The American Public Power Association’s Reliable Public Power Provider program recognizes utilities that demonstrate high proficiency in reliability, safety, workforce development, and system improvement. Below is a list of public power utilities that currently hold the RP3 designation. Utilities keep the RP3 designation for three years.
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Diamond Level
Alameda Municipal Power, CA (2023)
ALP Utilities, MN (2023)
Bay City Electric Light and Power, MI (2023)
Beaches Energy Services, FL (2023)
Benton PUD, WA (2024)
Borough of Chambersburg, PA (2023)
Bowling Green Municipal Utilities, KY (2023)
Bristol Tennessee Essential Services, TN (2025)
Brookings Municipal Utilities, SD (2025)
Brownsville Public Utilities Board, TX (2023)
Bryan Texas Utilities, TX (2023)
Burbank Water and Power, CA (2024)
BVU Authority, VA (2023)
Carthage Water & Electric Plant, MO (2023)
City of Bowling Green Municipal Utilities, OH (2024)
City of Calhoun, Georgia Electric Department, GA (2024)
City of College Station, TX (2024)
City of Cuyahoga Falls Electric Department, OH (2023)
City of Georgetown Electric Utility, TX (2025)
City of Greenfield Power & Light, IN (2024)
City of Hamilton Electric Department , OH (2023)
City of Lompoc, CA (2024)
City of Loveland, Colorado Water and Power, CO (2024)
City of Monroe, NC (2023)
City of New Bern Electric Utilities, NC (2025)
City of Rock Hill, SC (2024)
City of Statesville Electric Utilities, NC (2023)
City of Stillwater Electric Utility, OK (2024)
City of Tipp City, OH (2023)
City of Troy Utilities, AL (2025)
Clark Public Utilities, WA (2023)
Clarksville Department of Electricity / CDE Lightband, TN (2023)
Cleveland Utilities, TN (2023)
Coldwater Board of Public Utilities (CBPU), MI (2024)
Colorado Springs Utilities, CO (2024)
Conway Corporation, AR (2023)
CPS Energy, TX (2023)
Denton Municipal Electric, TX (2024)
Detroit Lakes Public Utilities, MN (2023)
Easton Utilities Commission, MD (2023)
Edmond Electric, OK (2023)
Electrical District No. 3, AZ (2024)
Fayetteville Public Works Commission, NC (2025)
Gainesville Regional Utilities, FL (2025)
Grand Haven Board of Light & Power, MI (2024)
High Point Electric Utility, NC (2024)
Holland Board of Public Works, MI (2025)
Holyoke Gas & Electric, MA (2024)
Homestead Energy Services, FL (2023)
Huntsville Utilities, AL (2025)
Idaho Falls Power, ID (2024)
Independence Power & Light, MO (2023)
Jackson Energy Authority, TN (2023)
Kansas City Board of Public Utilities, KS (2024)
Kaukauna Utilities, WI (2023)
Keys Energy Services, FL (2023)
Kissimmee Utility Authority, FL (2024)
Knoxville Utilities Board, TN (2024)
Lafayette Utilities System, LA (2023)
Lincoln Electric System, NE (2024)
Littleton Electric Light and Water Departments, MA (2023)
Lowell Light & Power, MI (2024)
Macon Municipal Utilities, MO (2024)
Manitowoc Public Utilities, WI (2024)
Marietta Power, GA (2023)
Marshall Municipal Utilities (MN), MN (2023)
Marshfield Utilities, WI (2025)
Mason County PUD No. 3, WA (2023)
Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division, TN (2024)
Menasha Utilities, WI (2023)
Middleborough Gas & Electric Department, MA (2025)
Modesto Irrigation District, CA (2025)
Morristown Utility Systems, TN (2023)
Muscatine Power & Water, IA (2023)
Napoleon Power & Light, OH (2023)
