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UtilitieS : ELECTRIC
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The City of Shelby operates its own electric distribution system with 4 substations containing a total of 14 circuits and 132 miles of lines. Shelby also has five peak shaving generators that are used to reduce power costs during peak times. Shelby has a capacity of 65 Mw with a system peak in 2007 of 46 Mw. |
The City is a member of North Carolina Municipal Power Agency 1, which provides power from the Catawba Nuclear Facility. This association provides Shelby with an abundance of base load generation. Shelby is a 75% owner of Reactor No. 2.
Shelby's Electric Department consists of 9 employees with 160+ years of combined experience providing service to over 8,000 customers. To view our service area, click here. |
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Front Row: Geoffrey Heffner, Eugene Philbeck, Steve Greene, Chris Anderson
Second Row: Robert Weaver, Brian Keever, Marcus Kennedy, Clint Goforth, Freddie Ellis
 ElectriCities of North Carolina
Shelby is a member of ElectriCities of North Carolina. ElectriCities is a non-profit government service organization representing cities, towns and universities that own electric distribution systems. Today, ElectriCities represents 98 members in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.
This association helps Shelby to provide large utility company service while its customers enjoy the local personal service of a small town utility. ElectriCities provides customer service and safety training, emergency and technical assistance, communications, government affairs and legal services. Through consolidation of these services, Shelby saves their customers the expense of administering these functions locally. To read the latest ElectriCities Hometown Connnection, click here.
Electric Service Needs
Shelby along with ElectriCities will assist your company or business by providing competitive rate options and programs that assure that you get the lowest cost for electric service. ElectriCities have a team of experienced energy service personnel that will evaluate your operations and electric service needs and provide you with an estimate of your electric service costs for customers in Shelby. Our free assistance includes the following:
- Electric service cost estimates based on estimated kilowatts and kilowatt hours
- Electric service facilities including transformers sized to serve estimated peak kilowatt load
- Energy efficiency studies and recommendations
- Lighting evaluations with energy efficiency recommendations
- Peak load management recommendations
- Power quality evaluations and recommendations
- Power audits to determine load management options and feasibility
- Electrotechnology information and benefits
- Evaluation of HVAC specifications for optimum sizing and operation of mechanical equipment
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Electric Safety
The Electric Department has an outstanding safety record. The department has earned the American Public Power Association’s 2005 and 2006 Electric Utility Safety Award for safe operating practices. The award is in the category for utilities with 15,000-29,999 worker-hours of annual worker exposure. APPA is the national organization representing more than 2,000 not-for-profit, community and state-owned electric utilities. The Electric Department has also won the Annual Municipal Electric Safety Award from ElectriCities of North Carolina for no lost time accidents 10 years in a row, 1999-2008. The City of Shelby Electric Department recently earned Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3) recognition from the American Public Power Association.
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For questions regarding electric rates, your utility bill or the NC GreenPower Program, please click here to visit our Customer Services page.
For Questions or Comments |
Robert Weaver |
Eugene Philbeck |
Electric Superintendent |
Electric Supervisor |
Phone: 704-484-6840 |
Phone: 704-484-6840 |
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Before construction, excavation or digging is done on your premises, call 811 to have underground utility lines located and marked.
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George W. Clay, Jr. Utility Operations Center |
PO Box 207, Shelby, NC 28151-0207 (mailing) |
824 W Grover Street, Shelby, NC 28150 (shipping) |
Phone: 704-484-6840 * Fax: 704-484-6808 |
Office Hours: 7:30 am – 4:00 pm Monday - Friday |
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