In the Cold for an "imbalance" at Bristol Virginia Utilities
As of New Years eve 2008 BVU has gone to its third electrical provider. In 2005 they switched to American Electric Power (AEP) resulting in a staggering 40% rate hike as their previous contract with Cynergy expired. Now for 2008 they have went back to TVA. According to TVA, BVU CEO Wes Rosenbalm in now on their board. But a few problems cropped up.
BVU had prepared for months for the switch back to Tennessee Valley Authority and wanted to do it right. "We're connected to AEP at Wolf Hills and disconnected from AEP at North Bristol. At midnight on Dec. 31 we'll connect to TVA at North Bristol and disconnect from AEP at Wolf Hills. It's a matter of opening a breaker and closing it back," say BVU officials. "You won't be able to tell any difference," BVU President Wes Rosenbalm said.
With temperatures hovering at 15 degrees, BVU "threw the switch" only to leave thousands of city residents shivering in the dark. The cold prompted the heaviest power consumption of the season and the high demand was compounded because Bristol Virginia Utilities had its Wolf Hills substation offline because it was switching to Tennessee Valley Authority electricity. This tripped breakers at the North Bristol substation.
BVU CEO Rosenbalm called the event an "imbalance" and expected no further problems. Ref. Kingsport Times-News 12-26-2007 and 1-3-2008.
Some of big money the connected in Bristol, Virginia can earn. Here the per-capita-income is about $17,000. Bristol Virginia Utilities threatened to pull its advertising from the newspaper (BHC) if they published the salary information. Note the City Golf Coarse has been a financial disaster while Mr. Brown headed an effort to spend almost $3 million on a land deal that has so far netted a Cracker Barrel restaurant.
- Wes Rosenbalm BVU President/Chief Executive Officer $120,536.00
- Bill Dennison City Manager $111,000.00
- Stacey Bright BVU Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer $104,985.00
- Robert Kelley OptiNet Vice President of Operations $99,329.00
- Mark Lane Network Architect $97,854.00
- Robert Snodgrass VP of Operations - Electric/Water/Sewer $93,418.00
- Stacy Evans Network Engineer $86,888.00
- Jerry Brown Economic Development Director $85,437.00
- William Price Police Chief $78,024.00
- Luther Minor Clear Creek Golf Club Manager $76,839.00
- Bob Childress Parks and Recreation Director $73,720.00
Updated for 2008:
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- Kilgore Family Politics
- Gates Corporation bringing 172 jobs to Southwest Virginia
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- Telecom Outlook: First the Bad News, Then the Bad News
- Slowdown sending tech jobs overseas
- Call centers 'a global business in a competitive market'
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- JobStreet.com - Call Centers -- RP's Emerging Sunshine Industry
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