-learned leadership fundamentals, to inspire us to take on challenges and persevere.

Join us for a free webinar tomorrow - Wednesday, August 12. Get to know Paula Gold-Williams, President & CEO at CPS Energy: https://bit.ly/nscwomenleadershipwebinar

Thank you to Amazon and UPS for supporting the NSC Women’s Initiative.

08/11/2020

Happy #811Day! A reminder that residents and professionals alike should always call 811 before you start your next digging project. Visit http://call811.com/811-your-state to find information specific to your state's 811 processes & laws. #NationalSafeDiggingDay

07/30/2020

A #TBT to one year ago in Vermont for the 2019 APGA Annual Conference! We concluded our first-ever virtual Annual Conference last week, and you can read our recap here: https://community.apga.org/blogs/dave-schryver/2020/07/23/2020-apga-annual-conference

07/23/2020

Congratulations to Watertown Municipal Utilities SD on their 2020 APGA BRONZE System Operational Achievement Recognition (SOAR) Award win! To achieve bronze status, a system must get 80-89% of all possible points. More about SOAR: https://www.apga.org/apgamainsite/programs/soar

07/23/2020

Congratulations to Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Department on their 2020 APGA BRONZE System Operational Achievement Recognition (SOAR) Award win! To achieve bronze status, a system must get 80-89% of all possible points. More about SOAR: https://www.apga.org/apgamainsite/programs/soar

07/23/2020

Congratulations to Scottsboro Water, Sewer, and Gas Board on their 2020 APGA BRONZE System Operational Achievement Recognition (SOAR) Award win! To achieve bronze status, a system must get 80-89% of all possible points. More about SOAR: https://www.apga.org/apgamainsite/programs/soar

07/23/2020

Congratulations to Memphis Light, Gas & Water (MLGW) on their 2020 APGA BRONZE System Operational Achievement Recognition (SOAR) Award win! To achieve bronze status, a system must get 80-89% of all possible points. More about SOAR: https://www.apga.org/apgamainsite/programs/soar

07/23/2020

APGA is very sad to hear Larry Herald, former Utilities General Manager for Paintsville, KY, and a past APGA Board Member, passed away this week. Larry was the General Manager of Paintsville Utilities from 1998-2012 and was active in many state and national associations. Larry served on the APGA Board of Directors from 2001-2011. APGA is deeply grateful for his volunteerism and dedication to better our association, as well as remembering his fantastic sense of humor. This photo of Larry and his loving wife Karen was taken at the 2003 APGA Annual Conference.

For information about funeral services, memorial donations, and more about Larry’s life, please visit Phelps- Son Funeral Home, Inc’s website at http://phelps-sonfuneralhome.com/current_obituaries.

07/23/2020

Congratulations to Long Beach Energy Resources on their 2020 APGA BRONZE System Operational Achievement Recognition (SOAR) Award win! To achieve bronze status, a system must get 80-89% of all possible points. More about SOAR: https://www.apga.org/apgamainsite/programs/soar

07/23/2020

Congratulations to City of Las Cruces Government on their 2020 APGA BRONZE System Operational Achievement Recognition (SOAR) Award win! To achieve bronze status, a system must get 80-89% of all possible points. More about SOAR: https://www.apga.org/apgamainsite/programs/soar

07/22/2020

Congratulations to Greenwood Commissioners of Public Works S.C. on their 2020 APGA BRONZE System Operational Achievement Recognition (SOAR) Award win! To achieve bronze status, a system must get 80-89% of all possible points. More about SOAR: https://www.apga.org/apgamainsite/programs/soar @GreenwoodCPW1

07/22/2020

Congratulations to Gibson County Utility District TN on their 2020 APGA BRONZE System Operational Achievement Recognition (SOAR) Award win! To achieve bronze status, a system must get 80-89% of all possible points. More about SOAR: https://www.apga.org/apgamainsite/programs/soar

07/22/2020

Congratulations to Ellensburg, Washington on their 2020 APGA BRONZE System Operational Achievement Recognition (SOAR) Award win! To achieve bronze status, a system must get 80-89% of all possible points. More about SOAR: https://www.apga.org/apgamainsite/programs/soar