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GUC has earned five Public Power Awards of Excellence from ElectriCities of North Carolina. This is the 20th year in a row that GUC was a recipient of a Public Power of Excellence award.  “These awards are a great reflection of the commitment of our employees,” said General Manager / CEO…

Greenville Utilities Board of Commissioners elected Mark Garner, Ferrell Blount, and Wanda Carr as their officers at the Board’s July 17, 2025, meeting.Commissioner Garner, a retired planning and engineering consultant, was elected Chair. He has served on the Board since 2023.Commissioner Blount,…

  The Greenville City Council has appointed Robert (Bob) Shaw and Simon Swain to three-year terms on the Greenville Utilities Board of Commissioners.  Commissioner Shaw is a retired Pulmonary Critical Care Doctor who served in private practice as well as taught at ECU and Pitt…

Greenville Utilities Commission anticipates that its two new liquified natural gas cryogenic tanks, measuring 13 feet in diameter and 116 feet long, will be offloaded from a train and transported via truck this weekend. The tanks are for the Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Plant expansion. The tanks…

Beginning June 16 and continuing through July 28, 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…

Greenville Utilities Commission (GUC) is preparing to conduct its natural gas pipeline safety survey. Normally conducted by phone, GUC is moving the survey to an all-digital, online survey.  “The survey is federally-required for natural gas utilities to evaluate the effectiveness of their…

Global rating agencies Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service assigned ratings of ‘AA-’ and ‘Aa1’ respectively to GUC’s upcoming 2025A bonds while affirming those same ratings and a stable outlook for GUC’s current debt. Both ratings are considered “High Grade” and should help GUC at the time…

Greenville Utilities Commission recently received a major national award from the American Public Power Association (APPA) for exemplifying safe practices in its electric services.  The APPA Safety Award of Excellence – Diamond Level is the highest recognition an agency can receive. GUC…

Greenville Utilities “Operation Spring Clean,” our annual preventive maintenance program to ensure that GUC customers continue to receive high-quality water, is underway.  “Operation Spring Clean” will run April 13 through June 6. During the 8-week program, roughly half of the 722 miles…

Greenville Utilities recently received two recognitions for its stellar employee wellness programs in 2024. These recognitions acknowledge that the programs are comprehensive and foster employee well-being and vitality by offering whole person consideration and care.  GUC received the…