Bowling Green Municipal Utilities has received national recognition for achieving exceptional electric reliability in 2022. The recognition comes from the American Public Power Association (APPA), 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.
“It’s encouraging to see year after year that public power’s track record for providing highly reliable service is backed up by data,” said APPA Director of Research and Development Paul Zummo. “These utilities are the best of the best when it comes to keeping the lights on. And these communities should be proud of their local power providers and appreciate the hard work that goes into earning this recognition.”
Nationwide, the average public power customer has their lights out for less than half the time customers of other types of utilities do.
Jim Odneal, assistant utilities director for Bowling Green, shared, “Electricity is available to Bowling Green customers 99.9952% of the time, well above the national average. In the rare occasion that power is lost, Bowling Green customers have their power restored within an average of 25 minutes versus the national average of 108 minutes for a utility our size.”
“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, director of public infrastructure/utilities director.
For more information on Bowling Green Municipal Utilities and its commitment to reliability, visit www.bgohio.org
