City of Piqua Ohio Municipal Power System

•	Saved Piqua Power System customers an estimated $7,500,000 through lower electric rates as compared to nearby investor-owned and co-operative electric utilities.
•	Provided no fee Street Lighting service to the residents of Piqua. A total of 2,950 street lights illuminate Piqua which translates to an estimated $300,000 annual benefit to our citizens.
•	Completed another year of providing reliable electric service, with an overall average service availability index exceeding 99.995%. The average Piqua electric customer experienced less than one outage in 2010. Those customers that did experience an outage benefited from average restoration times of less than 45 minutes.
•	The Piqua Power System earned a Credit Score of 103% through American Municipal Power’s (AMP-Piqua’s Regional Joint Action Agency) annual financial evaluation of its members. Piqua’s score was the highest of the 128 AMP members for 2010 and helps to ensure access to low cost financing for AMP generation projects, which translates to lower power costs for Piqua customers.
•	In October, Piqua Power System Director, Ed Krieger, was elected to represent the 13 Western Area Service Group members for a three-year term on the AMP Board of Trustees. Ed assumed this role in May of 2009, when Bill Sommer, Piqua’s previous Power System Director retired.
•	The Prairie State Energy Campus is now 62.7% complete. The first unit is scheduled for completion in late 2011, with the second unit on-line by mid 2012. This state of the art 1,600 Megawatt mine-mouth coal-fired power plant, located in southern Illinois will be one of the cleanest coal-fired plants in the world, utilizing the latest in environmental controls. Piqua will own a 20 Megawatt stake in the plant, which will provide the City with half of its energy needs.
•	Construction continues at the Cannelton, Smithland, Meldahl and Willow Island hydro generating projects all located along the Ohio River. When completed in 2014/2015, Piqua will receive approximately 15% of its energy needs from a green and renewable resource. This level exceeds the State of Ohio’s renewable energy portfolio standard.
•	Secured power supply for 2012 and 2013 through our membership in AMP at stable and competitive prices. Piqua’s 2010 overall power supply cost was 5% below 2008 and 2009 levels. This action helps to ensure that power supply costs remain near current levels for at least the next three years.
•	Continued progress on converting the original 4 kV electric distribution system to 13 kV. This process serves to reduce costs and enhance service reliability. The facilities being rebuilt were originally constructed from the early 1930’s through the mid 1950’s.
•	Awarded $220,000 Clean Ohio Assistance Fund (COAF) Grant to complete a Phase II Environmental Assessment of the retired Piqua coal-fired power plant. The Phase II Study is underway and will be complete in early 2011. Upon completion, a request for a $2,000,000 Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund (CORF) Grant will hopefully pave the way for Power Plant demolition in 2012.
•	Purchased two properties for construction of a consolidated Power System Service Center. Wenco was awarded a contract to provide design and construction management services associated with the new facility. Design, extension of utilities, and early site work are to be completed in 2011, with building completion slated for 2012.
•	Upgraded electro-mechanical relays, controls and SCADA equipment and associated wiring as part of our plan to standardize our substation protective equipment to new solid-state technology.
•	Completed comprehensive inspection and evaluation of the City’s two combustion turbines. These units provide back-up capability and are able to provide approximately half of the City’s electric needs. Continued operation of these units provides significant financial benefit to Piqua customers as a capacity resource bid into the PJM Regional Transmission Organization.
•	Repaired oil leak on 13 kV bushing of the 50 MVA substation transformer at Piqua Substation #1.
•	Provided first-responder electrical safety training to our Fire Department personnel utilizing safety training offered at no cost through our membership in AMP.
•	Completed the construction and relocation of electric facilities associated with the Broadway Phase II road improvement project.
•	Provided mutual aid assistance to fellow AMP members Cuyahoga Falls and St. Clairsville.