Joe Slater’s presentation and video on Co-operative Utility Ownership and lessons for Maine
Joe Slater
Joe joined the group to discuss the cooperative model of public power ownership. Included below are some graphics about Maine’s utility performance, a downloadable copy of Joe’s presentation, a link to the video recording of the Zoom meeting we held with Joe, and an explanation of the different types of utility ownership.
First, a bit about Joe:
Austin J. Slater, Jr. has 40-years’ experience as an executive in the energy industry, retiring March 2020 following 18-years as President and CEO of the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative. He formerly served as VP for Education and Training at National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) in Arlington, Virginia, and as General Manager of Tideland EMC in eastern North Carolina. Slater has served as a Board Member and Chairman of the Board of ACES Power Marketing and was a founding Member and Secretary of the National Renewables Cooperative Organization.
Slater is presently Board Vice Chairman of a publicly traded $6-billion community bank that operates in Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. In 2021 Slater was appointed to the Board of Governors of Shepherd University by West Virginia Governor Jim Justice. He also serves as Board Member and Treasurer for the Shepherd University Foundation; an instructor in NRECA’s Director Education curriculum; and an active member of the Shepherdstown Rotary Club.
Some Revealing Graphics about Maine’s Performance
