Month: July 2019

Ken Peters Re-elected USA Board Vice-Chair

Author: USA Communication

During the recent Utilities Service Alliance (USA) 2019 Executive Summit hosted in San Antonio, TX, its Board of Directors announced the election of Vice Chairman Ken Peters, Chief Nuclear Officer at Luminant Generating Company’s Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant.  Mr. Peters will serve a two-year term, effective immediately. “USA is honored to have Ken agree...

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Personnel Sharing Team Update

Author: USA Communication

Coming off a beneficial 2018 and Spring 2019 outage season, the USA/STARS Personnel Sharing Team met in San Antonio during the USA Executive Summit to develop the 2020 personnel sharing plan.  The team typically meets after the spring outage season to negotiate the following calendar year’s plan.  Although not finalized, the USA/STARS plants that participate...

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Suppliers of the Year 2018

Author: USA Communication

At USA we are very grateful for our Supplier-Partners and the support and commitment they demonstrate to the alliance principles we are built on.  Expectations are high on both sides of the relationship and we continue to strive for the mutually beneficial outcomes that have defined USA since our inception. USA’s coveted Supplier of the...

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2018 Optimizer Award

Author: USA Communication

For the second consecutive year, Xcel Energy received Utilities Service Alliance’s Optimizer Award at the 2019 USA Executive Summit last month. During calendar year 2018, the Monticello and Prairie Island plants saved more than $11.1 million through use of USA's programs and contracts while amassing a remarkable $50.40 return on each dollar of their Alliance...

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