The American Public Gas Association (APGA) has presented Greenville Utilities Commission with the prestigious APGA System Operational Achievement Recognition (SOAR) for excellence in operating its natural gas utility.
SOAR recognizes a utility’s demonstrated commitment to excellence in four areas required to safely deliver natural gas to its customers: system integrity, system improvement, employee safety, and workforce development. Greenville Utilities scored 156 out of a possible 158 points for those areas and was selected for SOAR Gold Level by its peers on the APGA Operations and Safety Committee.
“Greenville Utilities recognizes that enhancing our customer’s quality of life begins with skilled employees focused on safely providing reliable utility services,” said Anthony Miller, Director of Gas Systems. “We work very hard to help our employees stay safe and improve their skills while we maintain and improve our system.”
APGA President and CEO Dave Schryver remarked, “Greenville Utilities was highly rated in all four areas that are required of SOAR. Greenville Utilities consistently demonstrates a commitment to providing natural gas safely and efficiently to all those in their community and as such, serves as a model for all other natural gas utilities in the country. APGA is proud to recognize Greenville Utilities and is confident in their continued success.”
Out of approximately 750 APGA members, Greenville Utilities was one of just eleven SOAR Gold Level recipients recognized this year. The recognition is for three years. Greenville Utilities originally received the SOAR award back in 2015 and has earned it again in 2018 and 2021.
Greenville Utilities offers natural gas services to a large portion of Pitt County, including residential, commercial, and industrial customers. It operates a liquified natural gas (LNG) facility, ensuring an adequate supply of gas during periods of high demand. Greenville Utilities also runs a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station near the industrial park for personal and commercial vehicles, including the growing fleets of CNG vehicles for East Carolina University, Pitt County Solid Waste, GFL (formerly Waste Industries), and Greenville Utilities.
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APGA is the national association of municipally and publicly‐owned local distribution systems. There are about 1,000 public gas systems serving more than 5 million customers. These public gas utilities are not‐for‐profit retail distribution entities that are owned by, and accountable to, the citizens they serve. They include municipal gas distribution systems, public utility districts, county districts, and other public agencies that have natural gas distribution facilities.
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