Ed Tatum Jr., long one of PJM’s most vocal stakeholders, will be taking his deep voice and courtly demeanor to MISO as American Municipal Power’s vice president of transmission.
Tatum, who has more than 30 years of industry experience, previously was vice president of RTO and regulatory affairs for Old Dominion Electric Cooperative.
In his new post, he will be developing strategies to reduce transmission costs for Columbus, Ohio-based AMP, which has 132 members in nine states.
“I have known the folks from AMP for many years in both the PJM and FERC forums and have always enjoyed working with them. They are smart, innovative, eager to effectuate meaningful and positive change, and fair,” Tatum told RTO Insider. “When this position opened up, we sat down, and I quickly realized this was an excellent opportunity for me — even with the consideration of leaving ODEC and Richmond after almost 30 years!”
In his new position, Tatum will continue to participate in PJM stakeholder committees as well as those of MISO, advocating on transmission- and reliability-related issues. He also will be involved in interpreting and implementing regulations developed by FERC.
Tatum also has worked with Oglethorpe Power Cooperative in Tucker, Ga., and the Rural Electrification Administration in D.C.
He holds a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from the University of Virginia and a master’s in business administration from the University of Richmond.
“Costs and other issues associated with transmission are extremely important to our members,” said AMP CEO Marc Gerken. “As transmission-dependent utilities, AMP members increasingly look to us for strategies and opportunities to control these costs.”
— Suzanne Herel