Bowling Green Municipal Utilities has received national recognition for achieving exceptional electric reliability in 2024. The recognition comes from the American Public Power Association, a trade group that represents more than 2,000 not-for-profit, community-owned electric utilities.
APPA helps electric utilities track power outages and restoration data through its subscription-based eReliability Tracker service. Once per year, APPA’s Reliability Team compares this data to national statistics tracked by the U.S. Energy Information Administration for all types of electric utilities.
“Year after year, data consistently demonstrate public power utilities provide highly reliable service,” said APPA Director of Research and Development Paul Zummo. “The utilities recognized here are truly elite when it comes to keeping the lights on. Their communities should be proud of the hard work and dedication of their local power providers as they earn this truly deserved recognition.”
Nationwide, the average public power customer has their lights out for less than half the time customers of other types of utilities do, according to APPA.
Jim Odneal, BG assistant utilities director, said, “Electricity is available to Bowling Green customers 99.99% of the time, well above the national average. In the rare occasion that power is lost, Bowling Green customers usually have their power restored in less than an hour.”
“This award is a testament to our staff and the remarkable effort they put forth to ensure that we keep Bowling Green powered,” said Brian O’Connell, BG director of public infrastructure/utilities director.
For more information on Bowling Green Municipal Utilities and its commitment to reliability, visit www.bgohio.org.
