City of Marlow Electric recognized for reliable electric service

April 13, 2023

Members of the Marlow Electric department receive a national recognition safety award from the American Public Power Association (APPA). From left, Superintendent Chris Dilbeck, Brian Davis, Joshua Shepperd, Josh Bowers, and Wayne Stepp.

Marlow Electric, a department of the City of Marlow, has received national recognition for achieving exceptional electric reliability in 2022. The recognition comes from the American Public Power Association (APPA), a trade group that represents more than 2,000 not-for-profit, community-owned electric utilities.

APPA helps electric utilities track power outage and restoration data through its subscription-based eReliability Tracker service. Once per year, APPA’s Reliability Team compares this data to national statistics tracked by the U.S. Energy Information Administration for all types of electric utilities.

“It’s encouraging to see year after year that public power’s track record for providing highly reliable service is backed up by data,” said APPA Director of Research and Development Paul Zummo. “These utilities are the best of the best when it comes to keeping the lights on. And these communities should be proud of their local power providers and appreciate the hard work that goes into earning this recognition.”

Nationwide, the average public power customer has their lights out for less than half the amount of time that customers of other types of utilities do.

“We are proud to receive this recognition. It is a testament to the hard work of all our staff to ensure that we keep Marlow powered,” said Jeff Prater, Mayor of Marlow.

According to the data tracked by eReliability, Marlow’s reliability percentage was 99.9913% in the calendar year of 2022. There were only 37 outages during the year.

In 2021, Marlow’s reliability percentage was 99.9964%, but had 42 outages. In fact, Marlow Electric has achieved above 99.99% reliability for the past three years and four of the last five years.

Marlow Electric has been awarded reliability awards by the APPA in 2020, 2021 and now 2022. In addition, Marlow Electric’s stellar safety record has earned recognition in 2019, 2020 and 2022 by the APPA. For more information on Marlow Electric and its commitment to reliability, visit https://www.cityofmarlow.com/residents/marlow_electric/index.php.