Writing

Several of the annual reports EEC has written for clients have won awards, which are designated below.

• Central Municipal Power Agency and Services (CMPAS), MN 
  • 2020 Annual Report -- Award of Merit, American Public Power Association
  • 2019 Annual Report
  • 2018 Annual Report
  • 2017 Annual Report
•  Roseville Electric Utility, City of Roseville, CA
  • 2017 Annual Report Powerful Future. Transformative Ideas – Award of Excellence (Annual Report), NWPPA, (3rd Place)
  • 2016 Annual Report Life is Electric
  • 2015 Annual Report Behind the Switch
  • 2014 Annual Report We Power Your Future – First Place, Northwest Public Power Assn.
• Roseville Environmental Utilities
  • 2017 Annual ReportConnections
  • 2016 Annual Report Where Utilities Meet Life
  • 2015 Annual Report Connecting to the Environment
• Kissimmee Utility Authority (KUA)
  • 2017 Annual Report This Is the Story of 2017 Restored -- Award of Excellence, American Public Power Association; Golden Image Award, PRSA Florida Chapter
  • 2015 Annual Report Gather ‘Round, Nine Stories That Matter -- Award of Merit, American Public Power Association

Redding Electric Utility (CA) Employee Newsletter, The Inside Line – NWPPA Award of Excellence, Internal Communication (3rd Place), 2019

• August 2019
• July 2019
• June 2019
• May 2019
• April 2019
• March 2019
• December 2018
• October 2018
• September 2018

The EEC Way: Outside Perspective, Industry Expertise
Read the EEC Case Study on Utility Customer Newsletters here.

City of Palo Alto 2021 Water Quality Report: Our Water, Our Future

City of Palo Alto Utilities (CPAU) Customer Brochure (2021)

Indiana Municipal Power Agency (IMPA) Customer Newsletter

• • October 2021
  • May 2021

Burbank Water and Power (CA) Customer Newsletter, Currents

• • July 2022
  • April 2022
  • November 2021
  • June 2021
  • February 2021
  • June 2020
  • March 2020
  • October 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019

Redding Electric Utility (CA) Customer Newsletter, Redding Connects

• August 2019
• May 2019
• March 2019
• February 2019
• January 2019
• December 2018
• August 2018

Owatonna Public Utilities Customer Update

• July 2017
• June 2017
• May 2017
• April 2017

Simply Better — Central Hudson Gas & Electric
About 40% of homes in New York are heated with fuel oil. Central Hudson Gas & Electric, an upstate New York combination utility, is trying to convince homeowners in its service territory to switch from fuel oil to natural gas to heat their homes. They are using a monthly newsletter, Simply Better, as one of their main marketing tactics. EEC writes the copy for Simply Better.

Connections, OUC (Orlando Utilities Commission)
Energy efficiency programs and residential rebates offered by OUC—The Reliable One® were the featured topics that EEC wrote copy for in a variety of OUC’s publications including its monthly customer newsletters, newspaper advertorials, customer brochures and the website.

• U.S. Power Outlook 2023 (Turbomachinery Handbook 2022)


• Relay magazine, Florida Municipal Electric Association (Winter 2022-2023)
• Personal Professional Development
• Veterans to the Workforce Rescue
• Becoming an Employer of Choice


• Relay magazine, Florida Municipal Electric Association (Fall 2022)
• Need for Advocacy
• Ready, Set, Lobby!
• Throughout the Decades


• Countering Misinformation in Your Community, Public Power (Sept/Oct 2022)
• Advocate Continually Using Words and Deeds, Relay magazine
• Dissecting the Federal Infrastructure Law, Public Power (July - August 2022)

