On July 14th, 2025, Amy Grice, Peninsula Light Chief Operating Officer was presented the 2024 Seattle IEEE PES Engineer of the Year Award at Peninsula Light's 100 year celebration. Peninsula Light Company serves over 30,000 member homes and businesses,…

Date: May 23, 2025 Topic: UW Seattle IEEE/PES Student Membership Drive and Panel Session Speakers: Rich Meier, PE, Electric Power System Inc. Sarah Davis, PE, Apex Clean Energy Amina Shathi, Puget Sound Energy Daniel Kirschen, UW Agenda: Intros and Icebreakers with Panelists and Students Power and Energy Jeopardy Dinner Panel Session – focused on student-led…

Date: April 9, 2025 Topic: Engineering Careers in Public Utilities Speaker: Max Emrick, PE, 40 years in the Energy Industry, Consulting, Tacoma Power and Puget Sound Energy.  Past Seattle IEEE PES Chair Abstract: Introductions General Engineering Classifications Engineer, Starting Salaries, Pay Structures, Training and Advancements, Professional Engineers Types Utility/Energy Engineers Engineer Career Projection Utility Pictures…

“For power engineering expertise integrating grid-scale renewables, valued engineering mentorship, effective technical communication, and volunteerism within the energy industry.” Rich Meier is a Senior Power Systems Engineer at Electric Power Systems Inc. (EPS) and a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Washington.  He received his B.S.…