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Welcome to the IEEE PES Seattle Chapter Website!

The Seattle PES Chapter is a chapter of the IEEE Power & Energy Society which covers western Washington. Our members are industry leaders, practitioners, students and academics with a common professional interest in electric power and energy. The Chapter holds numerous events throughout the year, including speakers and tours. To join the IEEE and the PES, click here.

IEEE Power & Energy Society
The IEEE Power & Energy Society is a worldwide, non-profit association of more than 30,000 individuals engaged in the electric power energy industry. Our mission is to be the leading provider of scientific information on electric power and energy for the betterment of society and the preferred professional development source for our members. PES members are involved in the planning, research, development, construction, installation, and operation of equipment and systems for the safe, reliable, and economic generation, transmission, distribution, measurement, and control of electric energy.

PES Mission
To be the leading provider of scientific and engineering information on electric power and energy for the betterment of society, and the preferred professional development source for our members.

Executive Committee

Max Emrick
Chair
Max Emrick – P.E., BSEE University of Washington.  Previously employed by Tacoma Power and Puget Sound Energy working in System Planning, Metering, Transmission, Distribution and Generator Protection & Control Systems.
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Tarik Wahidi
Vice Chair
Tarik Wahidi P.E. is a principal engineer at Snohomish County PUD with expertise in Transmission and Distribution Protection and Control Systems. He is a registered professional engineer in Washington State and Utah and a senior member of IEEE.
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Xichen Jiang
Secretary
Xichen Jiang is an associate professor at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington. He teaches courses in power systems and power electronics. His research area is in power system reliability.
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Rich Meier
Treasurer
Rich Meier P.E. is a Senior Power Systems Engineer at Electric Power Systems Inc. (EPS).  Prior to EPS, Rich was a Power System and Software Engineer at Alstom/General Electric.  Rich received his B.S. & M.S. from Oregon State University in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
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Thillainathan Logenthiran
Assistant (Director of Communications)
Dr Thillainathan Logenthiran is a Faculty in Electrical Power Engineering at University of Washington Tacoma, United States. Previously, he was an Assistant Professor at the school of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Newcastle University (United Kingdom) for five years and a Postdoctoral Researcher for a year at University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom.
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Rylan Caskey
Member at Large
Rylan Caskey is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) helping to manage the electric transmission portfolio for generation interconnections and energy delivery at Puget Sound Energy (PSE), Washington state's oldest & largest electric utility.
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Darrell Ross
Member at Large
Darrell Ross is a Senior DevOps engineer working in the field of data security. Prior to data security, he spent time in cloud engineering and big data systems. He also worked on Distribution System Analysis (DSA) and Outage Management Systems (OMS) for Milsoft Utility Solutions. Darrell holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from University of California Santa Cruz, an M.S. in Math from CalPoly Humboldt, and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of Washington.
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  • NWESS 2024 Symposium: A Recap of the Region’s Energy Industry Event

    The NWESS 2024 symposium has come to a close, and it was a resounding success! This two-day event brought together industry professionals from across the Pacific Northwest to tackle the region’s most pressing energy issues. With a theme of “Making a Resilient Northwest Grid,” the symposium featured a range of topics and presentations that sparked valuable discussions and knowledge sharing.

  • Energy Justice Considerations in Energy Policy and Utility Cost Recovery

    Historically, the timing, magnitude, and location of demand in electrical grids was easy to forecast, and the supply was highly controllable. With the growth in variable renewable energy, distributed energy resources, and electrification of buildings and transportation, this is no longer the case.

  • Piecing together Seattle’s pathway to Create Our Energy Future

    Seattle City Light is well along the pathway toward an electrified future, and despite having a 96% carbon free baseload we have a long way to go to meet our collective goals. As a utility provider we’re embracing the transition opportunities ahead, while recognizing our role has shifted from simply keeping the lights on to powering much more in our daily lives through partnerships, equity, grid modernization, and transportation and building electrification.

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