VELCO
Dennis Riesterer has extensive experience in the electrical field, currently serving as a Systems Protection Technician at Vermont Electric Power Co. since November 2009, where responsibilities include installing, testing, and upgrading sub-station protection systems. As the Owner of Sugar Hollow Electric since 1994, Dennis Riesterer manages operations as an Electrical Contractor. Prior experience includes a position in Maintenance Electronics at GE from 2000 to 2009. Dennis Riesterer pursued education at GateWay Community College from 1986 to 1987.
VELCO
Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO) is Vermont’s statewide electric transmission provider whose sights are set on creating a sustainable Vermont through our people, assets, relationships and operating model. Formed in 1956 when local Vermont utilities established the nation’s first “transmission only” company to access clean hydro power from New York, VELCO remains unique in two important ways: 1. our ownership comprises the state’s 17 distribution utilities and a public benefits corporation; and, 2. our for-profit status is structured to return cooperative-like value to our owners, their customers, and every Vermonter. VELCO’s system now includes: 740 miles of transmission lines; 55 substations, switching stations and terminal facilities; 13,000 acres of rights-of-way; a statewide emergency service radio system; and, a 1,600-mile fiber optic network that monitors and controls the electric system and helps to deliver broadband services to Vermonters. Headquartered in Rutland, Vermont, VELCO employees strive to give Vermont’s utilities and their customers a reliable high-voltage grid, a strong unified voice on regional energy issues, and continued access to safe, reliable, cost-effective electricity.