McMinnville Water & Light has won two awards in the Northwest Public Power Association's 2025 Excellence in Communications contest.
MW&L was awarded second place in the Internal Communications category for its internal employee newsletter and third place in the Special Publication category for a trio of brochures. The awards were presented at the 2025 Northwest Innovations in Communications Conference on Sept. 24 in Whitefish, Montana.
NWPPA’s Excellence in Communications Awards contest honors the best communications efforts made by NWPPA member utilities and associations. This year, NWPPA members submitted a record-breaking 283 entries into the contest.
Founded in 1940, Northwest Public Power Association is a regional association of over 150 public/people’s utility districts, electric cooperatives, municipalities, and Crown corporations in Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and British Columbia. NWPPA also serves the networking needs of over 350 associate members who are allied with the electric utility industry.