Michael Wise has a strong work history in the energy industry. Michael started their career at Norfolk Naval Shipyard as Deputy Division Head Reactor Servicing, where they worked from September 2004 to December 2007. Michael then moved on to Dominion Virginia Power, where they served as Supervisor Nuclear Engineering from December 2007 to October 2012. After that, they joined Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC) and held various roles including Director - Asset Management from October 2012 to November 2017, Director of Operations from November 2017 to November 2022, and currently, they are serving as the Vice President of Operations and Asset Management.
Michael Wise received their Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State University, which they attended from 1987 to 1991. Later, they pursued a Master's degree in Engineering Management from The George Washington University, where they studied from 1999 to 2001.
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Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC)
Incorporated in 1948, Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC) provides reliable, cost-effective, environmentally balanced, wholesale electric services to our 11 member distribution cooperatives in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. Our core business is generating, purchasing and delivering electricity to our members. ODEC is a not-for-profit generation and transmission cooperative that operates for the benefit of our members, who are our owners. ODEC and our members are each governed by a Board of Directors comprised of representatives elected from and by the respective entity’s total membership. ODEC is a not-for-profit member-owned cooperative and has no capital stock. We follow the 7 principles of cooperatives. Qualifications for membership and the rights and obligations of our members are defined by law and established in the corporate bylaws. ODEC’s power is provided by a combination of owned baseload and peaking power plants that use coal, natural gas and nuclear as their primary fuels, and a purchased power portfolio which includes renewable resource technologies. At ODEC, we are dedicated to being both reliable energy providers and responsible environmental stewards. We work hard every day to support our community while reducing our environmental footprint. Our 11 members provide retail electric service to their member-owners who total more than 550,000 (in terms of meters served) representing a population of approximately 1.2 million. Consumers are located in 70 counties along 59,000 miles of distribution lines that extend from Delaware and Maryland, south across Virginia to the North Carolina border, and from Virginia’s Eastern Shore to the Allegheny Highlands. Our corporate headquarters is located in Glen Allen, Virginia.