• Relay magazine, Florida Municipal Electric Association (Summer 2022)
  • Evolving to Meet Changing Customer Expectations (GRU)
  • FMEA Members Elevate Their Efforts Against Utility Scams
  • Florida's Public Power Utilities: Looking Through the Eyes of Their Customers to Better Meet Their Needs
• Relay magazine, Florida Municipal Electric Association (Spring 2022)
  • Money Well-spent: How Investments in Electric Infrastructure Boost Reliability, Resiliency & Customer Satisfaction
  • Protecting Honey Bees, Sea Turtles, Osprey & Cattle: Drone Use Brings Unexpected Benefits to Florida Communities
  • Transforming the Florida Public Power Customer Experience with AMI
• Gauging the Future of Hydro Power, California Water & Power (Winter 2022)
• Choosing Strategic Partners Wisely: How Public Power Vets Third-Party Services, Public Power (November - December 2021)
• "Beneficial Electrification" Mandate Provides Holiday Bonus for Move to Decarbonize Fed Buildings, EnergyTech  (Dec 21, 2021)
• Getac and FirstNet: When Information and Communication are a Matter of Life or Death, (T&D World for Getac) November 2021
• Despite Federal Impediments, Healthcare Systems Pursue Decarbonization, (Energy Tech) November 3, 2021
• ESG Performance Seen as Mark of Quality Management, EnergyTech (Oct 1, 2021)
• Microgrid and BESS Interest Growing Across North America, EnergyTech (Sept 22, 2021)
• Renewables Costs Improving for Big C&I Players, EnergyTech (Sept 15, 2021)
• A Big Boost for Microgrids: Reliability, Resilience and Favorable Economics, Public Power (July/August 2021)
• A Fair Deal: Sparking Beneficial Economic Development, Public Power (March/April 2021)
• Communicating Through Crises, California Water & Power  (Winter 2021)
• A Proactive Approach to Protect Clean Water, California Water and Power (Summer 2020)
• A Seat at the Trading Table: Public Power and the Energy Imbalance Markets, Public Power (July/August 2020)
• Drastic Measures: Power Shutoffs an Inflection Point for Power and Water Providers, California Water & Power (Winter 2020)
• Maintaining a Culture of Safety in the 21st Century, Public Power (November/December 2019)
• Soft Skills Pivot, California Water & Power (Fall 2019)
• Excellence in Governance, Public Power (May/June 2019)
• Designing for Extremes: Battery Storage in the Mojave Desert, POWER (February 2019)
• Energy Storage Evolution, California Water & Power (Winter 2019)
• Redding Electric Utility Delivers on Its Mission by Helping Those in Need, (September 2018)
• When Your Community Wants Renewables: Making Changes, Meeting Demand, Public Power (May 2018)
• Do Unto Others…Going for Gold In Customer Service, Public Power (2017)
• Face-to-Face Communications Is Powerful, Postdigital Communications Tool, Natural Gas & Electricity (2017)

If your organization has a small marketing budget but a lot of big ideas, producing a thought-leadership article can lead to greater visibility in the utility industry. EEC has written several of these types of articles and detailed Research Notes on strategic trends in the energy industry.

• Future-Proofing Your Utility with an Improved Customer Experience, Questline Digital (2022)
• Case Study: Succession: Don't Wait Until It's Too Late — ServLine by HomeServe (Summer 2021)
• Case Study: ServLine Lost Water Product —ServLine by HomeServe (May 2021)
• Texas' Deep Freeze and Transmission in the Lone Star State — Original work published in T & D World, March 30, 2021, reprinted courtesy of Endeavor Business Media, LLC.
• Beating Peak Electric Demand, and Severe Weather with Apogee Interactive Videos — Apogee Interactive, Inc., 2017
• Driving Member Satisfaction, and Lowering Costs with Personalized Video Messaging — Apogee Interactive, Inc., 2017
• Ascend: How Power and Utilities Chief Audit and Chief Risk Officers Can Move Up To the Executive Table — PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) April 2016
• “Flipping the switch: Turning Disruption into Opportunity in 2016,” PwC (February 2016)

• BWP Wins Prestigious National Award for Electric Reliability - Burbank Water and Power (2021)
• $50 Million and Counting: The Benefits of Local Ownership - Redding Electric Utility (2018)
• National Night Out — More Safety at Lower Cost! - Redding Electric Utility (2018)
• This Father’s Day, Celebrate Your Dad but Skip the Mylar Balloons - Redding Electric Utility (2018)