Texting saves time for utility and its customers

Rock Hill Utilities, a South Carolina public power utility that began using text messages as an outage notification tool in May, is now looking at expanding its use for other functions to save time and money.

Ditto emphasizes importance of managing customer expectations during pandemic

In recent remarks at a Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) virtual conference, Joy Ditto, President and CEO of the American Public Power Association, underscored the importance of managing customer expectations to ensure that public power utilities can continue to operate safely during the COVID-19 pandemic.