The tour of the Bonneville Power Administration’s HVDC Celilo Converter Station took place on September 11, 2014. We had 15 people sign up for the tour and 13 attend, including 3 from the IEEE PES Richland Chapter. Some photos taken during the event follow.
The tour of the Georgetown Steam Plant took place on August 12, 2014. We had 28 people sign up for this one. Some photos taken during the event follow. If you know folks and follow us on Facebook, you can tag them in our photos post on our Facebook page.
The tour of the Sparks Museum of Electrical Invention took place on August 9, 2014. We had 20 people in attendance, 8 of whom were IEEE members. Some photos taken during the tour follow.
The Centralia Power Plant Tour took place on July 10, 2014. We had a total of 37 RSVPs for the tour. A few photos from that tour follow.
The PowerSimulator System Operator Training was held on June 28, 2014. This half-day workshop was hosted at Seattle University. The participants learned basics of system operation, and simulated a power system in real-time, responding to outages, sabotage and voltage collapse.
The IEEE Young Professionals Social at GameWorks was a big success. Great fun was had by all. A few photos of the event follow.
Here are some photos of the tour of Tacoma Power’s Cushman 2 Dam from April.
Our chapter held twelve events in 2013 at various locations across the Puget Sound area. Events include technical presentations, tours, and membership development activities.
