Portland General Electric
Wendy Veliz has extensive experience in government and community affairs, currently serving as the Senior Local Government Affairs Manager at Portland General Electric since November 2002. Wendy has also held positions in Community Affairs and as the Field Operations Lead during her tenure at the company. Prior to this role, Wendy gained early experience as a Summer Intern for Senator Edward (Ted) Kennedy through the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute in 1988. Wendy holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Eastern Oregon University and is currently pursuing a Utility Management Certificate at Willamette 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.