Favorite Parts Of Working In The Power Industry As A Senior Operations Coordination Engineer
Ryan, a Senior Engineer, finds the constantly "evolving" nature of the power industry most exciting, particularly the shift from traditional to renewable energy sources. This transition presents "new problems" that require innovative solutions, keeping the work challenging and invigorating.
Problem-Solving, Renewable Energy, Decarbonization, Power Systems, Electrical Engineering
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Ryan McSherry
Senior Engineer, Operations Coordination
Northeast Power Coordinating Council, Inc.
University of Texas Austin (2009)
University of Texas Austin (Power Systems Engineering)
Engineering - Electrical
Energy & Utilities
Operations and Project Management
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Video Highlights
1. The power industry is constantly evolving, especially with the shift towards renewable energy sources.
2. This evolution presents unique challenges in maintaining a stable and reliable power system.
3. Solving these new problems is an exciting and invigorating aspect of working in the power industry.
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What do you enjoy most about being in your industry?
Similar to one of my previous answers, it's ever-changing and ever-evolving, especially with today's power system. The landscape is certainly evolving with some of our aggressive decarbonization goals.
A lot of traditional or conventional power generating facilities, plants that use gas or coal, are coming offline. They're being replaced with a lot of renewable energy resources, such as solar and wind generating facilities.
From a non-engineering perspective, that may seem like the right thing to do. But there are many electrical and physical characteristics of conventional and traditional generating facilities that help support the type of power system that you and I are familiar with.
It's certainly challenging in that way, as we're constantly trying to solve these new problems. It's one of the aspects of working in the power industry that keeps it exciting and invigorating.