Tributes poured in last week for Mike Henderson, who died May 22, little more than a year after retiring from ISO-NE.
Henderson retired in April 2020 after more than two decades with the RTO. As director of regional planning and coordination, Henderson led development of the Regional System Plan. He also served as chair of the Planning Advisory Committee for 12 years.
“He was a dedicated team member, an active member in many professional organizations such as IEEE, and advanced transmission planning in New England throughout his long-standing career,” Allison DiGrande, the RTO’s director of participant relations and services, said in a statement announcing his death. “Though his clever New York wit always garnered a laugh, Mike will perhaps be most remembered for the enthusiasm he displayed both for engineering and for helping mentor those in the field. He was always quick to give of his time and talent as colleagues and mentees pursued their engineering career goals.”
No cause of death was listed.
“Mike was the consummate professional — helpful, friendly and so very tolerant of my ‘rookie’ questions, especially early on in my New England experience,” said Brad Swalwell, director of markets and analytics for Tangent Energy Solutions.
“I called on Mike for help many times over the past two decades, and he was always gracious, helpful and at times very funny,” said the U.S. Department of Energy’s David Meyer.
In lieu of memorial flowers and gifts, Henderson’s family asked that those wishing to honor his memory donate to the IEEE PES Scholarship Plus Initiative.
