Keynote Talk - "The Changing Energy Future"

Mike Hummel was named as SRP’s General Manager and Chief Executive Officer in March, 2018. Mike has over 35 years at Salt River Project and has served in several executive level positions. Prior to his selection as GM/CEO, he was SRP’s Deputy General Manager, Resources & Finance and responsible for activities associated with Financial & Corporate Services; Strategy, Resource Planning & Acquisitions; Environmental Management, Policy & Compliance; Power Generation, and Power Delivery. He was named Associate General Manager & Chief Power System Executive in July 2011. In that role, he was responsible for activities associated with electric system planning, engineering, and operations, and electrical generation, including coal, nuclear, natural gas and renewable resources, such as hydroelectric, solar, wind and geothermal. He holds a M.B.A. from Arizona State University and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Arizona. Hummel is a registered Professional Engineer in Arizona and Nevada; and he also successfully completed the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Nuclear Reactor Technology Program. As an active leader on professional, technical and community boards, Hummel currently serves on Board of Directors for Teach for America; Trapper Mine; Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI); Greater Phoenix Chamber (GPC); Greater Phoenix Leadership (GPL), and Large Public Power Council (LPPC).