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May 12, 2011
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Board of Public Utilities announces next CU General Manager
The Board of Public Utilities announced today that Scott Miller, currently Associate General Manager-Electric Supply, will become the next General Manager of City Utilities of Springfield, effective June 11, 2011.
"The Board believes that Scott Miller has the best range of skills to build upon CU’s excellent history of operations and to prepare for our future. CU customers enjoy nationally recognized low rates and a record of excellent reliability, but we must work to maintain those benefits. Scott has both the technical expertise and interpersonal skills to do an excellent job,” said Patrick Platter, Chairman of the Board of Public Utilities. “We believe the General Manager must aggressively plan for the future needs of the community in areas like smart grid technologies, energy management, conservation, and telecommunications, among others. This planning must engage our community and our customers, and we intend for this Board and our new General Manager to work together to do just that.”
Miller will be the ninth General Manager of City Utilities of Springfield since it began operations in 1945. He will succeed John Twitty, who has served as General Manager since 2002. Twitty will retire June 10, 2011.
“John Twitty will leave an impressive record of accomplishments at City Utilities,” Platter said. “He will be missed, but his contributions to the utility, its customers and the Springfield area will continue to be felt for years to come.”
Platter said the Board’s thorough search resulted in consideration of three strong finalists.
“The Board faced a difficult decision among the three finalists, all who had impressive qualifications,” he said. “This search process, as you would expect, included differing opinions among Board members. But in the end, we are 100 percent behind Scott Miller. With his leadership, I believe the utility will be well-positioned for continued success, both during the near-term transition and for the long-term.”
Miller joined City Utilities in 2002 from The Dayton Power & Light Company, Dayton, Ohio. He recently led the successful construction and start-up of Southwest Power Station Unit 2, a 300-megawatt coal-fired unit.
Miller’s biography is attached.
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