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Doug Biden Stepping Down As EPGA President, Jake Smeltz Named As Successor

The Electric Power Generation Association announced Wednesday Douglas Biden, its President,  is stepping down at the end of 2012, bringing to a close nearly 35 years of continuous service to the electric power industry. 

Jacob Smeltz, currently EPGA’s Vice President, will become President of the Association effective January 1, 2013.

Biden has been EPGA’s first and only full-time President since its inception in 2000 following the restructuring of the electric industry when generation became a competitive enterprise and no longer part of the utility monopoly.

“I am grateful to have spent nearly 35 years working in the electric power industry,” Biden said, “and deeply honored to have had the opportunity to lead its trade association for the last 12.  I think I speak for everyone in the electric industry when I say my career has  meant so much more than a job or a paycheck.  I’m proud of many accomplishments over the years working together with dedicated colleagues both in and outside our industry, the most significant being the transition from monopoly to competitive wholesale markets which will soon serve three-fourths of the U.S. economy.  Most people don’t realize how much more efficient the industry has become and how that benefits the economy and everyone who pays an electric bill.”

Upon Biden’s recommendation, EPGA’s Board of Directors selected Mr. Smeltz to become its next President.  Smeltz has served as the Association’s Vice President of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs since March of 2010.

Ray Evans, Vice President, Environmental of FirstEnergy Corp and EPGA’s Board Chairman, said, “We sincerely appreciate Doug’s years of service to the industry.  His leadership and experience has provided a positive and stable influence during what has been a challenging time for the generation industry.  In addition, we look forward to working with Jake, who has demonstrated in a relatively short period of time an exceptional ability to grasp and manage complex energy policy issues.”

EPGA is a trade association of 10 electric generating companies located in Harrisburg, Pa.  Its members own and operate more than 150,000 megawatts of generating capacity of all kinds: coal, nuclear, natural gas, hydroelectric, wind, biomass, solar, etc. and sell electricity into the competitive wholesale power markets such as the PJM Interconnection.


12/17/2012

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