Dairyland Power Cooperative
Eric Hammes has extensive experience in the energy sector, notably with Dairyland Power Cooperative since July 2006, where responsibilities include serving as Manager and Coordinator of the System Operations Center. Prior roles at Dairyland Power Cooperative from 1997 to 2006 involved working as a Power System Operator and Power Plant Operator. Academic qualifications include an Associate of Science in Electrical Transmission Systems Technology from Bismarck State College (2003-2005) and an Associate of Science in Applied Science and Technology - Nuclear Engineering Technology from Thomas Edison State University (1996-1997).
Dairyland Power Cooperative
Providing safe, reliable, sustainable and affordable electricity for its cooperative members is the goal of Dairyland Power Cooperative. Headquartered in La Crosse, Wis., Dairyland employs about 550 people in the region. As a Touchstone Energy Cooperative, Dairyland operates its business under the guidance of the cooperative principles and holds true to four core values: innovation, accountability, integrity and commitment to community. Dairyland is a generation and transmission cooperative (G&T) which provides the wholesale electrical requirements and other services for 24 electric distribution cooperatives and 17 municipal utilities in the Upper Midwest. In turn, these cooperatives and municipals deliver the electricity to consumers--meeting the energy needs of more than half a million people. Dairyland’s generating resources include coal, solar, wind, natural gas, hydro and biogas. Dairyland delivers electricity via nearly 3,200 miles of transmission lines and 300 substations located throughout the system’s 44,500 square mile service area that encompasses 62 counties in four states (Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois). Please visit www.dairylandpower.com for more information on Dairyland Power Cooperative and its facilities.