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The Greenville City Council has appointed Justin Fuller to a three-year term on the Greenville Utilities Board of Commissioners. Commissioner Fuller works in the pharmaceutical industry at Thermo Fisher Scientific in Greenville. This is his first appointment to a Board or Commission in…

Greenville Utilities is helping provide relief from the heat for some local residents by purchasing 100 fans for those in need. For more than 25 years, GUC has provided fans to be distributed to the elderly, handicapped, and qualifying families with small children.  "The heat and humidity…

Beginning June 17 and continuing through July 29, 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…

Greenville Utilities has wrapped up its investigation into the cause of Saturday’s power outage. We believe a fault on a transmission line caused a circuit breaker on a transformer at the main point of delivery substation to trip and shut off, turning off power to roughly one-third of GUC’s…

Greenville Utilities is exploring new technologies to help business customers who want more options to lower their fleet’s carbon emissions. A pilot project is underway to study the efficiency of absorbed natural gas (ANG) for light-duty trucks and vans and the use of low-pressure compressed…

For the fifth year in a row, Greenville Utilities is helping provide relief from the upcoming winter’s cold for some local residents by donating 150 blankets to the Pitt County Council on Aging. "We've had a few chilly days and cold nights this fall, but more consistent winter temperatures are…

The Greenville City Council has appointed Dillon Godley to the Greenville Utilities Board of Commissioners.  Commissioner Godley is the Chief Financial Officer for E.R. Lewis Construction Company with experience working in the petrochemical and consumer finance industries. He graduated summa…

GUC Readies for Hurricane Idalia Greenville Utilities has been keeping an eye on Hurricane Idalia and is ready to respond as necessary. Crews are checking and positioning equipment and supplies to most efficiently restore power in case of any outages. As is the case every day and night, crews…

The Greenville City Council has appointed Dr. Wanda Carr to the Greenville Utilities Board of Commissioners  Commissioner Carr is the Business Officer at The Oakwood School Inc. (Pre-K3 thru 12th grade). She is also the owner/operator of Helping Hands Consultant, a consulting firm…

Greenville Utilities Board of Commissioners elected Peter Geiger, Lindsey Griffin, and Ferrell Blount as their officers at the Board’s July 20, 2023, meeting.         Mr. Geiger, a Chief Financial Officer for RFPi, was elected Chair. He has served on the…