Groton City Day

Groton Utilities joins other City of Groton departments in August for a fun-filled citywide family picnic and festivities at Washington Park. This event is held annually on the first Friday in August.

Numerous displays and varied exhibits about our businesses and services can be seen throughout the evening and special activities are held for the children. Groton Utilities employees volunteer their help at the food tent, as well as at numerous displays. Groton City Police sponsor many informative displays and presentations such as the McGruff Puppet Show, “Say NO to Drugs” which is always a big hit with the younger children.

Photo Collage of Groton City Day

In addition, we coordinate the Business Expo at City Day, an opportunity for City businesses to promote their products and services and to meet customers.

Celebrating Public Power

Groton Utilities is proud to be a public power, municipal utilities that operates as a non-profit entity, returning a portion of its revenues to the City of Groton to help maintain a stable tax base and enhanced economic environment. Your community-owned electric utility was created to serve the public interest by providing lower-cost and dependable service.

This is a powerful public asset that you control. Your utilities can help influence the future.

Each October, the more than 2,000 municipally owned and operated electric utilities celebrate Public Power Week. This marks a yearly effort to spotlight the benefits of being a public power community which benefits from the low cost, reliable electric power.

We are Groton Utilities, at your service.

Chambers of Commerce

Groton Utilities has been a member of area Chambers of Commerce for many years. Presently, we are part of a local business organization called the Groton Business Association (GBA) which is a part of the Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce.

This local branch of the Chamber has held events to increase awareness and enhance the image of the Groton community and its businesses. Groton Utilities has been a strong supporter of these local efforts. The GBA’s major events are the Groton Fall Festival, held on the Saturday of Columbus Day weekend, and the Groton Holiday Lights Parade, held the first Saturday in December. In addition to being presenting sponsors of these two major events, Groton Utilities is a sponsor of the Chamber’s annual Education Breakfast held each June to honor the area’s high school valedictorians and students who have been outstanding in their community service.

Public Education

Groton Utilities is active in our community in many ways. We conduct educational sessions in our public schools, participate in community activities like City Day, offer tours at our Water Treatment Plant, celebrate Public Power Week and are active in the Groton Division of the Association of Chambers of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut of Southeastern Connecticut.

We invite you to check out the menu of our community involvement and explore the possibilities.

Groton Utilities believes that today’s children are tomorrow’s customers. Education is the key to making our children better citizens and, in our case, better, wiser customers. Our employees conduct classes on both electric and water topics throughout the school year. Our electric linemen conduct electric safety classes each spring in the elementary schools. Our Water Division personnel conduct classes on water quality throughout the year.

Groton Utilities has proudly become a partner in the national McGruff Safety Truck Program. Our involvement in the local schools through yearly presentations supports our commitment to the safety of our children. For further information about the McGruff Program, please click here.

In addition, Groton Utilities’ community activities such as City Day have a strong educational element, designed to further our children’s understanding of their community and electric and water subjects.