Repeat In-House Customers

PTS has conducted repeat utility training for over 100 customers across the U.S. and Canada. This training has been tailored to a variety of audiences, including: U.S. Federal Power Agencies, Canadian Power Agencies, Reliability and ISO Organizations, Utility Associations, Investor-Owned Utilities, Municipal Utilities and Public Power Districts, Electric Cooperative Utilities, River/Irrigation Districts, Generating Plants, Islands, IT and Universities.

Below is a list of customers that have taken in-house, instructor-led classes from PTS:

U.S. Federal Power Agencies

  • Bonneville Power Administration (Portland & Vancouver, WA)

  • U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Idaho)

  • Tennessee Valley Authority (Knoxville and Chattanooga, TN)

  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Washington, DC)

  • Department of Energy (Pennsylvania & West Virginia)

Canadian Power Agencies

  • Epcor (Edmonton)

  • Enmax (Calgary)

  • British Columbia Hydro (Vancouver)

  • Newfoundland Power (St. Johns)

Reliability Organizations

  • Midwest Reliability Organization (St. Paul, MN)

Independent System Operators

  • California Independent System Operator (Folsom, CA)

Utility Associations

  • Northwest Public Power Administration

  • Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities

  • Alltricity (formerly Rocky Mountain Electric League)

  • Florida Municipal Electric Association

  • Tennessee Valley Public Power Association

  • Northern California Power Agency

Investor-Owned Utilities

  • Alliant Energy (IA)

  • Puget Sound Energy (WA)

  • Pacificorp (WA)

  • Portland General Electric (Portland, Tualatin and Tigard, OR)

  • Avista (Spokane, WA)

  • Idaho Power (Boise, ID)

  • NV Energy (Reno & Las Vegas, NV)

  • Tucson Electric Power (AZ)

  • MidAmerican Energy (Des Moines, IA)

  • Pacific Gas & Electric (East Bay, CA)

  • AEP (Tulsa, OK; Oklahoma City, OK; Corpus Christi, TX; Arlington, TX)

  • First Energy (NJ, PA, OH, including the 100 Women-in-Management Event)

  • PPL Corporation (KY)

  • Black Hills Power & Light (SD)

  • Xcel Energy (formerly Northern States Power) (Minneapolis, MN)

  • Georgia Power (GA)

  • Alabama Power (AL)

  • Mississippi Power (MS)

  • Gulf Power (FL)

Municipal Electric Utilities

  • Gainesville Regional Utilities (FL)

  • Seattle City & Light (WA)

  • Tacoma Power (WA)

  • Redding Electric (CA)

  • Sacramento Municipal Utility District (CA)

  • Tucson Electric Power (AZ)

  • Austin Energy (TX)

  • City Public Service (City of San Antonio, TX)

  • Nashville Electric System (TN)

  • City of Ames (IA)

  • Lincoln Electric System (NB)

  • Orlando Utility Commission (FL)

  • Kissimmee Utility Authority (FL)

  • Eugene Water & Electric Board (OR)

  • Salem Electric (OR)

  • Springfield Utility Board (IA)

Public Utility Districts

  • Snohomish County PUD (WA)

  • Mason County PUD (WA)

  • Lewis County PUD (WA)

  • Cowlitz County PUD (WA)

  • Douglas County PUD (WA)

  • Grant County PUD (WA)

  • Chelan County PUD (WA)

  • Central Lincoln PUD (OR)

Public Power Districts

  • Nebraska Public Power District (NB)

  • Omaha Public Power District (NB)

Electric Cooperative Utilities

  • Arizona Electric Power Cooperative (AZ)

  • Golden Valley Electric (Fairbanks, AK)

  • Homer Electric (Homer and Kenai, AK)

  • Chugach Electric (Anchorage, AK)

  • Southern Maryland Electric (MD)

  • PowerSouth (AL)

  • Baldwin EMC (AL)

  • CHECLO (FL)

  • Fall River Electric (ID)

  • Flathead electric (MT)

  • Mission Valley Power (MT)

  • Lower Valley Energy (WY)

River, Irrigation and Power Districts

  • Modesto Irrigation district (CA)

  • Merced Irrigation District (CA)

  • Turlock Irrigation District (CA)

  • Salt River Project (CA)

  • Hetch Hetchy (Yosemite, CA)

Generating Plants

  • Seattle City & Light’s Skagit Project (Hydro)

  • Seattle City & Light’s Boundary (Hydro)

  • Tacoma Power’s Mayfield Dam

  • Grant County PUD’s Wanapum Dam

  • Pacificorp’s Huntington Plant (Coal)

  • Pacificorp’s Gillette Plant (Coal)

  • Pacificorp’s Jim Bridger Plant (Coal)

  • Pacificorp’s Dave Johnston Plant (Coal)

  • Nebraska Public Power District’s Grand Island

  • Black Hills South Dakota P&L’s Ben French Generating Plant

  • Sea West Wind Farm (One of the first in the Mohave Desert)

  • TVA’s Racoon Mountain Pumped Storage Hydro

  • TVA’s Chicamauga Dam

  • TVA’s Wilson Dam

  • Louisville Gas & Electric/Kentucky Utilities’ Green River Plant (Coal)

  • Louisville Gas & Electric/Kentucky Utilities’ Ghent Plant (Coal)

  • Louisville Gas & Electric/Kentucky Utilities’ Trimble County Plant (Coal & simple cycle gas turbines)

  • Georgia Power's Plant Shear (Coal)

Islands

  • BELCO (Bermuda)

  • Hawaii Electric (Honolulu)

  • Maui Electric (Maui)

Information Technology

  • IBM in New York City (Sales engineer training)

  • IBM in Sydney, Australia (Sales engineer training)

Universities

  • University of Idaho (Annual Energy Executive Course in Moscow, ID)

  • University of Idaho (Annual Legislative Energy Horizon Institute in Richland, WA, for local, provincial and state elected officials.)

  • Iowa State University (Classes through the State’s Extension Office.)