Wabash Valley Power Alliance
Melissa Oeters is a skilled Transmission Line Engineer with extensive experience in the energy sector, currently employed at Wabash Valley Power Alliance since June 2021. Prior to this role, Melissa held the same title at Duke Energy Corporation from June 2015 to June 2021, where responsibilities included designing transmission lines and overseeing consultant designs. Earlier career experience includes positions as a Project Engineer at Allan Myers, focusing on construction planning and scheduling, and an Estimating Intern at Hensel Phelps Construction Co., where Melissa prepared material takeoffs and bid packages. Initial internship experience as a Field Engineer at E.E. Austin & Son Inc. involved managing project documentation and communication. Melissa graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.
Wabash Valley Power Alliance
Wabash Valley Power Association (WVPA) is a not-for-profit generation and transmission cooperative created out of the need for reliable, affordable electricity in America's heartland. We don't have customers, we have members. Based in Indianapolis, Indiana, WVPA provides wholesale power to 23 distribution cooperatives in Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri that serve over 310,000 residential and business members (which makes us a co-op of co-ops). In other words, we're not selling electricity to customers and we're not working for shareholders. We're providing electricity to members who are actually owners. And we are guided by the seven principles that govern all co-ops. Our unique approach to supplying electricity has positioned us for years of very competitive electric rates. By using a variety of fuel sources to supply electricity, such as coal, natural gas, landfill gas, solar , wind, and even cattle waste, we manage our risk for more predictable rates, no matter what the future holds. From our role in establishing ACES, Touchstone Energy®, and MISO to developing highly successful POWER MOVES(R) energy efficiency programs and Co-op Solar, WVPA continues to look to the future to deliver stability and growth. We are a deliberately different kind of power company. And that's good news for the people who depend on us. Learn more about our Power Moves program at https://www.linkedin.com/company/power-moves-ee/