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2009 Education Menu
2009 Education Menu (PDF)

-The Nuts & Bolts of Work Order and Plant Accounting Procedures
-The Role of Renewables in Power SupplyNRECA Board Leadership #970.1
-Ethics and Governance: Implementing the New Accountability-- NRECA Board Leadership #930.1

The Nuts & Bolts of Work Order and Plant Accounting Procedures
Nov. 5 and 6—Mandan
For REC office managers and accountants, engineers and employees involved in any aspect of preparing and processing work orders for their electric utility

This two-day course provides a basic understanding of the procedures, methods and records neces­sary for properly tracking and accounting for all components of electric plant.

Key Topics:

• The electric delivery system
• Purpose of a work-order system
• Sources of capital planning
• Financing options
• Work-order chain of events
• Work orders, accounting and financing
• Cost elements of a work-order system
• Staking

Unitization and distribution to plant accounts

Contract construction

Special equipment

Continuing property records

Instructor: Kim Mikkelsen is the president of KW Consulting, a firm based in Yakima, Wash. For more than 30 years, she has served as a consultant and trainer across the United States in the areas of public power finance and accounting issues.

The Role of Renewables in Power Supply--NRECA Board Leadership #970.1
Nov. 17—Mandan
For REC board members

Electric cooperative boards are faced with many important questions about renewables. What role should renewable energy play in our power-supply portfolio? How should our co-op respond to member requests for green power? What factors should be considered when purchasing power from members with renewable generation capacity? What are the key regulations and laws pertaining to renewable energy and how do they affect our co-op? This course is designed to make directors aware of the issues related to establishing policy that will guide their cooperatives in addressing renewables.

Key Topics:

• Overview and trends in renewables
• The realities of integrating renewable energy into power supply
• Renewables policy
• Communicating with the membership and others about your co-op’s renewables program

Instructor: Bryan Singletary has more than 30 years experience in the electric utility in­dustry, and is a lecturer and trainer in the areas of strategic planning, key accounts management, distributed generation, technology implementation, demand-side management, customer service and power quality.

Ethics and Governance: Implementing the New Accountability-- NRECA Board Leadership #930.1
Dec. 15—Mandan
For REC board members

In this era of corporate accountability, boards and management are expected—and in some cases required—to implement standards, programs and procedures involving such issues as ethical behavior, document retention, whistle-blower protection, fraud risk assessment and financial transparency. This course will explain the background of these issues and present practical strate­gies to help electric cooperatives design and develop plans and programs to address these new expectations.

Key Topics:

• Practical issues in creating, implementing and enforcing a code of ethics at your cooperative
• The board’s oversight role in risk assessment, document retention and whistle-blower protection
•  Key governance documents and other tools that can be used at your cooperative

Instructor: Susan Olander joined Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange in 1987 as vice president and general counsel, and currently serves in that capacity.