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AMEA and its Members announce 2023 scholarship winners
Forty (40) high school seniors will enroll in a four-year college/university, community college, and/or vocational school in Alabama this year with help from the Alabama Municipal Electric Authority (AMEA) and its 11 Members through the 2023 AMEA Scholarship Program. Each of the 40 scholarship recipients will receive a $2,500 scholarship for a total of $100,000 ...
AMEA partners with City of Piedmont on installation of new solar canopy and electric vehicle charging stations
The Alabama Municipal Electric Authority (AMEA), in partnership with the City of Piedmont, will dedicate a new 24-kW solar research project (solar canopy) at Piedmont City Hall on Thursday, Dec. 15, 11 a.m. The AMEA-City of Piedmont Solar Research Project, located in the west parking lot of Piedmont City Hall, 109 North Center Avenue, was ...
AMEA and its members kick off 2023 Scholarship Program
Will you be graduating from high school in the spring of 2023? Do you receive your electricity from a public power utility in Alabama? Then if your answer to these questions is “yes,” you could be eligible to receive a scholarship from the Alabama Municipal Electric Authority (AMEA) and its Member cities/utilities. AMEA and its ...
Riviera Utilities recognized for reliable electric service to community
Riviera Utilities has received national recognition for achieving exceptional electric reliability in 2021. The recognition comes from the American Public Power Association (APPA), a trade group that represents more than 2,000 not-for-profit, community-owned electric utilities. APPA helps electric utilities track power outage and restoration data through its subscription- based eReliability Tracker service. Once per year, ...
City of Luverne Electric Department recognized for reliable electric service to community
The City of Luverne Electric Department has received national recognition for achieving exceptional electric reliability in 2021. The recognition comes from the American Public Power Association (APPA), a trade group that represents more than 2,000 not-for-profit, community- owned electric utilities. APPA helps electric utilities track power outage and restoration data through its subscription- based eReliability ...
Cook honored with 2022 AMEA President’s Award
Al Cook, former Economic Development Marketing Consultant for the Alabama Municipal Electric Authority (AMEA), was the recipient of the 2022 AMEA President’s Award on Monday, May 2 during the AMEA President’s Awards Dinner in Orange Beach, AL. The event was held in conjunction with the 2022 AMEA Power Supply Conference, May 2 and 3. The ...