Competing against 43 member utilities, GVEA took home three communications awards in the Northwest Public Power Association's annual Excellence in Communication contest. 

The Crisis in the Interior and SNAP Corporate Sponsorship campaigns both took second in the Media/ad Campaign and Wild Card Groups respectively.  

Crisis in the Interior involved numerous public presentations to address the effects of skyrocketing oil prices, what GVEA is doing about it and how members can help.  

SNAP corporate sponsorships account for 23 percent of the $38,700 annual SNAP contributions. 

The series of catchy U Can Save TV ads that ran last winter took first place in the Media/ad Campaign.