Underground substation for the Greater Cambridge Energy Program

Chris is currently the Manager of Substation Design Engineering for Eastern Massachusetts at Eversource Energy (Eversource). Eversource is an electric, gas and water utility in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire providing both electric transmission and distribution services. As the Manager of Substation Design Engineering, he oversees a team of engineers and coordinates the engineering efforts for all Substations within the eastern Massachusetts territory. 

Prior to this he was the Manager of Capital Project Engineering for the three state Eversource Service Territory.  He has 22 years of experience in the utility industry, holds a BSEE and BSCE from Northeastern University.

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.