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January 2012

Board Meeting Notes
Automated Metering BTU is Going Digital Monthly Update from BT
BTU Bank Draft Payment Options
Local students show what BTU means to them by drawing powerful pictures
Government-In-Action Youth Tour 2012 BTU Offers Teens a Capital Experience
Benchmark Study Shows BTU #1 in the West on Reliability Indicator
Employee Spotlight - Steve Ingram, Communications Supervisor, Communications Division

	December 2011 Board Meeting Notes Automated Metering BTU is Going Digital Monthly Update from BTU Bikers, Runners, Spectators and Volunteers Had Fun Celebrating BTU's 19th Power Pedal 2011 Power Pedal Beneficiary MHMR Authority of Brazos Valley That's the Way This Cookie Crumbled 2011 TCP Recipe Contest Winner Tree Trimming for Safety
	November 2011 Board Meeting Notes Automatic Metering BTU is Going Digital Monthly Update from BTU BTU Honors Employees at Annual Banquet KBTX - TV's 16th Annual Food For Families Food Drive New IVR System Provides an Easier Way to Pay Your Electric Bill
	October 2011 Board Meeting Notes Automated Metering BTU is Going Digital Monthly Update from BTU Heat Wave 2011 BTU Kept Customers Cool in the Dog Days of Summer Join in for the Brazos Valley Veteran's Day Celebration
	September 2011 Board Meeting Notes Automatic Metering BTU is Going Digital Monthly Update from BTU Power Pedal, p² - Brazos Valley Mountain Bike Association Makes BTU's Annual Event Possible Texas Reds Festival Steak & Grape October 7-8
	August 2011 Board Meeting Notes BTU 2011 Rural Electric Bond Series Rated an "A+" by Fitch Ratings BTU's 19^th Annual p² Set for October 8 Automatic Metering BTU is Going Digital Monthly Update from BTU Study Shows Need for Rate Change
	July 2011 Board Meeting Notes Automatic Metering BTU is Going Digital Monthly Update from BTU George Bush Presidential Library Foundation and BTU Name 2011 Public Service Scholarship Winners A Peek at What Summer Peak Means for Your Residential Utility Bill BTU Presents Voices for Children $1,500 Check Save the Date! 19^th Annual power pedal Employee Spotlight: Linda Stoddard, Payroll, Fiscal Services Department
	June 2011 Board Meeting Notes Automatic Metering BTU is Going Digital Monthly Update from BTU BTU Area Students Travel to Washington, D.C. as part of 2011 Youth Tour Bryan Texas Utilities' 3^rd Annual dansby duo Draws to a Successful Close VOICES for CHILDREN CASA OF BRAZOS VALLEY Helping Children Voice their Best Interests
	May 2011 Board Meeting Notes BTU's Steady Hands Manage Rolling Power Outages Automatic Metering, BTU is Going Digital, Monthly Update from BTU No Better Place for Fun than at the Lake 6 Ways to Keep Mylar Balloons From Spoiling Your Party BTU Garners National Recognition by receiving the Reliable Public Power Provider Award from the American Public Power Association
	April 2011 Board Meeting Notes Determining Rates for Commercial Customers Understanding the General Fund Transfer Bryan Texas Utilities' dansby duo - From the Eyes of a Newcomer Employee Spotlight: Cole McKinney, System Operator, Dispatch Department
	March 2011 Board Meeting Notes Allen Academy - 125 Years of Educating our Future Electric Rate Comparisons NERC Regulations Increase Reliable Power Delivery BTU's dansby duo is Just around the Corner
	February 2011 Board Meeting Notes Electric Rate Comparisons Advanced Reading Technologies Launch Metering into New Era Generous Donors Bring In Over $120,000 And 210,000 Pounds of Food at KBTX Media's 15th Annual Food For Families Food Drive BTU's dansby duo to Attract Local Participants
	January 2011 Board Meeting Notes How Municipally Owned Utilities like BTU Remain Competitive Local Students Show Sources of Electricity by Drawing Powerful Pictures Government-In-Action Youth Tour 2011 BTU Offers Teens a Capital Experience

