The Best in the Biz – November 2024 – [EnergyBiz® Network Community Manager Digest]

Posted By: EN Todayon: November 07, 2024In: General Energy News

Thank you for checking out the EnergyBiz Network Community Manager digest. This piece compiles important articles that concern different elements of energy commerce, such as customer care and utility management. The articles referred to in this piece are just a small smattering of the content posted on Energy Central, so make sure to check the rest of the site.

Get to Know Your Community Members – This Month’s Member Spotlight

Spotlight: Cindy Miller

What sets Energy Central apart from other online industry outlets is the true community-level feel. To highlight that aspect, this spot each month will feature a quick profile of one of your fellow Community Members for you to get to know and inspire you to reach out to them: leave a comment on their recent Energy Central content, follow their profile, and build a new connection in the industry!

Name and Title: Cindy Miller, Consultant

Topics of Focus: Energy policy and regulation

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Top Content This Month

GAO to DOE: Pause and rethink Hanford nuke waste vitrification by Kennedy Maize

The GAO is advising the DOE to pause and reassess the Hanford nuclear waste vitrification project. Discover the complexities and concerns surrounding this critical project and the potential impact of a strategic reset.

“The Department of Energy should stop work on the long-troubled, fabulously costly high-level nuclear waste (HLW) treatment plant at its closed Hanford weapons site in Washington state, according to the Government Accounting Office, the congressional watchdog agency.”

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Five Tips to Put Some Zip in Your Employee Communications by John Egan

Boosting engagement in employee communications is more important than ever. Check out these five tips to energize your internal messaging and foster a more connected and motivated workforce.

“Many utilities continue to struggle to find the single best way to communicate with employees. The employee communications challenges of a single-city municipal utility are, of course, different from a large multi-state one or even an international one. “

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Center for Energy Workforce Development Offers a Wide Range of Resources for Careers in Energy Week

The Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD) provides a wealth of resources to support careers in energy. Explore their offerings designed to cultivate talent, enhance skills, and address workforce challenges in the energy sector.

“In the latest episode of the American Public Power Association’s Public Power Now podcast, Missy Henriksen, Executive Director of the Center for Energy Workforce Development, details the resources that CEWD will make available to those who are interested in promoting Careers in Energy Week — October 21 through October 25 — this year. She also offers details on a CEWD Workforce Development Summit in Washington, DC, which will take place from November 19 to November 21.”

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Recent Q&A in the Community

Q: What are you doing to encourage growth in STEM focus in the next generation? [National STEM Day 2024]

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Q: I am a Floridian and I see that both the cities of Clearwater and St. Petersburg are looking at the concept of municipalizing. Any thoughts and/or papers on this?

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