Chris has spent his entire career in Utilities, with over 35 years of Engineering & Operations Leadership experience. He is currently the COO for VELCO
Joined July 2011
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Chris Root retweeted
📆 The Call for Tutorials is open NOW for the 2027 IEEE PES Grid Edge Technologies Conference & Exposition!
Help attendees understand emerging technologies, business impacts, and more across the grid edge #ieeepes #ieeeGridEdge #ieee #ieeeevents @ieee_pes pes-gridedge.org/education/c…
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5 Nov 2019
Lou Cecere of VELCO is presenting to the CIGRE Grid of the Future Conference on Integration of High Levels of Renewables on the Vermont Electric system. #velco
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12 Oct 2019
Theorem: Vermont Fall is optimal: with 0 effort I can enjoy maximal foliage.
Proof: picture from kitchen window
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9 Oct 2019
How has the focus of the industry shifted from individual #components to the bigger picture and #IntegratedSolutions? Find out in our #podcast with John McDonald, an active member of @ieee_pes and a mentor to young professionals entering the field.
bit.ly/John-McDonald-Podcast…
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1 Oct 2019
Enjoyed this year’s Quanta Utility Perspectives Conference in San Diego with my good friend Damir Novosel. Wrapping up the day with dinner aboard the USS Midway was a great experience.
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Chris Root retweeted
30 Sep 2019
Brattle offers detailed look at the amount of renewables needed to meet New England's 2050 clean air targets. Bottom line, will require drastic changes. spglobal.com/marketintellige…
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27 Sep 2019
Friendly reminder that voting is open! Cast your ballot before 1 October. If you have already voted, thank you! #ieee #PES mailchi.mp/ieee/pes-election…
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26 Sep 2019
.@EversourceCorp Manager Steve Casey shares their many new storage projects around New England. Impressive!
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26 Sep 2019
.@VelcoVT COO and candidate for President of @ieee_pes , @ChrisRoot1 , leads a panel discussion about integrating energy storage in the #power #grid at the 9th annual Energy Symposium @WPI #WPIEnergy
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20 Sep 2019
Thrilled to attend an IEEE PES Green Mountain Chapter workshop on Arc Flash. Chapters like this one are the backbone of our Society and critical in engaging and creating community within our industry. I am proud to be the sponsor of this Vermont Chapter.
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19 Sep 2019
Asset management of the power system is critical for reliability and resilience. This is a @VelcoVT structure replacement project of 1950s wood poles and crossarm with steel. #winteriscoming #reliability #resilience #PES #castyourvote #PESPresidentElect
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6 Sep 2019
Read more about my time on the Governing Board and my ambitions for 2020 in the PES eNewsUpdate sites.ieee.org/pes-enews/201…
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4 Sep 2019
Women in Power is a great organization and is a very important part of IEEE PES. Growing the number of women in the utility industry is very important.
4 Sep 2019
Don't forget that @ieee_pes is home to one of the premier global #WomenInPower organizations. If you're a #woman working in the #power and #energy field, you should give it a look. There are lots of resources available to you: bit.ly/IEEEPES-WomenInPower #womenempowered
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Chris Root retweeted
4 Sep 2019
Love this piece about @MonPowerWV's first-ever woman line worker! #Women are a key resource for the #power and #energy industry and we gotta give Ashley Morris a shoutout for her accomplishments: bit.ly/2MTMzCO @ELPmagazine #WomenInPower #womenempowered
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Chris Root retweeted
26 Aug 2019
Please join us in offering best wishes to incoming @ieee_pes #WomenInPower Chair, Dr. Ruomei Li, and new #IEEE #WiP reps Emma Burke, Amrit Kaur, and Dr. Omowunmi Mary Longe. We also offer our thanks to outgoing Chair, Sainab Ninalowo for her outstanding efforts. Congrats to all!
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Chris Root retweeted
14 Aug 2019
Make your voice heard! @ieee_pes #elections close on October 1, 2019; don't miss your chance to cast your vote. Learn about the candidates running for office here: bit.ly/IEEEPES-2019Elections #power #energy #GoVote
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Chris Root retweeted
23 Aug 2019
“We need women in STEM. We need female characters on TV. We need diversity of people and of thought in all of our occupations.” Hear hear! 👏 #EqualityCantWait m-gat.es/2Hjpbdd
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20 Aug 2019
Thank you to GE for inviting me to give the keynote address to their Diagnostic and Monitoring Users Group meeting in Chicago this week. Some great technical discussions.
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