	December 2010 Board Meeting Notes BTU Works with ERCOT to Increase Reliability and Efficiency of Power Bikers and Volunteers Had Fun Celebrating BTU's 18th Power Pedal Twin City Mission's Phoebe's Home: A Safe Haven for Those in Need
	November 2010 Board Meeting Notes Holiday Giving Heralds KBTX-TV's 15th Annual Food For Families Drive BTU Honors Employees at Annual Banquet Solar Arrays Redefine BTU Landscape Generation: Past, Present, Future
	October 2010 Board Meeting Notes Bryan Radiology Associates Brazos Valley's Leader in Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Since 1962 Art Hughes: One Man Two Roles Here Comes the Sun! Community Foundation of the Brazos Valley: Homegrown Philanthropy
	September 2010 Board Meeting Notes BTU's 18th Annual p2 Challenges a Variety of Competitors Save the Date! 18th Annual power pedal, October 2, 2010 Wave's Z Islander, Z Paradise Living, Right Here in Bryan, Texas BTU Apprentice Takes Honors at 14th Annual Texas Lineman's Rodeo Employee Spotlight: April Bonifazi, Customer Service Team Leader In Memoriam - Tom Brent
	August 2010 Board Meeting Notes BTU's 18th Annual Power Pedal p2 Set for October 2, 2010 Bryan ISD, School Renovations Expand Education and Opportunities for Everyone Strictly for & By The People of the Brazos Valley Employee Spotlight: Memorie Word, Customer Service Training Coordinator
	May 2010 Board Meeting Notes BTU Presents Still Creek Ranch $1,500 Check Save the Date! 18th Annual power pedal, October 2, 2010 George Bush Presidential Library Foundation and BTU Name 2010 Scholarship Winners BTU Scholar Recognized Bryan's Timothy Jones Wins Co-Op Teens Power Texas Video Contest Consistent, High Quality in Everything They Do, New South/West Baking Company Employee Spotlight: Seth Deleon, Energy Scheduler Quality Scheduling Entity
	June 2010 Remote Utility Bill Pay BTU's Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb Program Texas Reds Steak & Grape Festival, June 18-19, 2010 Second Annual Bryan Texas Utilities dansby duo Starts Lake Season and Benefits Still Creek Ranch BTU Area Students Participate in Youth Tour Employee Spotlight: Carey Hutchison Information Technology
	May 2010 Remote Utility Bill Pay BTU's Energy Efficiency Loan Program Fun in the Sun at Lake Bryan VFW - Veterans Helping Other Veterans Brazos Valley Livestock Commission, Changing the Way You Buy Cattle In Memoriam - Dennis Mowbray
	April 2010 Purchase Energy-Efficient Appliances April 16-25, 2010 dansby's duo Run-Bike-Run April 10, 2010 Working together to "Be Green in Bryan" Brazos County Expo McCoy's Building Supply More than Just Building Supplies Employee Spotlight: Mark Telg Operations
	March 2010 Purchase Energy-Efficient Appliances April 16-25, 2010 BTU's Commercial Lighting Rebate Program 7F Lodge: Love Save Lives TxDOT: Community Involvement in Traffic and Highway Improvement Local Sports Enthusiasts Looking Forward to BTU's Second Annual dansby duo Employee Spotlight: John Phillips Distribution
	February 2010 BTU Offers Teens the Trip of a Lifetime Brazos County Elated with New Justice Building Generous Donors bring in almost 200,000 pounds of Food at KBTX Media's 14th Annual Food For Families Food Drive Meet Your BTU Board Ralph R. Davila BTU's dansby duo to Attract Local Participants
	January 2010 BTU Presents Kingdom Ranch $1500 Check Remote Utility Bill Pay Toyo Ink Local Students Explore the Past Drawing Powerful Pictures BTU offers Teens the Trip of a Lifetime Bryan's Kevin-Luc Ikelle and David Jones Named Runners-Up in Video Contest

	December 2009 Remote Utility Bill Pay BTU Celebrates 100 Years - 100th Anniversary Dedication Ceremony BTU Celebrates 100th Anniversary
