Paula Campbell celebrates 25 years with KMEA

 

 

 

 

 

Paula Campbell, Senior Energy Controller for KMEA is celebrating her 25 year anniversary with the Agency and we would like to take this opportunity to recognize her contributions. Paula plays an integral part in managing the loads and generators of the KMEA member cities. Yet much of what she does is behind the scenes, so few people understand the key role she plays.

As Senior Energy Controller, Paula has the day-to-day responsibility of helping manage the EMP groups along with contract power from numerous sources including GRDA, SPA, KCPL, Westar and SECI. With the new SPP IM, Paula’s responsibilities have changed along with the market. She has become more active in attending monthly meetings, manages the 120+ generators within the EMP groups and working with meter agents to verify accuracy of load and generation data submitted to the SPP market.

Many people are not aware that Paula volunteered to go on call 24/7 back in November 1997 when the Nearman unit went off-line and power prices spiked. The days of working normal business hours had come to an end. Paula covered the on-call responsibility by herself until a second full time energy controller was added in 2006.

For Paula, her relationship with the cities is the most rewarding aspect of her job. Her excellent communication skills have helped her build trust and camaraderie between KMEA and the member cities she serves. “I truly value the friendships I have developed over the years,” Paula recently commented.