OREC & NWPPA Announce Strategic Alliance

"We're looking forward to working with the Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition to provide our utility members with information about and resources for this rapidly evolving source of energy," said Will Lutgen, executive director of NWPPA.
Ocean-renewable resources offer a tremendous opportunity for utilities in the Pacific Northwest. "We think the alliance between NWPPA and OREC can help facilitate and grow relationships between ocean technology providers and electric utilities interested in developing a reliable, affordable, clean generation portfolio," said Sean O'Neill, president of OREC.
This alliance provides NWPPA member utilities a 20 percent discount on OREC annual dues. NWPPA is also providing a 20 percent discount to OREC members who qualify as new NWPPA associate members. Both discounts are good for 2007. Contact NWPPA's Dave Bouchard at (360) 254-0109 or OREC's Sean O'Neill at (301) 869-3790 for more details.

About NWPPA: NWPPA is an international association representing and serving customer-owned, locally controlled utilities in the Western U.S. and Canada. The Association also serves more than 250 associate members across the U.S. and Canada who are allied with the electric utility industry. Visit the NWPPA Web site at www.nwppa.org for more information.