Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency
Greg Lauinger is a seasoned professional in the power systems industry, currently serving as a Senior Power Systems Operator at Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency since July 1997. With expertise as a NERC Certified Resource Adequacy and control area operator within the MISO and MAPP footprints, Greg brings extensive experience to the field. From June 2005 to April 2019, Greg also contributed to education as an Adjunct Instructor in the Energy Department at Bismarck State College, sharing knowledge with numerous students. Prior experience includes a role as a Power Plant Operator at PSNH, now Eversource Energy, where responsibilities encompassed turbine generator operations and various mechanical and electrical maintenance tasks. Greg holds an Associate of Science degree in Chemical Process Technology from Bismarck State College. In addition to professional skills, hobbies include welding, carpentry, plumbing, sheet metal work, and forestry.
Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency
Created by its members as a joint-action agency in 1977, Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA) generates and sells reliable wholesale electricity to its 18 non-profit, municipally-owned member utilities, and develops innovative products and services to help them deliver value to their customers. Though SMMPA member utilities are located throughout the state, most are in southern Minnesota. SMMPA members serve over 96,000 residential customers and over 12,300 commercial and industrial customers. The Agency's main source of electricity is its 41% share of the 884 MW Sherco 3 coal-fired generator near Becker, MN. The Agency's energy resource mix also includes various renewable energy sources such as wind, biodiesel and waste-to-energy, and an array of intermediate and peaking units owned by our Member utilities.