	November 2009 Remote Utility Bill Pay BTU's Green + Energy Efficiency & Conservation Programs BTU Honors Employees at Annual Banquet Holiday Giving Heralds KBTX-TV's 14th Annual Food For Families Drive Bikers and Volunteers Had Fun in the Mud at BTU's 17th Annual Power Pedal Trail Ride Kingdom Ranch - A Haven For Those in Need
	October 2009 Remote Utility Bill Pay BTU's Green + Energy Efficiency & Conservation Programs Messina Hof - The Brazos Valley is the New Napa Valley Coming Together to Build an Exhibit BTU Celebrates 100 Years of Meeting Your Power Needs Join Us and See Dansby in a Whole New Light Employee Spotlight - Phebe Mosley
	September 2009 BTU's 16th Annual Power Pedal Trail Ride Set for October 3-4 BTU Apprentices Took Honors at 13th Annual Texas Lineman’s Rodeo in July BTU Celebrates 100 Years of Meeting Your Power Needs Join Us and See Dansby in a Whole New Light Historic Exhibit Explores BTU History and the Electrification of the Brazos Valley BTU's 16th Annual Power Pedal Trail Ride Set for October 3-4
	August 2009 Remote Utility Bill Pay Save the Date: BTU Celebrates 100 Years of Service, October 7, 2009 Messina Hof - The Brazos Valley is the New Napa Valley Come Celebrate BTU's 100th Anniversary BTU's 16th Annual Power Pedal Trail Ride Set for October 3-4 Employee Spotlight - Phebe Mosley
	July 2009 Remote Utility Bill Pay BTU's Solar Water Heater Rebate Program Village Foods Bringing Organic and Traditional Grocery Shopping to Brazos Valley Brazos Bingo Proudly Supports Local Charities Lake Bryan: Fun by the lake in Brazos County Save the Date, October 7, 2009, BTU Celebrates 100 Years of Service 16th Annual Power Pedal Trail Ride, October 3-4, 2009
	June 2009 Remote Utility Bill Pay BTU's Solar (Photovoltaic) Rebate Program Keeps You Cool! James Earl Rudder High School Looks Enthusiastically Toward the Future BTU Area Students Participate in Youth Tour George Bush Presidential Library Foundation and BTU 2009 Scholarship Recipients Named Save the Date Texas REDS Steak & Grape Festival June 19-20, 2009 Employee Spotlight - Rexanna Latimer
	May 2009 Remote Utility Bill Pay BTU's Reflective Roof Coating Commercial Rebate Plan Keeps You Cool! First Annual Bryan Texas Utilities dansby’s duo Starts Lake Season on Good Footing BTU Garners National Recognition for Reliable Electric Operations from the American Public Power Association BTU Apprentice Programs Now Offer Unique Opportunities to Veterans Seeking Careers in Electric Industry Save the Date BTU Celebrates 100 Years of Service October 9, 2009 Employee Spotlight - Leann Jones
	April 2009 Remote Utility Bill Pay BTU's HVAC Loan Program Keeps You Cool! Wal-Mart Bringing High Quality Service with Low Prices to Bryan What Can You Do With A Warship When it Stops Being a Warship? Blinn College Proves Students Can Achieve Goals Employee Spotlight - Paul Fillip
	March 2009 Remote Utility Bill Pay BTU's HVAC Loan Program Keeps You Cool! St. Joseph Regional Health Center 2009 Expansion To Meet Community Needs State-of-the-Art Fire Station Offers Increased Protection for West Bryan Area School Children Help Commemorate BTU's Anniversary, and Learn About Energy Safety Save the Date BTU Celebrates 100 Years of Service October 9, 2009 BTU's dansby duo to Attract Local Community Employee Spotlight - Adam Snidow
	February 2009 BTU Offers Teens the Trip of a Lifetime! Save the Date for d²! BTU Employees Participate in KBTX Media's 13^th Annual Food for Families Food Drive Technology Plastics Inc. Meet your BTU Board - Carl L. Benner Save the Date BTU Celebrates 100 Years of Service
	January 2009 Remote Utility Bill Pay BTU Offers Teens the Trip of a Lifetime! Green+ Programs Offer Savings Local Students Go Green Drawing Powerful Pictures Local Entrepreneur Strives To Find The Original Design in Area Historic Buildings Employee Spotlight - James Yendrey, Jr.

