Join us for the 2025 District Dinners: Registration is now open for this year’s District Dinners, which are now being held every other year. Eight dinners are planned across the state. MEUW members are encouraged to bring commission or council members and attend whichever scheduled dinner is most convenient (whether it is in their district or not). It’s a great opportunity to connect with colleagues from the public power community and to hear the latest happenings with MEUW and the industry. There is no cost to attend, although pre-registration is required. Each dinner begins with a cash bar at 6 p.m. and dinner at 6:30, followed by a brief program. Full details are available here. Sign up today!
Network with colleagues at Annual Accounting and Customer Service seminar: Join municipal electric utility members from across Wisconsin to receive updates on issues that affect utilities and hear best practices to improve operations. Exchange information about timely topics and network with peers from utilities across the state. Agenda items for the Wednesday, Sept. 24, seminar in Mauston will include updates from the Public Service Commission, information from the Department of Revenue, Focus on Energy highlights, and techniques to turn mistakes into trust during customer interactions. Register today!
The September edition of Live Lines was distributed on Sept. 2. In case you missed it, you can find it online here.
Hurricane season is here ― are your mutual aid plans ready? Before the storm is the right time to make sure your out-of-state mutual aid (MA) plans are in order. MEUW has created an Out-of-State Mutual Aid Planning Checklist to help members prepare to offer resources when other states request mutual aid. Recognizing that the time to decide whether your community can help, this checklist provides a list of things to consider in advance so your utility can be timely in responding to a request. The checklist can be found here.
Strategic communication and project management class registration is open: Mastering strategic communication and project management is the backbone of a thriving municipal utility. This one-day training, part of MEUW’s Fundamentals of Utility Leadership Management series, helps municipal utility professionals equip themselves with essential communication and project-management skills to enhance operational success. Participants will learn to effectively plan and prioritize tasks, provide constructive feedback, and track projects to ensure nothing is overlooked. The class emphasizes clear communication — both in giving directions and active listening — to foster meaningful feedback and understanding. Registration is now open for the Oct. 8 class here.
Bucket truck for sale: New Holstein Utilities is selling a 2011 Ford F-750 with 55′ Versalift Boom that includes an inverter, outlets, bin storage, wire rack, and a jib crane on the bucket. Please contact Marc Stephanie at (920) 898-5776 if interested.
Make plans to attend December leadership class: Continue — or begin — your professional development through this Dec. 3 Leading Through Consistency course. As part of MEUW’s professional development programming, we’re offering a one-day leadership development course that focuses on why consistency is essential to being an effective utility leader. Participants will take away practical ideas they can apply to become a consistent leader and learn how consistency can help to inspire people to work toward a common goal. Registration and details about what you’ll learn are available here.
Our website has a new look! You may notice we’ve changed a few things on our website. Members have told us the font was too small and difficult to read. At the same time, more and more visitors are using their smartphone to access the site, so we’ve made the content and navigation more mobile friendly. To learn more about MEUW’s efforts to manage online security, click here.
Return to weekly schedule: The unofficial end of summer means MEUW Weekly is back to being distributed once each week. If you have member news to share, or have a question you’d like to ask of MEUW member utilities, please contact office@meuw.org.