Mayor Proclaims Public Power and Public Natural Gas Week

Mayor Scott Smith proclaimed October 5-11 as Public Power and Public Natural Gas Week, honoring the City of Mesa Utilities Department as one of 15 publicly-owned utilities in Arizona that provide electric and natural gas service to their customers. The department serves more than 15,000 electric customer connections in Mesa and 53,000 natural gas customer connections in Mesa and Pinal County. 

“Public Power and Public Natural Gas Week is an opportunity to emphasize the city’s role in providing safe and reliable electricity and natural gas to all of our customers,” said Mayor Scott Smith. “Our employees are dedicated to providing safe, reliable and low-cost energy to our community.”

As a community-owned utility, Mesa’s top priority is to provide reliable, top quality service to our customers.  The department also provides efficient, competitive and responsive water and sewer service for the benefit of all customers.

Public power and gas customers benefit from utility policies that are established by local officials who live and work in their community. That local control, joined with local operation, benefits our community by allowing revenue to stay “home” and enabling our community to grow and prosper.  

The department employs a team of 333 individuals, including line workers, gas and electric technicians, support staff, and administrative personnel. Public utility employees live in and near the communities in which they serve, and are readily available in the event of an emergency or natural disaster.

Click here to view Mayor Smith's proclamation.