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Patrick Ledger named senior VP and chief operating officer of AEPCO
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| Patrick Ledger (submitted photo) |
By Geoff Oldfather/For the Range News
BENSON - Patrick Ledger, a former Cochise County Deputy County Attorney who was Corporate Counsel for Arizona's G&T Cooperatives and has most recently served as Chief Operating Officer of Southwest Transmission Cooperative, Inc. (SWTC), has been named to head Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. (AEPCO), and headquartered in Benson, Arizona.
Ledger, 44, a graduate of Colorado College and the University of Arizona College of Law, replaces retiring Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Gary Grim effective July 1.
"I appreciate this opportunity to ensure we continue to generate reliable and affordable power for rural Arizonans not just today but to meet future demands as well," Ledger said.
AEPCO and SWTC together with Sierra Southwest Cooperative Services, Inc. collectively make up Arizona's G&T Cooperatives.
AEPCO owns and operates the 600 megawatt Apache Generating Station at Cochise, Arizona, east of Benson.
SWTC owns and maintains more than 600 miles of line and 25 substations that transmit wholesale power from the Apache Generating Station to six Member Distribution Cooperatives in southern Arizona, northwestern Arizona in Bullhead City and Mohave County, and Anza, California.
Combined, the Distribution Cooperatives that receive AEPCO's wholesale power serve more than 144,000 residential, commercial, agricultural and industrial customers.
"Our most significant challenges ahead are to ensure we continue to generate power reliably and efficiently and that we respond to the growing demand for energy in a prudent, cost effective and responsible way," Ledger said.
"I'm certain we can meet those challenges," Ledger said.
Donald W. Kimball, CEO of the three Arizona's G&T Cooperatives, said Ledger understands the issues of rural Americans served by the Cooperatives.
Ledger, 44, a graduate of Colorado College and the University of Arizona College of Law, replaces retiring Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Gary Grim effective July 1.
"I appreciate this opportunity to ensure we continue to generate reliable and affordable power for rural Arizonans not just today but to meet future demands as well," Ledger said.
AEPCO and SWTC together with Sierra Southwest Cooperative Services, Inc. collectively make up Arizona's G&T Cooperatives.
AEPCO owns and operates the 600 megawatt Apache Generating Station at Cochise, Arizona, east of Benson.
SWTC owns and maintains more than 600 miles of line and 25 substations that transmit wholesale power from the Apache Generating Station to six Member Distribution Cooperatives in southern Arizona, northwestern Arizona in Bullhead City and Mohave County, and Anza, California.
Combined, the Distribution Cooperatives that receive AEPCO's wholesale power serve more than 144,000 residential, commercial, agricultural and industrial customers.
"Our most significant challenges ahead are to ensure we continue to generate power reliably and efficiently and that we respond to the growing demand for energy in a prudent, cost effective and responsible way," Ledger said.
"I'm certain we can meet those challenges," Ledger said.
Donald W. Kimball, CEO of the three Arizona's G&T Cooperatives, said Ledger understands the issues of rural Americans served by the Cooperatives.
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