Awards, Recognitions, & Memberships

2021

Tantalus' gives the Community Strong Award to the utility that best demonstrates how they are supporting a program that makes their community a better place to live.

The CBPU was presented with the Community Strong Award in 2021 for its efforts to make the City of Coldwater a GIG Fiber community through its GIG City Michigan Fiber Ethernet FTTP Project (now known as GIG Fiber Internet).

Recognition by the RP3 program reveals a utility’s commitment to its employees, customers, and community, as well as its dedication to operating and managing an efficient, safe, and reliable power system. The CBPU was recognized as a Diamond Level RP3 Award Recipient in 2021.
The RP3 designation lasts for three years and recognizes public power utilities that demonstrate excellence in four key disciplines: reliability, safety, workforce development, and system improvement. There are three possible levels of designation; Gold, Platinum, and Diamond. The Diamond designation signifies that a utility has met over 98 percent of the evaluation criteria.

The APPA awarded the CBPU the Smart Energy Provider designation in 2022.

The Smart Energy Provider (SEP) program recognizes utilities for demonstrating a commitment to and accomplishment in smart energy program planning, energy efficiency and distributed energy resources, environmental and sustainability programs, and communication and customer experience.

APPA awarded the CBPU an Excellence in Public Power Communications Merit Award for their efforts in Web and Social Media. The CBPU won this award for its #ThrowbackThursday campaign. You can learn more here.

APPA gave 129 Utilities the Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices in 2020, with a total of 329 entrants across the country.
The CBPU earned first place in their category (C) for their dedication to safety and their lack of work-related accidents.