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Kathi VanderZanden, PNGC Power, 503-288-5561
PNGC Power Promotes Power Supply Professional to Key Executive Position
Focus to be on providing innovative and dependable power supply solutions
Portland, Oregon - 11/21/2006 - PNGC Power, a Portland-based power services cooperative, has promoted Tom Haymaker to be Vice President of Power Supply. In this role, Haymaker is responsible for overseeing activity related to meeting electricity loads for PNGC Power's members, 15 Northwest electric distribution cooperative utilities with service territory in seven western states. Haymaker is responsible for managing the operational aspects of PNGC's power contracts with the Bonneville Power Administration, as well as energy trading, risk management, incorporating resources and forecasting and modeling.
"Tom's a professional with significant hydropower expertise and a strong engineering background. We look forward to having his leadership guide our power supply efforts," said PNGC Power President and CEO, John Prescott. "He will help us continue to provide innovative and dependable power supply solutions to our members and their customers. He's a very strong addition to our executive team."
Haymaker most recently served for four years as PNGC Power's Manager of Power Planning and before that, spent six years at Duke Energy Trading, in Spokane and Salt Lake City, as Manager of Power Marketing. Haymaker also worked for Chelan PUD (Chelan, Washington) for nine years as a Control System Programmer and Resource Analyst. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho.
About PNGC Power
PNGC Power is a Portland-based electric power services cooperative owned by 15 Northwest electric distribution cooperative utilities with service territory in seven western states (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Nevada and Wyoming). The company creates value for its member systems by providing sophisticated power management, technical innovation and cutting edge customer services and products. It employs state-of-the-art risk and portfolio management techniques, real-time scheduling capabilities and market access, a substantial meter data management system, and a variety of technical services focused on maintaining low-cost and reliable power service. PNGC Power is a top aggregator of geographically diverse loads in the region and became the first electric cooperative in the country to receive a power marketing license from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. As a major preference customer of the Bonneville Power Administration, PNGC Power also devotes considerable efforts and expertise to Northwest policy development and implementation. More information about PNGC Power can be found at www.pngcpower.com.
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