AMP Awards Program
The AMP Awards Program provides a great opportunity for AMP Members to draw attention to outstanding projects and people in their communities.
AMP Annual Awards
Members can nominate themselves or others for the American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP) Annual Awards. Award recipients are recognized at the AMP Annual Conference, and are featured on AMP’s website, social media and our weekly newsletter.
Nominations for Rising Stars and the Service Distinction Award are open year-round. The 2025 nomination deadline for all other awards has passed. Nominations will re-open in the early 2026.
Rising Stars
AMP is accepting rolling nominations throughout the year for Rising Stars, emerging leaders in Member communities and at AMP. In 2024, we began spotlighting Rising Stars in order to recognize those striving to drive change and innovation, highlight career opportunities available in public power and inspire the next generation of leaders. Members are invited to nominate individuals from their own community as Rising Stars.
View the current list of Rising Stars
AMP Service Distinction Award
The AMP Service Distinction Program recognizes utility employees, partners and consultants who have made significant local contributions to public power.
Electric System Sustainability Award
The Electric System Sustainability Award recognizes utilities that have made significant efforts in sustainability in terms of understanding the interconnections among economy, society and environment.
Hard Hat Safety Award
The Hard Hat Safety Award honors utility employees who have contributed to safety within their community during the past year, shown adherence to on-the-job safety procedures, and promoted electrical safety within their department and community.
Innovation Award
The Innovation Award recognizes municipal electric systems that have completed an innovative and/or unique project. Innovation as described in the dictionary is a new idea, device or method; the introduction of something new.
Public Power Promotion Award
The Public Power Promotion Award honors utilities that have taken significant strides to promote public power through marketing, consumer awareness and branding.
Safety Award
The Safety Award recognizes municipal electric systems for their safety performance and encourages municipalities to improve their present safety program.
Seven Hats Award
The Seven Hats Award recognizes a utility manager who serves a smaller community, and whose management responsibilities extend well beyond the scope of a manager in a larger system who has a larger staff. The award parallels American Public Power Association (APPA) requirements.
System Improvement Award
The System Improvement Award recognize utilities that have made a significant improvement in electric service and reliability to their customer-owners.