Nashville Electric Service, TN (2023)
Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, AZ (2024)
Nebraska Public Power District, NE (2023)
New Braunfels Utilities, TX (2023)
New York Power Authority, NY (2025)
Norwich Public Utilities, CT (2024)
Ocala Electric Utility, FL (2023)
Owatonna Public Utilities, MN (2025)
Paducah Power System, KY (2023)
Pasadena Water and Power, CA (2024)
Piqua Power System, OH (2024)
PUD #1 OF Clallam County, WA (2023)
Reading Municipal Light Department, MA (2024)
Riviera Utilities, AL (2023)
Rocky Mount Energy Resources, NC (2023)
Roseville Electric Utility, CA (2024)
Santee Cooper, SC (2023)
Shakopee Public Utilities, MN (2024)
Stoughton Utilities, WI (2025)
Sun Prairie Utilities, WI (2024)
Tillamook PUD, OR (2024)
Town of Granite Falls, NC (2024)
Traverse City Light and Power, MI (2024)
Vernon Public Utilities, CA (2025)
Village of Minster, OH (2023)
Village of Yellow Springs, OH (2025)
Waupun Utilities, WI (2025)
Willmar Municipal Utilities, MN (2023)
Wilson Energy, NC (2023)
Zeeland Board of Public Works, MI (2025)
Platinum Level
Austin Energy, TX (2025)
Austin Utilities, MN (2025)
Bolivar Energy Authority, TN (2023)
Borough of Lansdale, PA (2024)
Braintree Electric Light Department, MA (2024)
Brigham City Public Power, UT (2023)
BrightRidge, TN (2024)
Cedar Falls Utilities, IA (2023)
Cedarburg Light & Water Utility, WI (2025)
City of Anaheim Public Utilities Department, CA (2023)
City of Augusta, Kansas Electric Utility, KS (2024)
City of Columbus, Divison of Power, OH (2023)
City of Concord Electric Systems, NC (2025)
City of Danville - Danville Utilities, VA (2025)
City of Dover Electric Department , DE (2023)
City of Grand Island, NE (2023)
City of Kinston, NC (2024)
City of Leesburg Electric, FL (2025)
City of Lexington, NC (2025)
City of Mesa Energy Resources, AZ (2023)
City of Newark, DE (2023)
City of Ottawa Kansas, KS (2024)
City of Rock Falls Electric Utilities, IL (2024)
City of St. George, UT (2023)
City of Tallahassee Electric & Gas Utility, FL (2024)
City of Wadsworth Electric & Communication, OH (2025)
City of Wellington, KS (2023)
City Utilities Richland Center, WI (2024)
Cleveland Public Power, OH (2025)
Coffeyville Municipal Light & Power, KS (2025)
Cowlitz PUD, WA (2024)
Crawfordsville Electric Light & Power, IN (2024)
Elk River Municipal Utilities, MN (2023)
Farmington Electric Utility System, NM (2023)
Fort Pierce Utilities Authority, FL (2024)
Garden City Electric Utilities, KS (2023)
Glendale Water & Power, CA (2024)
Grand River Dam Authority, OK (2025)
Greenville Utilities Commission, NC (2024)
Groton Utilities, CT (2023)
Hannibal Board of Public Works, MO (2024)
Heber Light & Power, UT (2024)
Henderson Municipal Power and Light, KY (2023)
Hillsdale Board of Public Utilities, MI (2023)
Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant, MA (2024)
Hope Water & Light, AR (2024)
Hurricane City Power, UT (2025)
Kennett Board of Public Works, MO (2024)
Lansing Board of Water & Light, MI (2023)
Lehi City Power, UT (2024)
Longmont Power & Communications, CO (2023)
Mansfield Municipal Electric Department, MA (2024)
Marshall Municipal Utilities (MO), MO (2023)
McMinnville Water & Light, OR (2025)
Middleton Electric Light Department, MA (2023)
Montpelier Municipal Electric, OH (2023)
Moorhead Public Service, MN (2025)
Municipal Utilities Board of the City of Albertville, AL (2024)
