
Craft Employees Practice Winter Survival Skills
In March, more than 25 linemen and communication technicians spent one week in a winter survival course.
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In March, more than 25 linemen and communication technicians spent one week in a winter survival course.

On Feb. 23-24, WAPA’s Electric Power Training Center hosted its first-ever hybrid event: the 2022 Cybersecurity in Protective Relaying Workshop.

Rocky Mountain employees placed a mobile transformer into service at Kimball Substation in Kimball County, Nebraska.

In 2019, Michael Montoya was selected as senior vice president and chief information officer.

WAPA has massive repositories of data about its assets and operations. Most of it is housed in secure systems

The Department of Energy’s Office of Aviation Management hosts an annual aviation safety award program.

In December, Compliance Manager Mark Buchholz received the Midwest Reliability Organization’s Highly Effective Reliability Organizations Award.

WAPA’s first All-Employee Meeting of 2022 was held Feb. 3.

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A lightning storm caused damage to Gila Substation, spurring lengthy process of replacement and repair that lasted through early this year.
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