Courage is being scared to death...and saddling up anyway. ~John Wayne
About Mike & O-T-S
Solar Capacity
Wind Capacity
Solar Star
Mojave Wind Farm
Luddington Pumped Storage
(Northwest Michigan) Six Turbines can operate as pumps or generators. Once upgrades are completed generator capacity close to 2,300 MW.
Highland Wind Farm
Has 218 2.3 MW wind turbines (502 MW total). It is located in the northwest corner of Iowa and is in the MEC LBA (Local Balancing Authority) area.
Mackinac HVDC
This 200 MW voltage sourced HVDC converter connects the upper & lower peninsulas of Michigan.
Mike Terbrueggen was born in Detroit, Michigan. After high school graduation he entered the U.S. Army and was stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado. He was in the 4th infantry with the 4th Combat Engineers. Mike has two daughters, one son, two grandsons and two granddaughters and lives in Longmont, Colorado where, in his spare time, Mike enjoys walking his beagles, music and home improvement projects.
Mike's undergraduate degree is from Lawrence University and is in Electronics Engineering. His graduate degree is from University of Colorado and is in Power Engineering.
Mike formed Operations-Training-Solutions in 1994, is the CEO and Principal Engineer, and designs, develops, and delivers advanced training seminars, develops training programs and materials, and provides consulting services for power operations and engineering personnel.
Mike was employed as an electrical engineer by Colorado-Ute Electric Association (CUEA) for 10 years. He held the positions of planning engineer, protection engineer, staff engineer, and technical supervisor at a steam turbine generating station.
Mike combines 10 years of power industry engineering experience with 30 years of power operations training and consulting experience. He applies his power background and training capabilities to offer real world solutions to a company's training and operating needs.
To reach Mike:
E-mail to mike@o-t-s.com
