Paducah Power System is a municipally owned electric distribution utility serving approximately two-thirds of all residents within McCracken County including the City of Paducah. Geographically, PPS service area covers 47 square miles with 22,500 total residential, commercial and industrial customers.
Paducah Power System’s mission has always been to provide the most reliable electric service at the lowest rates possible. Customer focus is vital in providing the citizens with a public utility in which they can be proud.
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PPS Honored for Safety and Reliability
The American Public Power Association has awarded Paducah Power System one of its highest honors for reliability and another award for safety. At an APPA conference in Cleveland, Ohio last month, PPS received the Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3®) platinum designation. The Association gives the award to utilities that provide customers with an exceptional degree of reliable electric service. To earn the award public utilities must demonstrate proficiency in four key areas: reliability, safety, training and system improvement. This is the fourth time PPS has earned the RP3® platinum designation.
Paducah Power also received third place in the Electric Utility Safety Awards for utilities with a similar number of work hours. More than 230 utilities entered the annual safety contest. Winners are selected according to the number of hours worked without injuries. In 2011 PPS achieved its best ever safety record with only one incident that resulted in lost work hours. Michael Hyland, Senior Vice President of Engineering Services for APPA said to Paducah Power managers, "A record such as yours is indicative of high standards in the workplace and is vital to safe and productive utility operations."
Safety is an important part of Paducah Power's work practices. All employees attend monthly safety meetings, linemen routinely discuss safety issues prior to each job and every two years all employees are certified in CPR and the use of Automated External Defibrillators.
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