The Electric Power Infrastructure Club of Oklahoma
is proud to host you at its September 9, 2025 Meeting
[If your company is interested in sponsoring this event, register for the Meeting Host Sponsorship]
Featuring
guest speaker
Nick Shumaker
Manager of System Engineering
As the Manager of System Engineering at Oklahoma Electric Cooperative (OEC), Nick and his team having been working to make OEC the most reliable electric utility in the State of Oklahoma. Over the past twelve years, they have reduced outages by 70%!
Nick serves as the National Chair of NRECA’s Transmission and Distribution Engineering Committee (TDEC) as well as National Chair of TDEC’s Subcommittee for System Reliability. He worked with NRECA on Achieving Cooperative Community Equitable Solar Sources (ACCESS), which researched how to make solar energy affordable for communities with fewer financial resources. Nick is also working with Bergey Wind Power on Business Model for Rural Cooperative Distributed Wind Microgrids through the DOE’s Wind Energy Technologies Office.
Building on his expertise in utility reliability, Nick co-founded GridVantage, an AI-driven company focused on enhancing the reliability and efficiency of cooperative utilities. As CEO, he leads a team of current and former electric cooperative professionals dedicated to leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to transform grid reliability and operational efficiency.
Nick is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering.
Since our meeting falls on Veteran’s Day, November 11th, as a token of our appreciation we are offering all of the Veteran’s in attendance free meeting registration (which includes the meal). Simply use the coupon code: IAMAVETERAN when you register (Member or Non-Member Meeting Tickets) and your meal is covered by the EPIC. Thank you for your sacrifice and willingness to preserve the freedoms that we enjoy! Enter the Coupon Code on the final check out page where it says “Have a coupon code?”.