Naperville Electric Utility, IL (2023)
New Prague Utilities, MN (2024)
New River Light & Power Company, NC (2023)
Nixa Municipal Utilities, MO (2023)
Northern Wasco County People's Utility District, OR (2024)
Orrville Utilities, OH (2024)
Owensboro Municipal Utilities, KY (2024)
Peru Utilities, IN (2023)
PES Energize, TN (2025)
Plymouth Utilities, WI (2025)
Rice Lake Utilities, WI (2024)
Ripley Power & Light Company, TN (2025)
Rockwood Electric Utility, TN (2023)
Saint Peter Municipal Utilities, MN (2025)
Scottsboro Electric Power Board, AL (2023)
Seattle City Light, WA (2023)
Snohomish County PUD, WA (2025)
Spencer Municipal Utilities, IA (2023)
Springfield Utility Board, OR (2023)
Sterling Municipal Light Department, MA (2025)
Tell City Electric Department, IN (2023)
Town of Apex, NC (2023)
Town of Front Royal, VA (2025)
Town of Smithfield, NC (2024)
Truckee Donner Public Utility District, CA (2024)
Tullahoma Utilities Authority, TN (2024)
Turlock Irrigation District, CA (2023)
Two Rivers Utilities, WI (2024)
Village of Versailles, OH (2023)
Wake Forest Power, NC (2024)
Westerville Electric Division, OH (2023)
Westfield Gas and Electric, MA (2023)
Wisconsin Rapids Water Works & Lighting Commission, WI (2024)
Gold Level
Algona Municipal Utilities, IA (2023)
Azusa Light & Water Department, CA (2023)
Bartow Electric Utility, FL (2025)
Borough of Ephrata, PA (2024)
City of Cartersville Electric System, GA (2024)
City of Colton Electric Utility, CA (2025)
City of Fort Morgan, CO (2023)
City of Fountain Utilities, CO (2023)
City of Fulton, MO (2023)
City of Gardner, KS (2025)
City of Gastonia, NC (2024)
City of Harrisonville Electric Department, MO (2024)
City of Marshall, MI (2023)
City of Milford Electric, DE (2023)
City of Monett Electric Department, MO (2024)
City of Santa Clara, UT (2023)
City of Seaford, DE (2024)
City of Shelby Electric Department, NC (2024)
City of Wapakoneta, OH (2024)
City of Winfield, KS (2025)
City Utilities of Springfield, MO (2023)
Columbia Water and Light, MO (2024)
Fort Valley Utility Commission, GA (2025)
Gaffney Board of Public Works, SC (2023)
Georgetown Municipal Light Department, MA (2024)
GEUS, TX (2025)
Greenwood Commissioners of Public Works, SC (2024)
Harrisonburg Electric Commission, VA (2023)
Hutchinson Utilities Commission, MN (2023)
Kaysville City Power and Light, UT (2024)
Kerrville Public Utility Board, TX (2024)
Lassen Municipal Utility District, CA (2023)
Lewes Board of Public Works, DE (2024)
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, CA (2025)
Newnan Utilities, GA (2024)
Orangeburg Department of Public Utilities, SC (2024)
Oxford Utilities, MS (2023)
Paris Board of Public Utilities, TN (2024)
Richmond Power & Light, IN (2025)
River Falls Municipal Utilites, WI (2024)
Rolla Municipal Utilities, MO (2025)
Salt River Project, AZ (2023)
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, CA (2025)
Town of Clayton, NC (2025)
Town of Cornelius, NC (2023)
Town of Huntersville, NC (2023)
Town of Pineville, NC (2023)
Town of Tarboro, NC (2023)
Village of Westfield Electric Department, NY (2024)
Wakefield Municipal Gas and Light Dept, MA (2024)
Washington City Power, UT (2025)
Waunakee Utilities, WI (2023)
Waverly Utilities, IA (2024)
Weatherford Municipal Utility System, TX (2023)
Winchester Utility System, TN (2023)