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| Piqua
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Piqua
Power Service Center - 201 Hemm Avenue |
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June 29, 2012 a severe storm hit Piqua, Ohio. Below is a
link to a video showing the aftermath of the storm and the
restoration of the electrical system. Thank you to those who
helped restore electricity to the City of Piqua, Ohio following
the June 29, 2012 storm.
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Storm
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Interested in
understanding the way you are billed for electrical energy?
Want to learn more about power consumption, demand charges,
demand metering, load factor & Piqua's electric rate advantage over
surrounding utilities?
Click
here to find out more! |
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Know of a
problem with City of Piqua street lights or security
lights?
Use the "Report
Street Light / Security Light"
Action Line Form on the City's EGOV Services
web site to let the Power System know about it. |
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The Piqua
Municipal Power System is
responsible for providing electric to the
citizens and businesses of the City of Piqua. The Power System
provides electricity to approximately 10,500 households and
businesses.
Click here to learn
more about the Piqua Municipal Power System and to find out more
about energy and electric. |
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Links marked with
are in the *.pdf file format, which requires that Adobe Acrobat
Reader be installed on your system. If you do not have Acrobat
Reader, you can obtain a free copy from the Adobe web site by
clicking the "Get Acrobat Reader" button below. |
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Click
the Logo Above to Enter the Energy Depot Web Site |
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| The Piqua Municipal
Power System is pleased to offer you Energy Depotฎ,
a new set of online tools and resources to help you better
understand and manage your home energy use and costs. Energy
Depot is your one-stop resource for energy information and its
available free. You can use Energy Depot to:
Receive a personalized energy
profile with an estimate of your energy costs for each home
energy system/appliance
Learn specific things you can do to reduce energy use and
how much you can save
Complete a do-it-yourself home energy audit and receive your
report online
Quickly estimate the annual energy use and cost of home
energy systems and appliances
Compare your heating and cooling systems or water heater to
a range of new systems
Learn how soon you can pay for a new more efficient heating
or cooling system or water heater through lower energy bills
Use the Energy Library to answer your energy questions
Get answers to the most frequently asked questions regarding
home energy use
And more
To get started with Energy Depot, just click the link above. |
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| 2012 Major
Accomplishments:
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Moved into the newly
constructed, technology-laden, consolidated Power System
Service Center, located at 201 Hemm Ave. on November 26.
The new facility offers enhanced security, operational
and energy-efficiency, while also incorporating
historical elements salvaged from the Piqua Municipal
Power Plant and was funded utilizing Power System cash
reserves. |
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Completed
feasibility study to design and construct new
fiber-optic communication infrastructure in 2013 to
facilitate more efficient and reliable use of existing
technology, paving the way for advanced metering
infrastructure in the near future. |
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Rebuilt 0.6
miles of 69/13kv transmission/distribution after the
June 29 Derecho wind storm inflicted significant damage
to Piqua. Piqua crews, with assistance from Hudson and
Tipp City, restored service to all customers within 2.5
days. FEMA funding covered the majority of the repair
costs. |
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Saved Piqua
electric customers an estimated $8,000,000 through lower
rates as compared to nearby investor-owned and
co-operative electric utilities. Piqua electric rates
were reduced approximately 2% in 2012. |
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Provided no
fee street lighting service to the residents and
businesses of Piqua. A total of 2,950 street lights
illuminate Piqua which translates to an estimated
$300,000 annual benefit to our citizens. |
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Earned a
Credit Score of 99% through American Municipal Power's
(AMP-Piqua's Regional Joint Action Agency) annual
financial evaluation of its members. Piqua's score was
again one of the highest of the AMP membership for 2012
and helps to ensure access to low cost financing for AMP
generation projects, which translates to lower power
costs and electric bills for Piqua customers. |
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The AMP
Fremont (Ohio) Energy Center began commercial operation
January 23. Piqua owns a 13.1 Megawatt (MW) share of the
707 MW natural gas combined-cycle plant, supplying the
City with 18% of its energy needs. |
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The Prairie
State Energy Campus Unit 1 (June 6) and Unit 2 (November
2) began commercial operation in 2012. The 1,600 MW
mine-mouth coal-fired power plant, located in southern
Illinois is the cleanest of its kind, utilizing the best
commercially-available environmental controls. Piqua
owns a 19.9 MW stake in the plant, which provides Piqua
with nearly half of its energy needs. |
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Piqua entered
into a 10-Year power purchase agreement for 5 MWs of
renewable energy from the Iberdrola Blue Creek Wind Farm
located in Van Wert and Paulding Counties in northwest
Ohio. |
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Construction
continues at the Cannelton, Smithland, Willow Island and
Meldahl hydro generating projects all located along the
Ohio River. When completed in 2015, Piqua will receive
20% of its energy needs from green, renewable resources,
exceeding the State of Ohio's renewable energy portfolio
standard. |
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Mechanical and
control improvements were completed to the City's
Westinghouse 191 combustion turbine to improve the
operation and reliability of the nearly fifty-year old
back-up power source. |
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Completed
underground distribution reliability improvement project
on Keinle Drive. |
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Extended
electric facilities to serve business expansions and
renovations at Apex Aluminum Die Casting, Hartzell Fan,
Industry Products, Buffalo Wings & Rings, Verizon,
and Willowbrook Environmental Education Center. |
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Installed
ornamental street lighting as part of the City's East
Ash Street roadway improvement, Wayne Street and Canal
Place streetscape projects, as well as pathway and
lighting upgrades to Mote Park. |
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Installed
energy-efficient LED lighting along Looney Road, between
North CR 25 A and US 36. |
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Facilitated
Wright State University Student Research grant through
APPA's Demonstration of Energy-Efficient Developments
(DEED) program. The WSU students were awarded a second
$4,000 grant to install instrumentation to study the
solar-power irrigation system constructed in 2011. |
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Upgraded the
City's 69,000 Volt interconnect and gas turbine revenue
meters. |
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Provided
mutual aid assistance to Pioneer Electric Cooperative,
Dayton Power and Light and fellow AMP member Philippi,
West Virginia. |
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Mission
Statement |
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We, the
employees of the Piqua Municipal Power System, recognize and
accept our responsibility to our community. We are dedicated to
deliver quality service to our customers. We strive to meet or
exceed our community's expectations. |
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Piqua
Power System is a
"Reliable Public Power Provider" |
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| The Piqua Municipal Power System is under
the leadership of Power System Director, Ed Krieger.
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Piqua Municipal Power
System
201 Hemm Avenue
Piqua, OH 45356
937-778-2077
e-mail
Piqua
Municipal Power System |
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