Newsroom Archive

In honor of National Innovation Day, American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP), is proud to announce the most recent recipients of the AMP Employee Innovator Award. Rama Kuppa, senior director of business systems, was named as an individual winner; and the Communications Team, including Holly Karg, assistant vice president of communications and public relations; Michele Lemmon, manager of public relations and digital media; Zachary Hoffman, manager of communications and publications; and Julia Grimm, digital content specialist, are receiving the award as a team for their collective efforts in 2021.

American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP), announces the election of Branndon Kelley, AMP’s senior vice president of technology and chief information officer, to the Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative (SECC) board of directors.

American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP), today announced that the AMP IT team received the Top Digitalization Adoption Team Award from Power Magazine at the recent Experience POWER conference, an event that the magazine hosts to focus on the full energy value chain for the power industry.

American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP) is pleased to announce that Steve Dupee has joined AMP as assistant vice president of energy efficiency and programs.

American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP) is pleased to announce that Patrick E. McCullar has joined AMP as interim vice president of finance.

American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP), today announced that Tracy Reimbold, Chief People Officer and Vice President of Administrative Services, has been named a recipient of Columbus Business First’s inaugural HR Impact Award program.

Reflecting on the decades of joint action that built American Municipal Power, Inc., (AMP) into the industry-leading organization that it is, AMP celebrates its 50th anniversary of serving municipal electric systems today.

The Ohio Municipal Electric Association (OMEA) recently held elections for the organization’s Board of Directors and Board leadership during the annual OMEA General Membership meeting, which took place in Columbus on Sept. 22.

The 2021 American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP) Annual Conference, which took place in Columbus Sept. 20-22, provided attendees (in-person and virtually) with a full schedule of sessions led by industry experts and leaders, and celebrated the organization’s 50th anniversary.

Al Fiser is the 2021 recipient of the AMP Seven Hats Award. The award was presented to Fiser during the 2021 AMP Annual Conference, which took place Sept. 20–22 in Columbus.

American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP) inducted three individuals to the AMP Wall of Fame: Mike Weadock, former safety service director for the City of St. Marys and Chair of the AMP Board of Trustees; John Coyle, partner at the law firm of Duncan and Allen; and Marc Gerken, former AMP President/CEO.

American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP) has announced that Joe Morris is the inaugural honoree of the AMP Employee Innovator Award.

Tim Stallard, village administrator and water/wastewater supervisor for the Village of Lucas, is a 2021 recipient of the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) Larry Hobart Seven Hats Award. Stallard was presented with the award on June 22 during the APPA National Conference.

Joe Price, village administrator for the Village of Grafton and member of multiple American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP) non-Board committees, is a 2021 recipient of the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) Larry Hobart Seven Hats Award. Price was presented with the award on June 22 during the APPA National Conference.

Philippi Municipal Electric Department (PMED), a West Virginia public power utility serving approximately 1,779 customers and an American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP) Board of Trustees member, was honored with the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) Sue Kelly Community Service Award.

Paducah Power System, a Kentucky public power utility serving approximately 22,500 customers and an American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP) Board of Trustees member, received the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) E.F. Scattergood System Achievement Award.

American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP) is proud to announce that Marc S. Gerken, PE, was presented with the 2020 Dr. Kenneth Henwood Award during the National Hydropower Association’s (NHA) Waterpower Week Conference, presented virtually.

American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP) is pleased to announce the 2021 recipients of two scholarship programs.

American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP) is proud to announce Kyle Schimley, PE, as the 2021 AMP DNA Award recipient.

American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP) and several member utilities were recognized for excellence in safety during the American Public Power Association's (APPA) 2021 Engineering & Operations Technical Conference held virtually, March 23-24.