	December 2008 Remote Utility Bill Pay Bikers and Volunteers Enjoyed the Fun at BTU's 16th Annual Power Pedal Trail Ride Scotty's House Where the Healing Begins Meet your Bryan City Council, Ann Horton Bryan's Sandra Metoyer Named Runner-Up in Recipe Contest
	November 2008 Remote Utility Bill Pay Holiday Giving Heralds KBTX-TV's 13th Annual Food For Families Drive BTU Sends Crew to Aid San Augustine BTU Honors Employees with Service Awards at Annual Banquet BTU Announces Green+ Programs - Residential Energy Efficiency Loan Programs
	October 2008 Remote Utility Bill Pay BTU Announces Green+ LED Lighting Rebate Program Power Pedal at Lake Bryan Set for October 11-12 Brazos Valley TROUPE - Planting the Seeds and Watching Them Grow Waldenbrooke Estates Focuses on Six Dimensions of Wellness for its Independent Seniors Employee Spotlight - Noe Gutierrez
	September 2008 Remote Utility Bill Pay Power Pedal Events Fun for Entire Family BTU Apprentice Takes Honors at Texas Lineman’s Rodeo in July Jose's Serving the Brazos Valley Fine Mexican Food Meet your Bryan City Council - Jason Bienski BTU Announces Green+ Reflective Roof Coating Commercial Rebate Program
	August 2008 Remote Utility Bill Pay Power Pedal Trail Ride Provides More than Healthy Competition Community Looks to Powering the Future With Landfill Project Employee Spotlight - Bobby Lenz BTU Announces Green+ Solar Water Heater Rebate Programs
	July 2008 Remote Utility Bill Pay Four Area Students Travel to Washington, D.C. as Part of Youth Tour Program Public Power Week Draws High Energy Runners and Mountain Bikers to Lake Bryan Is Fluorescent Lighting Right for You? BTU Announces Green+ Lighting Programs for Commercial and Residential Customers George Bush Presidential Library Foundation and BTU 2008 Public Service Scholarship Recipients Named
	June 2008 Kensington Management, LLC Takes Care of Business for Building’s Tenants Madden's casual gourmet Competitors Get Dirty at 5th Annual BTU TRI-o de Mayo Triathlon Keep Cool this Summer with BTU's HVAC & Heat Pump Rebate Program Employee Spotlight - Gayle Hailey
	May 2008 Remote Utility Bill Pay Snook and Snook ISD Christopher's World Grille Harness the Sun's Energy through BTU's Solar (Photovoltaic) Rebate Program Employee Spotlight - Kathy West
	April 2008 It's time to get DIRTY! BTU TRI-o de Mayo Remote Utility Bill Pay Brazos County Youth Livestock Show Producers Cooperative Association The Science Behind Your Success Meet your Bryan City Council - Mike Southerland Green+ Programs Offer Savings
	March 2008 Remote Utility Bill Pay West Corporation The Power to Communicate Bryan's C.C. Creations Celebrates being Industry Leader and 25th Anniversary Chicken Oil Co., Down Home Feel, Good Burgers & Cold Beer Key to Restaurant's Success Allen Wood
	February 2008 Remote Utility Bill Pay BTU Employees Participate in KBTX Media's 12th Annual Food for Families Food Drive Competitors Get Dirty at BTU's 5th Annual TRI-o de Mayo Off-Road Sprint Triathlon in May Local Students Draw Powerful Pictures BTU Offers Teens the Trip of a Lifetime!
	January 2008 Remote Utility Bill Pay CVS/pharmacy© The Prescription for Great Customer Service in Bryan BTU Offers Teens the Trip of a Lifetime! Tree Trimming Fraught with Safety Issues Aggie-Owned TVFACTS Continues 30 Year Heritage of Publishing TV Listings and Good News Dexter Mickens - Senior Systems Operator

	December 2007 Remote Utility Bill Pay Bryan's Dallas Kennedy Named Runner-Up in Recipe Contest Bikers, Runners & Volunteers Enjoyed BTU's 15th Annual Power Pedal Ride & Stride Varisco-Court Gin Helps Farmers Move Brazos Valley Cotton from Field to Textile Mills Larry McConkey
	November 2007 Remote Utility Bill Pay Community Invited to Stock Area Food Pantries in KBTX-TV's 12th Annual Food for Families Food Drive Area Hospice Organizations Celebrate National Hospice Month Catalena Hatters Celebrates 25 Years of Cowboy History Ken Lindberg
	October 2007 Remote Utility Bill Pay BTU Honors Employees with Service Awards Power Pedal Ride & Stride at Lake Bryan to be Held October 13-14 Expansion at The Hook and Lake Bryan Make Park an Extended Family Playground Meet Your Bryan City Council, Al Saenz, District 1 Representative Celebrating our Nation’s Heroes
	September 2007 Remote Utility Bill Pay US Army Reserve: It’s not your Everyday Job Competitors Ready for 15th Annual Power Pedal Ride & Stride at Lake Bryan KORA Celebrates Sixty Years of Rich History and Country Radio Steve Martin
