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Summary
Join us for an exciting, behind-the-scenes look at the underground transmission construction for Skipjack Solar Center, a new solar farm that AES Corporation built on former timberland in Charles City, Virginia. This project wasn’t just about going green—it was about overcoming big challenges, from trenching to navigating material shortages brought on by COVID-19.
In this webinar, we’ll dive into how fiberglass conduit played a key role in the project’s success. Here’s what you’ll discover:
- How durable, corrosion-resistant fiberglass conduit handled heavy cable loads.
- The fast and budget-friendly procurement process that cut costs and secured materials in record time.
- A streamlined underground burial process that shaved weeks off the timeline, keeping the project on track.
- The exceptional customer service that helped everything come together smoothly.
If you’re curious about how big projects like this overcome obstacles and reach the finish line, this webinar is for you.
Speakers
Matt Fredericks
Director of North American Business Development
Champion Fiberglass®
Matt Fredericks brings a decade of industry experience to his role at Champion Fiberglass®. He previously worked at Upper Midwest Utility Sales, a manufacturer’s representative agency. There, he specialized in selling Champion Fiberglass® conduit to electrical contractors and the utility market. As the Director of North American Business Development, he is responsible for developing high-level relationships within the electrical and utility contractor/end-user markets to increase Champion Fiberglass® market awareness and sales revenues.
He also works with the VP of Sales & Marketing and Champion Fiberglass® manufacturer's reps to grow and expand the customer base and market share in North America, specifically the US East and West Coasts and Canada. Fredericks has a BA from the University of Minnesota - Morris.
Mike Beehler
National Spokesperson
Power Delivery Intelligence Initiative
Mike Beehler P.E. is the national spokesperson for the Power Delivery Intelligence Initiative and the chief opportunity officer for Mike Beehler & Associates LLC. He started his career designing and building transmission lines and substations for Tucson Electric Power and the Hawaiian Electric Co. and then spent more than 20 years designing T&D infrastructure and consulting on emerging trends at Burns & McDonnell.
He has written, presented, and consulted on reliability-centered maintenance, critical infrastructure protection, and program management. In addition, he is a well-known industry writer and speaker on the early definition of the smart grid, 3-D and building information modeling applications in T&D, and development plans for smart cities. Most recently, he is sought for his strategic leadership and vision on the application of emerging technologies in changing business models to include the integration of distributed energy resources, augmented/virtual reality, and artificial intelligence.
He authored the book, The Science of the Sale. Beehler is a registered professional engineer in Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Texas, Colorado, Kansas, Georgia, and Alabama. He also is a Fellow in the American Society of Civil Engineers and a member of IEEE and CIGRE.
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