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Testimonials
from Utility Search ConferenceŽ
Process Participants:
"There's a high likelihood of
misunderstanding between those
who want to do an infrastructure
development project and those
who will be most affected by
that project. STAR Group's
Utility Search Conference
process was
an excellent approach to
overcoming that lack of
understanding. Attendees had the
opportunity to fully understand
why the project was needed, what
the various options were, and
how input from all stakeholders
was important in resolving the
problem. Moreover, all parties
came away with a better
appreciation for why something
needs to be done, and what
should be considered in doing
it."
Director of
Distributed Generation, Sandia
National Laboratories
"Individuals had ample
opportunity to provide input,
and all views were treated with
respect. The final outcomes were
reached by consensus, but no
view was ignored...I strongly
recommend the process."
President
Emeritus, Santa Fe Community
College
"In
working with the Community
Working Group, I feel Progress
Energy has really worked hard to
keep in balance with nature and
to respect the
environmentalists' points of
view."
Board Member,
Citrus County (FL) Audubon
Society
"The Community
Working Group was an ideal
avenue to educate neighborhood
representatives about the
project and to address their
questions and concerns."
Executive Manager
of Neighborhood Relations,
Hillsborough
County (FL)
"I
applaud Progress Energy
for coming in and
saying, 'Here are the wetlands
maps; here are the wetland areas
of concern; here are the
critical habitats. We don't want
to hide anything from you.
Here's all the information we
have and we're going to put it
out there. Now you tell us what
your concerns are.' There were
people who were concerned
about the environment; there
were people who were concerned
about cultural resources; there
were people who were concerned
about water resources. Whatever
we wanted to talk about, it was
not controlled in any way."
Board of Trustees
Member, Lake County (FL) Water
Authority
"Progress
Energy has reached out
in community after community
after community to hear the
input of the individual
residents and their concerns
about the location of
transmission lines. And we found
from experience that they
absolutely integrate the
public's ideas in their design
and their location of those
lines."
Resident, City of
Ocala
"Whether
or not you're served with power
from Progress Energy,
you're reliant on them having a
sustainable infrastructure
because your community and other
communities are connected."
Chief Operating
Officer, Tampa Bay Partnership
What Some of
Our Utility Clients Have Said:
"We received input from well
over 100 parties, weighed that
input, and created a plan unique
in our industry. Thanks to the
public, we developed a
multi-part solution to the
transmission issues that was
vastly superior to what we might
have proposed otherwise. STAR
Group's process showed the
value of soliciting input from
the people who will be affected
by the decisions we make."
Bob Young,
President & CEO, Central Vermont
Public Service
Company
"STAR Group's Utility Search
Conference provided a new medium
for exchanging information and
ideas. The end result was a
better set of alternatives for
transmission-line routing. Also,
we got a better understanding of
long-range possibilities for
alternative energy sources and
conservation."
Roger
Flynn, Chief Operating Officer,
PNM
"Fundamentally, this is the new
way we are going to be doing
business."
Kerrick
Johnson, Vice President,
External Affairs, Vermont
Electric Power Company
"STAR Group's
process has fostered advocacy
for the CVPS
projects from the most unlikely
groups of people. Hats off to
you and the process."
Greg White,
Director of Engineering,
Business Development and
Technology, Central Vermont
Public Service Company
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