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Utilities Service Alliance signs agreement with Urenco USA to become first Non-Utility Member

Author: USA Communication

On June 28, 2022, Utilities Service Alliance, Inc. (USA) and Urenco USA (UUSA) signed an agreement making UUSA Utilities Service Alliance’s (USAs) first ever Class C Non-Utility member.  Through this landmark agreement, UUSA will participate in USAs Supply Chain Management, Nuclear Safety Culture Assessment, and Personnel Sharing programs. “Not only does this agreement expand value,...

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USA 2021 Optimizer Award Announced

Author: USA Communication

STP received Utilities Service Alliance’s Optimizer Award at the 2021 USA Executive Summit last month. During calendar year 2021, STP saved more than $7.5 million through use of USA’s programs and contracts while amassing a remarkable $46.92 return on each dollar of their Alliance membership investment! “STP has done a great job taking advantage of...

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USA Board Chair Gebbie retires, Board elects Peters Chair and Hettel Vice-Chair

Author: USA Communication

[caption id="attachment_10936" align="alignright" width="113"] USA Board Chair Ken Peters, SVP & CNO of Luminant's Comanche Peak[/caption] During the recent Utilities Service Alliance (USA) Board of Directors Meeting, Ken Peters, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer of Luminant’s Comanche Peak, was elected USA Board Chair.  Mr. Peters will serve a two-year term effective July 1,...

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Xcel Energy – Nuclear Innovation Teams up with Sherco

Author: USA Communication

What's been going on with the [Xcel Energy] Innovation team lately? Heraclitus once said, “The only constant in life is change.” If he were watching our nuclear industry today, he’d probably put that quote in bold, or maybe underline “change” a few times. Over the past few years the change around us has been rapidly...

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VANTAGE High School tours Monticello

Author: USA Communication

Xcel Energy is exploring hydrogen as a way to store carbon-free energy and help reach our carbon-free by 2050 vision. Since this is a new technology, we aren’t sure what our customers would think of using hydrogen in this way, and what education would be required when we roll out this technology. The Minnetonka VANTAGE...

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Andy Black: Ready to learn, ready to lead

Author: USA Communication

Author: Savannah Tranchell, Energy Northwest As a corporal in the U.S. Army, Andy Black learned a valuable lesson about leading. “The main function of a leader is education,” Black said. It was a lesson enforced to him by one of his mentors, and when the full force of that lesson sunk in, Black leaned into...

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Spend & Savings Update May 2022

Author: Brad Vickery

Thanks for all the support getting 2021 Spend, Savings, and Rebates closed out in Q1 of this year.  Overall, USA members had a pretty good year in comparison to prior years.  Rebates were up almost 5%, First Cost Savings was up 8%, and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) was up by 13%.  Overall Return on...

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2022 Nuclear Generator & Supplier Executive Summit

Author: Jim Kitchens

After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, we are thrilled and excited to reconvene for our 26th annual Executive Summit!  This year we are heading out to the “Playground of the Pacific Northwest”, the Coeur d’Alene Golf & Spa Resort, in Coeur d’Alene, ID. Located on the north shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene, the Resort...

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