Spotlight on Excellence Awards
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Salt River Electric’s Zach Epperson, left,
Kentucky Electric Cooperatives’ Joe Arnold
and East Kentucky Power Cooperative’s Joe
Settles accept their respective Spotlight on
Excellence Awards in Baltimore. Photo: NRECA
Kentucky Electric Cooperatives, East Kentucky Power Cooperative and Salt River Electric each took home Spotlight on Excellence Awards, presented in early May at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s Connect Conference in Baltimore.
The Spotlight awards recognize the work produced by electric cooperative communication and marketing professionals across the country. This year’s contest received more than 800 entries.
Kentucky Electric Cooperatives received:
- Gold winner, Best External News Publication, Kentucky Living, April/August/October 2023 issues (Classification 4: Statewide Assn., G&T or Service Member).
- Gold winner, Best Long-Form Video (More than Two Minutes), Best in Kentucky Awards Show video (Classification 4: Statewide Assn., G&T or Service Member).
- Silver winner, Best Wild Card, 2023 Legislative Guide (Classification 4: Statewide Assn., G&T or Service Member).
East Kentucky Power Cooperative received:
- Gold winner, Best Annual or Impact Report, EKPC 2022 Annual Report (Classification 4: Statewide Assn., G&T or Service Member).
Salt River Electric received:
- Gold winner, Best Column or Blog Post, “Going the ‘extra mile’ for our members” (At-Large category).
- Gold winner, Best Digital or Print Ad, Save Money on your Home Turf with these Energy Efficiency Tips! (Classification 2: Distribution Co-op—23,000-64,999 meters).