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This series of four on-line virtual sessions and a final presentation session, will help utility professionals build department and work-group level strategic plans that follow the utility-level strategic...
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The steep decline of newspapers and other traditional forms of media has made it much more difficult to get positive (or even neutral) media coverage of your utility. Gone are the days ...
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Do you have a great story idea about your utility, but are unsure about how to pitch it to a journalist? Want to learn tried-and-true methods for writing feature articles that are engaging...
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This two-part course is for Excel users who spend too much time manipulating data into the right format before they even begin to analyze it month after month or week after ...
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In a digital-first world, are your messages reaching your customers and community? Learn how to build an effective advertising strategy for the digital marketplace. We will share tips from...
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This four-part webinar series is comprised of the following online virtual sessions to help utility professionals build expertise in stakeholder relations and negotiations: •Utility Stakeholders...
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In today’s fractured media landscape, the traditional news release has lost some of its luster and prominence. Email story pitches, social media posts, and other outreach have grown in ...
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NWPPA is committed to providing lineworkers throughout the Greater Pacific Northwest with high-quality learning experiences that promote professional development. Lineworker ...
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It is well-known that writing in a compelling way that tells a story is much more engaging, interesting, and informative than a just-the-facts style that we often use in news releases ...
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The more that organizations understand the AMI process from A to Z and align their thinking and goals, the more effectively they will be able to assess their AMI readiness and develop an ...
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This course is for personnel who wish to obtain an overview and basic working knowledge of employment and labor laws that affect their business. On day one, attendees will cover ...
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This deep dive starts with the essentials of Excel's conditional formatting and then takes off quickly. You will learn to call out interesting data using colors, icons, or data bars. Upon...
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There are many different manufacturers of pad-mounted switchgear, so this webinar will explore the characteristics of different devices with summaries of capabilities and applications. This ...
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After a challenging year with the pandemic, we all could use a chance to get together and reconnect. Thankfully, you can do just that at NWPPA’s Accounting and Finance Conference...
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In this course, you will gain a perspective of service excellence from the customer's point of view when conducting business transactions via telephone. You will also develop skills for ...
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The last thing you want is for you – or your general manager or project manager – to fumble and stumble through an interview with a journalist about an important project, issue...
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NWPPA is committed to providing lineworkers throughout the Greater Pacific Northwest with high-quality learning experiences that promote professional development. Lineworker...
This three-day course is part of the comprehensive staking technician program. It will teach students the basic and advanced methods of line route surveying. This course also includes ...
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Cleaning up bad formatting can be a nightmare until you understand how Word works and what tools are available to fix these issues. You are encouraged to bring your own problem ...
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Communicating effectively with customers can sometimes be like walking on eggshells because of the sensitive nature of some business transactions such as overdue payments or ...
This course is part of the Comprehensive Staking Technician Program. Experienced line designers say obtaining the right-of-way easement is the toughest part of staking. A well-designed...
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Our increasingly polarized society has made it much more difficult to persuade others using the written word. This requires utility communicators to work much harder to ...
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After an AMI strategy is approved and the roadmap is developed, many planning considerations must be addressed as part of the overall process. AMI is, however, a technology that ...
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This webinar will discuss placing distribution capacitors to maintain an efficiently operating distribution system. Issues addressed will include defining var flows and their impact on the...
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Compare what is occurring in the balance sheet to budget, forecast, and adjusted for the pandemic • Estimate impacts, changes in direction, and confidently set the course for the
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This series is comprised of six webinars from July through August 2021. Descriptions for each webinar can be found below. Webinars can be taken individually or as an entire series; ...
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Whew! The AMI implementation is complete, and people are either using it or considering how it will affect their daily work and responsibilities. There will inevitably be many more programs ...
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Robert’s Rules of Order is the most common authority for running board meetings, yet the book is 800+ pages long and difficult to read. This interactive class distills the key points that ...
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Discussion and decision-making are the heart of the board’s work, yet often they are challenging. This webinar gives the chair the tools, tips, and guidelines to ensure effective discussion ...
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Do you feel frustrated by the system of motions in Robert’s Rules of Order? Motions aren’t difficult, they’re just weird! Get the insights and tips to use motions effectively and influence the ...
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Elected chairs sometimes assume that they are the “decider” and can direct the course of board meetings as they choose. What can members do when a chair has this misunderstanding? ...
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Separation and spacing requirements for conductors on the pole are provided throughout the NESC. Often this spacing is reflected in the construction specifications. The webinar ...
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Learn the key guidelines from Robert's Rules of Order for processing meeting minutes. We will cover the four different types of minutes, the minutes approval process, the role of the ...
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Understand and calculate the impact of process improvement(s) to business operations • Explain and apply process improvement techniques that will impact processes • Develop and
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You’ve learned the basics of how motions and amendments work, but how do you apply those skills in practice? This interactive and entertaining advanced workshop provides...
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Fuses are the most common overcurrent devices used on overhead power systems. This webinar will discuss the characteristics and application limitations of expulsion fuses; the concept of ...
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Determine key financial information that will convert to positive financial results when understood by teammates. Practice and utilize examples for application at your utility. • Create and ...
Best Western Plus Hood River Inn
This course brings out the importance of safeguarding the utility’s assets from loss or abuse by those both inside and outside of the entity’s walls, and helps identify how to prevent ...
Best Western Plus Hood River Inn
This is the second in a series of four sessions leading to a Certificate in Leadership Skills from NWPPA. The frontline leader's role in facilitating performance will be described, along with ...
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Designing a double circuit line is similar to designing a single circuit with an added degree of complexity. This webinar discusses the challenges of designing a double circuit line, including...
Skamania Lodge
This three-day course is part of the Staking Technician Program. The NESC establishes the rules used in the design and maintenance of power systems. This course provides staking...
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Recognize and analyze financial considerations of diversifying and leveraging your electric business • Create business plans to reflect before, during, and after financial scenarios
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Skamania Lodge
This one-and-a-half-day course is part of the Staking Technician Program. Today, property owners are more reluctant to give right-of-way easements for overhead or underground ...
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Reliability, expressed as SAIDI, SAIFI, and CAIDI, is used to help compare the reliability of a system from year to year as well as comparison to other utilities. The webinar will explain the indices...
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Review completed projects, projected new services compared to actual, and cost analysis • Explain difference between plan and actual, reasons for changes, and future planning
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Mitigation of power quality issues due to motor starting on the power system can be one of the most difficult challenges faced by electric utility personnel. This course discusses how to prepare...
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