Public Power - September/October 2007 - (Page 4) DEPARTMENTS Public POWER SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER PAGE 12 2 0 07 Vice President, Publishing Jeanne Wickline LaBella 202/467-2948 e-mail: jlabella@APPAnet.org PAGE 64 10 Washington Focus Ideology is eclipsing common sense in debates about electricity policy. 10 Questions There’s no silver bullet to solve climate change challenge; a thousand things must be done, says Rep. Jim McDermott. For Engineers Engineers should evaluate transformers for distribution loss before making a purchase. Safety If half of a utility’s work force gets ill with flu, electric reliability could suffer. Community Broadband Citywide wi-fi has been a boon for some cities, but a painful lesson for others. For Governing Boards Five years after publication of a task force report on planning for the 21st century, a checklist for power supply strategies meets the test of time. Human Resources Programs for high school and college students have helped a California utility cultivate a new crop of utility workers. Hometown Connections Custom services help utilities boost energy efficiency. Customer Service With a culture of superior customer service, a utility avoids customer resentment over a rate increase. DEED Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities has developed an equipment sizing program for heating and air conditioning systems. Parting Shot Benton County Public Utility District lineworkers get the job done at high altitude. 12 Art Director Robert Thomas III 202/467-2983 e-mail: rthomas@APPAnet.org 48 Circulation Kelvin Andrews 202/467-2982 Fax: 202/467-2910 e-mail: kandrews@APPAnet.org (Please include current address label when sending address changes.) 50 53 Contributing Editors Jeannine Anderson Laurel Lundstrom Robert Varela 56 Contributing Writers William Atkinson Alice Clamp Jim Paterson Cathy Swirbul 57 59 60 62 64 4 SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2007 PUBLIC POWER
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