Wabash Valley Power Alliance
Vincent Sumner is an experienced professional in the energy sector, currently serving as the Lead System Operator at Wabash Valley Power Association since January 2018. Prior to this role, Vincent worked at Duke Energy Corporation from May 2005 to January 2018, holding various positions including T&D Operations Specialist, Transmission System Operator, Distribution Coordinator, and Trouble Call Dispatcher. As a T&D Operations Specialist, responsibilities included coordinating outages and providing training to internal and external customers. Vincent has been NERC Certified at the Reliability Coordinator level since March 2009, specializing in real-time operations for both transmission and distribution systems. Vincent holds an Associate of Arts and Sciences degree in Electronics and Computer Technology from Ivy Tech Community College-Bloomington and has also attended Purdue University. Vincent is a graduate of Martinsville High School.
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/