The 2023 OAC Fall Meeting is scheduled for November 16 at OSU’s Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center.
What’s on the Horizon for Ohio’s Electric Power Supply?
Craig Grooms, Chief Operating Officer of Buckeye Power, Inc., will discuss many of the issues that are impacting the electric utility industry in Ohio and the US, along with addressing the growing concerns about grid reliability and what we need to do to prevent the crisis from worsening.
Featured Speaker:
Craig Grooms, Chief Operating Officer of Buckeye Power, Inc., has been with Buckeye Power since 2004. His specific responsibilities include oversight and management of Buckeye’s commercial operations, information technology, power delivery engineering, corporate facilities and reliability compliance. Before joining Buckeye Power, he worked for NRG Energy and Dayton Power & Light in various positions related to energy marketing, electric system operations and natural gas system operations. Craig received a Master of Business Administration degree from Otterbein University and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology from the University of Dayton. He is a graduate of the NRECA’s Management Internship Program and a veteran of the U.S. Navy.
About Buckeye Power, Inc.
Buckeye Power is Ohio’s generation and transmission (G&T) cooperative, providing electric power to 25 distribution cooperatives serving Ohio and northeast Indiana members. Formed in 1959, Buckeye is focused on providing affordable and reliable electricity to its member cooperatives, who then deliver power to nearly 400,000 homes and businesses within their respective territories.
Buckeye owns a diverse portfolio of baseload and peaking generation facilities, outfitted with best-in-class environmental controls. Buckeye’s power mix includes coal, natural gas, solar, hydropower, biomass and other small-scale renewable resources.
Buckeye is a transmission-dependent utility and arranges for transmission and distribution services on behalf of its members across Ohio at over 400 locati
Meeting Agenda:
- 11:30 am: Registration
- 12 Noon: Lunch
- Featured Speaker – Craig Grooms, Buckeye Power, Inc.
- Nominations & Election 2024-2025 Executive Committee
- 1:30 pm: Adjourn
Cost & Registration:
- Members & Member Guests: $37
- Non-Members: $50