Welcome to RMEL 

RMEL is the essential regional energy association, providing a variety of education and networking services for the electric energy industry.  RMEL has served the electric utility industry since 1903. RMEL is a non-profit trade association of over 270 corporate members, dedicated to fostering a thriving community of electric energy professionals and forums where industry peers can share ideas, techniques and programs to better serve the industry and its customers.  See a list of RMEL members.

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RMEL Announcements

106h Annual RMEL Fall Convention

    September 13-15, 2009
    Intercontinental Kansas City at the Plaza - Kansas City, MO

    A forum for Senior Management to gather, network & share information.

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14 Industry Leading Presenters • REGISTER NOW • 100's of Senior Managers

 

Federal Smart Grid Grants: What Your Utility Needs to Know

Webinar Part 2 --- Monday, July 13
This is a "can't miss" event for every utility with Smart Grid projects!

Could your utility use $200 million or more in federal funding?
Don't be too quick to say yes without being fully informed.  Register Online

stimulus3421  The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
  of 2009 allocates approximately $4 billion in
  grant funds specifically for Smart Grid
  investments and demonstrations.

  Webinar Part 1 available in the RMEL Library
   

 

RMEL Career Center

handshake-main_FullThe Career Center is a targeted tool for companies looking to fill a job in the electric energy industry as well as job seekers interested in an industry related position.

RMEL members and non-members can post job openings on the Career Center. Job credits can be purchased online by anyone interested in posting to the Career Center.

Career Center job categories include: all open jobs at electric utilities; electric energy vendor or consultant company positions; trade, technical, engineering personnel; management, non-technical and non-engineering personnel. 

Click here to search current job postings.

RMEL News

RMEL Holds Generation Conference to Discuss Fossil Fuels and Renewables
6/12/2009
Technical and regulatory challenges, innovative technological solutions and the latest environmental trends in power generation were the common themes at the 2009 RMEL Generation Conference: Fossil Fu... read more

August Safety Roundtable to Include Substation Safety Presentation
6/5/2009
 A Safety Roundtable will be held on Friday, August 7, 2009 at Platte River Power Authority in Fort Collins, Colorado.  Safety roundtables are an excellent opportunity for RMEL members to interact in ... read more

May Safety Roundtable Features Colorado Springs Utilities Contractor Safety Program
6/1/2009
 RMEL recently held a Safety Roundtable on May 29, 2009 at the Colorado Springs Utilities Leon Young Facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  The roundtable began with “Contractor Safety at Colorado S... read more

Upcoming Events


 
RMEL Golf Tournament 2009
July 07, 2009
Westminster, CO
Federal Smart Grid Grants: What Utilities Need To Know
July 13, 2009
Safety Roundtable - August 2009
August 07, 2009
Fort Collins, CO
2009 Fall Convention
September 13, 2009
Kansas City, MO
2010 Spring Electric Energy Conference Planning Session
September 24, 2009
Englewood, CO

From the Library

Future of Transmission in the West

Tim Woolley, Manager, Regional Transmission Policy, Xcel Energy

Mr. Woolley will discuss energy legislation at the federal and state level and how it is impacting transmission in the West. Historically transmission is built to move remote resources to load centers, but now renewable growth drives transmission expansion. This presentation will discuss the expansion of regional growth, local and regional transmission planning crossing multiple jurisdictions and multiple ownership of single projects. There are several challenges to be faced in the future, such as allocation cost among differing ownership structures that will affect transmission in so many ways.

Recorded at: Transmission Conference: Getting Transmission Projects Completed

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Videos on Demand

Video

Review the Library for electric energy industry videos.  These videos are recorded from select RMEL presentations.  Members can access videos by logging in and purchasing a video from the Library.  Videos are then available in your purchased videos folder for 30 days.  Watch in a group or individually.  Video and slides appear side by side.  You can download slides to print off a hardcopy.

Download the Video-on-Demand Introductory Guide to get started.

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2009 Education Catalog

The Education Catalog contains a comprehensive calendar of education events.

Check the Library

The RMEL Library contains videos, presentations, handouts, articles, publications, and more.