Portland General Electric
Joseph Baranski is a seasoned professional in the energy sector, currently serving as the Senior Director of Project Management Office, Battery Storage, and Virtual Power Plant Operations at Portland General Electric since April 2006. In this role, Joseph oversees teams tasked with delivering capital projects that enhance grid infrastructure and manages the operation of 475 MW of Battery Energy Storage Systems, with commercial operations slated to commence between November 2024 and June 2025. Joseph's extensive experience includes leadership positions in strategic grid planning, asset management, integrated engineering services, and operational technology, where responsibilities encompassed managing significant capital projects, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and optimizing system operations. Joseph holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Portland State University and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems from Western Carolina University.
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Portland General Electric
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Portland General Electric Company is an electric utility that is engaged in the wholesale purchase, transmission, distribution and retail sale of electricity in the State of Oregon. Its service area allocation of approximately 4, 000 square miles is located entirely within Oregon and includes approximately 51 incorporated cities, of which Portland and Salem. It has five natural gas-fired generating facilities, which include Port Westward Unit 1 (PW1), Port Westward Unit 2 (PW2), Beaver natural gas-fired generating plant (Beaver), Coyote Springs Unit 1 (Coyote Springs) and Carty natural gas-fired generating plant (Carty). As of December 31, 2016, the Company owned and operated two wind farms, Biglow Canyon Wind Farm (Biglow Canyon) and Tucannon River Wind Farm (Tucannon River). The Company's hydroelectric projects consist of Pelton/Round Butte on the Deschutes River near Madras, Oregon, four plants on the Clackamas River, and one on the Willamette River.