MILFORD, Del. - The City of Milford is celebrating Public Power Week, which runs from Oct. 1 to 7, celebrating over 2,000 community owned, not-for-profit electric utilities that together provide power to 49 million Americans.
“Public Power Week celebrates the community-owned electricity that the City of Milford provides to our residents and businesses,” said Anthony Chipola, Electric Director. “Public power puts the people of Milford first, and Public Power Week gives us the chance to emphasize the advantages of locally grown, locally owned power to our citizens.”
The city says they have two substation with nine primary power feeders, providing power to 8,400 customers.
“Our service is reliable and safe, and we take pride in serving our friends and neighbors,” said Chipola. “The City of Milford Electric Division is proud to serve the community’s residents and commercial customers.”
You can see the City's video for the week here.
Coinciding with Public Power Week is National Customer Service Week, with this years theme as "You Make the Magic Happen." The city says the theme emphasizes the role of customer service representatives in the city.
“We celebrate National Customer Service Week to recognize the phenomenal job that our Customer Service Professionals do fifty-two weeks a year and because they understand their significance to the City of Milford,” said Louis Vitola, Finance Director. “We applaud the value of the friendly, face-to-face, personal service our Customer Service Professionals eagerly provide to residents, property owners, businesses, and industries within our City by constantly looking for ways to assist and improve.”