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Ledger to head Southwest Transmission Cooperative
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| Patrick Ledger |
A former Cochise County deputy county attorney who has been the in-house attorney for Sierra Southwest Cooperative Services (Sierra) for seven years is the new head of Southwest Transmission Cooperative (SWTC), headquartered in Benson.
Patrick Ledger, 43, a graduate of the Colorado College and the University of Arizona College of Law, replaced retiring Senior VP and COO Larry Huff Aug. 24.
Ledger has worked closely with Huff and the staff of SWTC in recent years and is "the ideal person to face the transmission challenges of the future," Huff said.
"The real challenge will be to make sure we have transmission capability to meet demand and to do that we need someone with a vision and the ability to bring together the elements of planning, funding and construction that are needed," Huff said.
"Patrick Ledger will continue with the projects we have in place to meet the demands of power transmission through the year 2015 and beyond," Huff said.
Ledger said he's looking forward to the challenges of his new position.
"Our first priority is to meet the future growth of our member/customers and to do so reliably and in the most cost-effective manner possible," Ledger said.
"We face many challenges and regulatory issues related to the environment that compound the daily challenges of reliably delivering power. My background provides me with the tools and experience necessary to meet these challenges," Ledger said.
Don Kimball, CEO of the three G&T Cooperatives, said Ledger understands the issues of rural Americans served by the cooperatives.
"The electric generation and transmission industries and those in the co-op industry in particular face many challenges as we continue to work to provide affordable and reliable power. Patrick Ledger has shown he understands those challenges, but more importantly, is committed to the cooperative principles and the well-being of our members and customers," Kimball said.
"He brings both the experience and the ability to move forward in the innovative ways that will be needed as we continue to meet the needs of rural Americans, delivering reliable supply in a friendly, sustainable and practical manner."
SWTC is the transmission cooperative that delivers power generated by the AEPCO-owned Apache generating station in Cochise to six member cooperatives and more than 120,000 residential and commercial customers in southeast Arizona, California and northwest Arizona.
The Class-A member cooperatives include the five in Arizona; Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative in Willcox, Duncan Valley Electric Cooperative in Duncan, Graham County Electric Cooperative in Pima, Trico Electric Cooperative in Marana, Mohave Electric Cooperative in Bullhead City, and the California member, Anza Electric Cooperative in Anza.
SWTC employs 47 people.
Patrick Ledger, 43, a graduate of the Colorado College and the University of Arizona College of Law, replaced retiring Senior VP and COO Larry Huff Aug. 24.
Ledger has worked closely with Huff and the staff of SWTC in recent years and is "the ideal person to face the transmission challenges of the future," Huff said.
"The real challenge will be to make sure we have transmission capability to meet demand and to do that we need someone with a vision and the ability to bring together the elements of planning, funding and construction that are needed," Huff said.
"Patrick Ledger will continue with the projects we have in place to meet the demands of power transmission through the year 2015 and beyond," Huff said.
Ledger said he's looking forward to the challenges of his new position.
"Our first priority is to meet the future growth of our member/customers and to do so reliably and in the most cost-effective manner possible," Ledger said.
"We face many challenges and regulatory issues related to the environment that compound the daily challenges of reliably delivering power. My background provides me with the tools and experience necessary to meet these challenges," Ledger said.
Don Kimball, CEO of the three G&T Cooperatives, said Ledger understands the issues of rural Americans served by the cooperatives.
"The electric generation and transmission industries and those in the co-op industry in particular face many challenges as we continue to work to provide affordable and reliable power. Patrick Ledger has shown he understands those challenges, but more importantly, is committed to the cooperative principles and the well-being of our members and customers," Kimball said.
"He brings both the experience and the ability to move forward in the innovative ways that will be needed as we continue to meet the needs of rural Americans, delivering reliable supply in a friendly, sustainable and practical manner."
SWTC is the transmission cooperative that delivers power generated by the AEPCO-owned Apache generating station in Cochise to six member cooperatives and more than 120,000 residential and commercial customers in southeast Arizona, California and northwest Arizona.
The Class-A member cooperatives include the five in Arizona; Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative in Willcox, Duncan Valley Electric Cooperative in Duncan, Graham County Electric Cooperative in Pima, Trico Electric Cooperative in Marana, Mohave Electric Cooperative in Bullhead City, and the California member, Anza Electric Cooperative in Anza.
SWTC employs 47 people.
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