The City of Morganton is one of 23 public power communities across North Carolina to receive a 2024 Public Power Award of Excellence.
Presented by ElectriCities of North Carolina, the awards reflect Morganton’s commitment to continuously providing outstanding electric service to the community. Public Power Awards of Excellence recognize public power providers for developing a future-focused mindset, strengthening public power, providing superior power, delivering customer-centered innovation, and prioritizing their people as their greatest asset.
The City received public power awards in four categories including:
- The FUTURE-FOCUSED AWARD which recognizes communities with a future-focused mindset.
- The STRENGTHEN PUBLIC POWER AWARD which celebrates communities that build public and political support for public power.
- The PROVIDE SUPERIOR POWER AWARD which highlights communities that deliver reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity.
- The CUSTOMER-CENTERED INNOVATION AWARD which recognizes public power providers that innovate and invest to better serve their customers and communities.
Brooks Kirby, Director of Electric Services said, “These Public Power Awards of Excellence verify the hard work that our city employees put in everyday for our community. The reason we do what we do is to make Morganton a better place to live, work and play. Providing our community with reliable energy, both now and in the future, is always our goal and we strive each day to strengthen the public power initiative!”
Andy Fusco, Chief Strategy Officer at ElectriCities said, “Receiving a Public Power Award of Excellence validates the hard work of outstanding people in your community who are dedicated to providing the superior service required to keep your community powered. ElectriCities is the membership organization that provides power supply and related critical services to over 90 community-owned electric systems in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia—collectively known as public power.
Fusco said, “At ElectriCities, we are honored to celebrate this year’s Public Power Awards of Excellence recipients, alongside the customers and communities that benefit from their expertise.”
