ElectriCities Public Power Awards of Excellence
The ElectriCities of North Carolina Public Power Awards of Excellence recognize public power utilities for their achievements in five strategic priority areas:
- Future-focused: Recognizes utilities with a long-term perspective that have strong fundamentals, innovative employees, and a clear purpose.
- Strengthen Public Power: Honors communities that effectively communicate the value of public ownership to key stakeholders and build support for their utility.
- Provide Superior Power: Celebrates utilities that provide reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity.
- Customer-centered Innovation: Recognizes providers that innovate and invest to better serve their communities and customers.
- People: Distinguishes cities and towns that treat their people as their greatest asset by promoting a workforce plan to attract, develop, and retain talent.
In 2025, PWC received Public Power Awards of Excellence in four categories:
- Strengthen Public Power
- Provide Superior Power
- Customer-Centered Innovation
- People Award
Years Received
- 2025 (Strengthen Public Power, Provide Superior Power, Customer-Centered Innovation, People Award)
- 2024 (Strengthen Public Power, Provide Superior Power, Customer-centered Innovation, People)
- 2023 (Strengthen Public Power, Provide Superior Power, Customer-centered Innovation, People)
- 2022 (Future-focused, Strengthen Public Power, Provide Superior Power, Customer-centered Innovation, People)
- 2021 (Value of Public Power, Continuous Improvement, Grid Modernization, Wholesale Power Cost, Workforce Planning and Development)
- 2020 (Grid Modernization, Value of Public Power, Workforce Planning and Development, Continuous Improvement)
- 2019 (Grid Modernization, Value of Public Power, Workforce Planning and Development, Continuous Improvement)
- 2018 (Grid Modernization, Value of Public Power, Workforce Planning, Continuous Improvement)
- 2017 (Grid Modernization, Value of Public Power, Workforce Planning, Continuous Improvement)
- 2016 (Competitive Business Environment, Energy Efficiency, Financial Stability, Legislative Involvement, Service Excellence)
- 2015 (Competitive Business Environment, Energy Efficiency, Financial Stability, Legislative Involvement, Service Excellence)
