[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 33 (Thursday, February 26, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E255]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING PHYLLIS CURRIE ON HER DISTINGUISHED CAREER AS GENERAL MANAGER 
                      OF PASADENA WATER AND POWER

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 26, 2015

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer a tribute to Ms. 
Phyllis Currie. On April 30, 2015 Ms. Currie will retire from Pasadena 
Water and Power after a 30 year career with the City of Los Angeles.
   Ms. Currie's commitment to the city of Pasadena, coupled with her 
business sense, people skills and personal integrity have added to 
Pasadena's Water and Power achievements during a transformative time in 
the energy industry. Many Californians have greatly benefited from her 
leadership and vision while at the helm of the utility.
   Ms. Currie has served for 14 years as General Manager of a highly-
regarded public power utility providing reliable and affordable 
electricity and water to 81,500 consumers in southern California. Under 
Currie's leadership, Pasadena's Water and Power has been a leader in 
meeting its aggressive goal of 40% by 2020 of renewable energy and 
water conservation.
   Prior to joining Pasadena Water and Power, Ms. Currie served as the 
Chief Financial Officer for the Los Angeles Department of Water and 
Power; Assistant City Administrative Officer overseeing development of 
the city's annual operating and capital budgets. She was Chair of the 
Board of Directors of the American Public Power Association (2012-
2013), President of the California Municipal Utilities Association 
(2014), and President to the Southern California Public Power Authority 
(2005-2006) where she was a trusted advisor, ally and decision maker on 
numerous capital projects and polices that come before the 
organization.
   In her many leadership positions in the public power community, Ms. 
Currie testified often before Congress, and helped inform legislators 
of public power's positions on issues ranging from reallocation of 
power from Hoover Dam to electric reliability. Ms. Currie's credibility 
and vast knowledge helped guide federal policymakers on many important 
energy issues.
   In the 111th and 112th Congresses, Ms. Currie testified in the House 
of Representatives and in the Senate in support of the ``Hoover Power 
Allocation Act''--a bill to re-allocate hydroelectric power generated 
at Hoover Dam, to Pasadena and numerous other cities, Indian Tribes, 
agencies, and others in California, Arizona and Nevada. The legislation 
was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama in 
December, 2011. Through this effort, Currie and her colleagues, 
assisted consumers in Pasadena and other southern California cities, in 
securing a low-cost and emissions-free hydropower supply for another 50 
years.
   My personal and professional respect and admiration for Ms. Currie 
run deep, and as her friend, colleague and a fellow Californian, I wish 
her happiness and good health in her future endeavors.
   Thank you for your service, Phyllis.

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