	August 2007 Remote Utility Bill Pay Old Bryan Marketplace Takes a Step into History while Looking to Bryan’s Future Power Pedal Ride & Stride Caters to a Variety of Competitors Power Pedal Kid’s Kup Ensures Fun for the Whole Family Inaugural Steak & Grape Festival Brings Big Tastes to Bryan Randy Trimble
	July 2007 Remote Utility Bill Pay Boss Game Systems Setting the Standard for Outdoor Activities Power Pedal Trail Ride & Stride Brings New Races to BTU’s Premier Fall Event Meet Your BTU Board Emanuel H. Glockzin, Jr. George Bush Presidential Library Foundation and BTU Award Scholarships
	June 2007 Remote Utility Bill Pay BTU Sends Four Area High School Students to Washington, D.C. 4th Annual BTU Tri-o de Mayo Pictures Bryan’s Premiere Cinema Brings the Glamour of the Big Screen Alive John Blackmon
	May 2007 Remote Utility Bill Pay Hastings Encourages Customers to Discover Entertainment Bryan Residents Eat Mor Chikin at Updated Chick-fil-A The Insite Group Brings State-of-the-Art Printing Technology to Bryan Michael Lehto
	April 2007 Remote Utility Bill Pay Rock Prairie Elementary Students Make Their Garden Grow Safety City Comes Alive, Teaches Youth to be Safe Around Electricity Casa Olé Celebrates Ten Years of Serving Fresh Today Fare in Bryan L. Gene Kornegay
	March 2007 Community Center Uses Donations for Kids’ Programs Tanner Dairy Queens - Bryan’s Texas Stop Signs Serve Up Traditional and New Favorites BTU's TRI-o de Mayo - An event for competitive and recreational athletes BTU Offers Teens the Trip of a Lifetime! John Moore
	February 2007 Athletes Needed for 4th Annual BTU TRI-o de Mayo at Lake Bryan Tops Printing Working to Bring you Quality Powerful Pictures Promote Electrical Safety for Tenth Year Meet Your BTU Board: Mark Carrabba BTU Offers Teens the Trip of a Lifetime!
	January 2007 Millican House - Living your Life with Choice BTU Offers Teens the Trip of a Lifetime! Local Company Ensures North American Businesses Sit Comfortably BTU Employees Begin the Volunteer Sort for the 11th Annual Food For Families Food Drive Glen Patton

	December 2006 Food For Families Food Drive Stocks Area Pantries Scarmardo Gin Continues Cotton Legacy Bryan Texas Utilities’ Chick Herrin Becomes Legend in His Own Time When Inducted into the International Lineman’s Hall of Fame Heddie Lookadoo
	November 2006 GOLD'S GYM Changes Bodies And Lives BTU Honors Employees with Service Awards Congratulations 2006 Power Pedal Winners! Walter Williams
	October 2006 Phoebe’s Home Offers Shelter in the Storm of Family Violence J. W. Hamilton, Jr. Unit Readies Offenders for Release 14th Annual BTU Power Pedal Races American Public Power Association Supports Distribution Fault Anticipation Technology Project at BTU Annette Stephney
	September 2006 Garlyn Shelton of Bryan/College Station Corners Import Market Brazos Valley Council on Alcohol and Substance Abuse Improves Community BTU Linemen Take Top Honors at 10th Annual Texas Lineman's Rodeo 14th Annual BTU Power Pedal Races Paul Hora
	August 2006 Jack in the Box—A Fast Food Pioneer Synfuels International, Inc. Plans for the Future BTU, A History of Powerful Service Employee Spotlight - Michael Tucker
	July 2006 George Bush High School Public Service Scholarships Awarded Newman Printing Company BTU Sends Four High School Students to Washington, D.C. Meet Your Bryan City Council - Ben Hardeman Using Generators Safely
	June 2006 Hurricane Readiness 3rd Annual “Tri-o de Mayo” Triathlons at Lake Bryan Welcome to Dollar General Reveille Ranch where [you] want to live Stanley Ferrell
	May 2006 Kleckley Named to Youth Leadership Council Sheridan of Bryan - Family Taking Care of Families Furniture Row® Companies (America’s Favorite Furniture Stores) Brazos Valley Council of Governments & The Center for Regional Services Jennifer Urbina
	April 2006 BTU's 2006 Government-in-Action Youth Tour Essay Contest 3rd Annul TRI-o de Mayo Sprint & Off-Road Triathlons Job Well Done! Scotty's House Taco Bell
	March 2006 BTU's 2006 Government-in-Action Youth Tour Essay Contest Genetic Resources International Sexing Technologies (GRI/ST) Bryan Texas Utilities is Making Texas Avenue Shine Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (ETP) Powerful Pictures Promote Electrical Safety Awareness
	February 2006 BTU TRI-o de Mayo Jerry Windham BTU Rallies for Food for Families Czech-Tex Steakhouse & Barbecue Meet Your Bryan City Council - Russell Bradley BTU's 2006 Government-in-Action Youth Tour Essay Contest
	January 2006 BTU's 2006 Government-in-Action Youth Tour Essay Contest Texas Steel Conversion, Inc. Bryan Leadership Academy Bryan's United States Postal Service Office Wayne Thomas