Joint EMP Meeting in Overland Park

At the Joint EMP meetings last Wednesday, June 7th, members heard presentation from multiple agencies.  The meeting began with a presentation from Jeff Haas, Vice President, Membership and Strategic Planning for the American Public Power Association (APPA) explaining the benefits of membership in his organization. Jeff was followed by Lanny Nickell, Vice President of Engineering for the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) who gave an overview of SPP and how it relates to KMEA.  The third presenters for the day were Dong Quach, Manager of the Electric Production Division and Andrew Ferris, Director of Electric Supply Planning for the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities (KCBPU).  Dong and Andrew talked about opportunities for energy through KCBPU to KMEA member cities. The meeting concluded with Tom Saitta, Director , Electric Operation for KMEA updating members on transmission.