Welcome to our News Room! Here you’ll find recent press releases and other news about GUC.
For media inquiries, please contact Steve Hawley, Communications Manager/Public Information Officer, at 252-551-1522.
GUC Board Elects Officers
Greenville Utilities Board of Commissioners elected Ferrell Blount, Wanda Carr, and Dillon Godley as their officers at the Board’s July 16, 2026, meeting. Commissioner Blount, President of Blount Petroleum Corporation, was elected Chair. He has served on the Board since 2021.Commissioner Carr…
Marvin Edmonds Appointed to GUC Board of Commissioners
Marvin Edmonds
The Greenville City Council has appointed Marvin Edmonds to a three-year term on the Greenville Utilities Board of Commissioners as a County Representative. Commissioner Edmonds is a Corporate Electrical Engineer for ECU Health.Commissioner Edmonds is looking forward to serving on…
State Program Could Help with Energy Efficient Upgrades
Energy Saver North Carolina is a fairly new state program that uses rebates to assist families with upgrades to make their homes more energy efficient. This is not a GUC program, but we want to make our customers aware of it. The program is a…
Fireworks Safety: Keep Away from Powerlines
As the Independence Day holiday approaches, it is important to remember to keep personal fireworks displays away from powerlines. If fireworks meet the lines, it can cause a fire, power outage, and possibly injuries. Also, don’t use pad-mounted electrical equipment as a firework launchpad.…
GUC Adopts Updated Strategic Plan
The GUC Board of Commissioners adopted the updated version of their Strategic Plan at their June 18, 2026, meeting. GUC has utilized strategic plans for decades to help guide and prioritize the Commission’s projects, policies, and actions.“As a community-owned utility, we serve the best interest of…
GUC Continues Tradition of Donating Fans
Greenville Utilities is helping provide relief from the heat for some local residents by purchasing 100 fans for those in need and delivering them on Thursday, June 18, to the Pitt County Council on Aging for distribution.For more than 25 years, GUC has provided fans to be distributed to the…
Tips for Reducing Energy Use During Extreme Heat
We have already had several days in June with temperatures rising into the 90s with some reports of temps in the low 100s. Those scorching temperatures, and those expected the rest of the summer, could mean higher-than-normal utility bills.The higher the temperatures climb outdoors the more energy…
Annual Temporary Conversion to Chlorine
Beginning June 15 and continuing through July 27, Greenville Utilities will temporarily change the disinfectant used in the water treatment process. GUC will be using chlorine rather than chloramines during this period of time.Since December 2002, GUC has used chloramines, a mixture of chlorine and…
GUC Signs Two New Tradesformers
GUC officially kicked off its seventh year of participating in the local Tradesformers program by signing two rising Pitt County School seniors as pre-apprentice lineworkers.Tradesformers is a youth apprenticeship program designed to connect high school students with growing industry trades in our…
GUC Earns Safety Awards from NCDOL
Greenville Utilities earned several silver and gold recognitions from the North Carolina Department of Labor during the 2026 Safety Awards Luncheon. The silver and gold safety awards recognize outstanding safety performance over the past year. Administered by the Department’s…