News & Press https://mpua.org/news/default.asp Thu, 4 Jun 2026 22:45:28 GMT Wed, 1 Apr 2026 21:46:00 GMT Copyright © 2026 MPUA - Missouri Public Utility Alliance MPUA Members Honored by APPA https://mpua.org/news/news.asp?id=724689 https://mpua.org/news/news.asp?id=724689 The American Public Power Association’s Safety Award of Excellence recognizes utilities with low incident rates and the overall state of their safety programs and culture each year. In 2025, 240 utilities were recognized for safe operating practices. Utilities can earn diamond, platinum, and gold-level designations in groups based on their total worker-hours of exposure. Congratulations to the following MPUA members who received this honor:

  • Hannibal Board of Public Works - Diamond (Group C)
  • Nixa Municipal Electric System - Diamond (Group C)
  • Kennett Board of Public Works - Diamond (Group D)
  • Marshall Municipal Utilities - Diamond (Group D)
  • Rolla Municipal Utilities - Gold (Group D)
  • Carthage Water & Electric Plant - Platinum (Group E)
  • City Utilities of Springfield - Diamond (Group F)
  • Independence Power & Light - Diamond (Group F)
  • Benton Utilities, AR - Diamond - (Group C)
  • West Memphis Utility Commission, AR - Diamond (Group D)
  • Conway Corp, AR - Diamond (Group E)

APPA’s Certificate of Excellence in Reliability recognizes utilities with average SAIDI in the top quartile of SAIDI including or excluding Major Event Days (MEDs) based on EIA data from 2020-2024. This year’s recipients included:

  • Benton Utilities, AR
  • Columbia Water & Light
  • Conway Corporation, AR
  • Farmington City Light & Power
  • Hannibal Board of Public Works
  • Independence Power & Light
  • Kennett Board of Public Works
  • Lebanon Light & Water Dept.
  • Macon Municipal Utilities
  • Marshall Municipal Utilities
  • Monett Electric
  • Nixa Municipal Electric System
  • Rolla Municipal Utilities
  • Waynesville Municipal Utilities
  • West Memphis Utilities, AR

 

APPA’s Reliable Public Power Provider program (RP3) recognizes utilities that demonstrate high proficiency in reliability, safety, workforce development, and system improvement. Below is a list of public power utilities that currently hold the RP3 designation. Utilities keep the RP3 designation for three years. 2026 recipients included:

  • Carthage Water & Electric Plant (Diamond)
  • Conway Corporation, AR (Diamond)
  • City Utilities of Springfield (Diamond)
  • Nixa Municipal Electric (Diamond)
  • City of Fulton (Platinum)
  • Marshall Municipal Utilities (Platinum)
  • West Memphis Utilities, AR (Platinum)
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