SOAR Award Winners By Year

SOAR applicants are awarded a rating based on a total cumulative score of points achieved from the program criteria in system integrity, system improvement, employee safety, and workforce development areas. Utilities can receive one of three SOAR recognition levels: Bronze (80-89% of possible points), Silver (90-96% of possible points), and Gold (97-100% of possible points). 

SOAR status continues for three years, at which point the utility may apply again to maintain recognition. 

2023 SOAR Winners

Gold

  • Wilson Energy, NC
  • Huntsville Utilities, AL
  • Chambersburg Gas Department, PA
  • City of Tallahassee, FL
  • Powell Clinch Utility District (PCUD), TN

Silver

  • City of Covington, GA
  • City of Ellensburg, WA
  • Gibson County Utility District, TN
  • Greer Commission of Public Works, SC
  • Philadelphia Gas Works, PA
  • Westfield Gas & Electric, MA
  • Watertown Municipal Utilities, SD
  • Pensacola Energy, FL
  • Norwich Public Utilities, CT
  • City of Hamilton, OH
  • Richmond Gas Works, VA

Bronze

  • Okaloosa Gas District, FL
  • Scottsboro Water, Sewer & Gas Board, AL
  • City of Kings Mountain, NC
  • Wakefield Municipal Gas and Light, MA
  • Middleborough Gas & Electric Department, MA
  • Fayette Gas Board, AL
  • Easton Utilities, MD
  • Holyoke Gas & Electric Department, MA
  • Smyrna Natural Gas, TN

2022 SOAR Winners

Gold

  • Jackson Energy Authority, TN

Silver

  • City of Mesa Energy Resources Department, AZ
  • City Utilities of Springfield, MO
  • Clearwater Gas System, FL
  • Owatonna Public Utilities, MN
  • Riviera Utilities, AL
  • Watertown Municipal Utilities, SD 

Bronze

  • CPS Energy, TX
  • Greenwood Commissioners of Public Works, SC
  • Decatur Utilities, AL
  • Fountain Inn Natural Gas, SC
  • Richmond Dept. Public Utilities, VA 
  • Scottsboro Water Sewer & Gas Board, AL
  • Smyrna Natural Gas, TN

2021 SOAR Winners

Gold

  • City of Rocky Mount, NC
  • Greenville Utilities Commission, NC
  • Knoxville Utilities Board, TN

Silver

  • Midwest Energy, KS
  • Watertown Municipal Utilities, SD
  • City of Ellensburg, WA
  • City of Las Cruces, NM
  • Scottsboro Water, Sewer & Gas Board, AL

Bronze

  • Austin Utilities, MN
  • Chester County Natural Gas Authority, SC
  • Clearwater Gas System, FL
  • Corinth Gas & Water Department, MS
  • Fort Pierce Public Utilities, FL
  • Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District, TN
  • Richmond Dept. Public Utilities, VA
  • City Utilities of Springfield, MO

2020 SOAR Winners

Gold

  • Borough of Chambersburg, PA 
  • Lake Apopka Natural Gas District
  • City of Lawrenceville, GA
  • City of Lexington, NC
  • Paris Henry Public Utility District
  • Pensacola Energy
  • Powell Clinch Utility District
  • City of Tallahassee Natural Gas Utility
  • Wilson Energy

Silver

  • Holyoke Gas & Electric
  • Norwich Public Utilities 
  • Riviera Utilities
  • Smyrna Natural Gas

Bronze

  • CPS Energy
  • Easton Utilities
  • Elk River Public Utility District
  • City of Ellensburg, WA
  • Gibson County Utility District
  • Greenwood Commissioners of Public Works
  • Las Cruces Utilities
  • Long Beach Energy Resources
  • Memphis Light Gas and Water
  • Scottsboro Water, Sewer and Gas Board
  • Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Department
  • Watertown Municipal Utilities (South Dakota)

2019 SOAR Winners

Gold

  • Greer Commission of Public Works
  • Jackson Energy Authority

Silver

  • City of Hamilton
  • City of Mesa Energy Resources Department
  • Daphne Utilities
  • Huntsville Utilities
  • Lake Apopka Natural Gas District
  • Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District
  • Oak Ridge Utility District
  • Owatonna Public Utilities
  • Philadelphia Gas Works
  • Sevier County Utility District
  • Smyrna Natural Gas
  • Southeast Gas
  • Westfield Gas and Electric

Bronze

  • City of Shelby
  • Easton Utilities
  • Gibson County Utility District
  • Jefferson-Cocke County Utility District
  • Las Cruces Utilities
  • Long Beach Energy Resources
  • Osage Municipal Utilities
  • Scottsboro Water, Sewer and Gas

2018 SOAR Winners

Gold

  • City of Rocky Mount

Silver

  • Chester County Natural Gas Authority
  • CPS Energy
  • Greenville Utilities Commission
  • Huntsville Utilities
  • Knoxville Utilities Board
  • Lake Apopka Natural Gas District
  • Lancaster Municipal Gas
  • City of Lawrenceville Gas
  • Midwest Energy Inc.
  • Okaloosa Gas District
  • City Utilities of Springfield

Bronze

  • Corinth Gas & Water
  • Decatur Utilities
  • Gibson County Utility District
  • The Utilities Board of the City of Roanoke
  • Smyrna Natural Gas

2017 SOAR Winners

Gold

  • Chambersburg Gas Department
  • Paris Henry County Public Utility District
  • City of Tallahassee Gas Department

Silver

  •  City of Mesa Energy Resources Department
  •  Elk River Utility District
  • City of Lexington
  • Norwich Public Utilities
  • Westfield Gas and Electric 

Bronze

  • Austin Utilities
  • CPS Energy
  • Long Beach Energy Resources
  • Okaloosa Gas District
  • Powell Clinch Utility District

2016 SOAR Winners

Silver

  • CPS Energy
  • City of Lawrenceville
  • Jackson Energy Authority
  • Lake Apopka Natural Gas District
  • Owatonna Public Utilities

Bronze

  • City of Chanute
  • Greer Commission of Public Works
  • Huntsville Utilities
  • Long Beach Energy Resources
  • Jefferson Cocke County Utility District
  •  City of Shelby

2015 SOAR Winners

Gold

  • City of Rocky Mount

Silver

  • Greenville Utilities Commission
  • Jackson Energy Authority
  • Paris Henry County Public Utility District

Bronze

  • Corinth Gas & Water
  • Greer Commission of Public Works
  • Lake Apopka Natural Gas District
  • Long Beach Gas & Oil
  • Sevier County Utility District

2014 SOAR Winners

Gold

  • City of Mesa Energy Resources Department, Arizona
  • Okaloosa Gas District, Florida
  • City of Tallahassee Gas Department, Florida

Silver

  • Borough of Chambersburg, PA 
  • Greenwood Commissioners of Public Works (CPW), South Carolina
  • Hutchinson Utilities Commission, Minnesota
  • Lancaster Municipal Gas, Ohio
  • Memphis Light Gas & Water, Tennessee
  • Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District, Tennessee
  • Norwich Public Utilities, Connecticut
  • Rocky Mount Public Utilities, North Carolina
  • Westfield Gas and Electric, Massachusetts
  • York County Natural Gas Authority, South Carolina

Bronze

  • Austin Utilities, Minnesota
  • City of Ellensburg, Washington
  • City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri
  • Clearwater Gas System, Florida
  • Huntsville Utilities, Alabama
  •  Long Beach Energy Resources, California
  • Pensacola Energy, Florida
  • Powell Clinch Utility District, Tennessee