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Vice President, Power Generation
Andy Ramirez serves as El Paso Electric's Vice President of Power Generation. In that position, Ramirez is responsible for all activities of the Power Generation Division which include power plant operations and maintenance, new plant construction, resource planning, and oversight management of El Paso Electric’s interest in the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station and Four Corners Coal Station.
Ramirez had previously served as Vice President of Safety, Environmental and Resource Planning at EPE. Prior to joining El Paso Electric, Ramirez served as Executive Director of Gulf Region Operations for Sempra Energy, a California-based energy company. His responsibilities included assisting in the transition of various Texas generation assets to Sempra, when those assets were acquired from American Electric Power. Prior to that, Ramirez served as Senior Vice President of Power Production for Austin Energy, the community-owned electric utility for Austin, Texas. In that position, his responsibilities included management of all coal, nuclear, and natural gas generation assets, environmental, distributed generation, chilled water, and power production engineering. Ramirez has also served as a board member of the South Texas Nuclear Operating Company and as a member of the Fayette Coal Plant Management Committee. Prior to Austin Energy, he served in various management and engineering positions in Generation At Central Power and Light Co.
Ramirez has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University – Kingsville, as well as a Master’s in Business Administration degree from Texas State University. He is a registered professional engineer in Texas.
Education
- Texas A&M University, Kingsville, Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering
- Texas State University, Master's degree in Business Administration
Business Career
- El Paso Electric
- Vice President, Safety, Environmental and Resource Planning
- Sempra Energy
- Executive Director of Gulf Region Operations
- Austin Energy
- Senior Vice President of Power Production
- Central Power and Light
- Various management and engineering positions in Generation
Certifications
- Registered Professional Engineer State of Texas
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