Scott Wambeke

Scott Wambeke is a professional engineer with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from South Dakota State University. Scott has worked on electric power plant Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSGs) for over 20 years as a design engineer, 10 years as a partner/owner developing HRSG after market services company, and as the Subject Matter Expert for HRSGs at Xcel Energy. His career has brought him to power stations in over 20 countries.

Presentation description:

The presentation will discuss electric power generation in the USA, and changes to the system over the past 30 years.

*Decline of coal fired power stations

*Compare costs of producing power with the major fuels (coal, natural gas, nuclear, wind and solar)

*Talk about the growth of wind and solar as renewable options.