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Patrick Lee is vice president of Energy Supply for Sempra Generation, which operates power plants for the competitive market in North America. As vice president of Energy Supply, Lee is responsible for fulfilling Sempra Generation’s power supply obligations, marketing the output of Sempra Generation’s power plants, arranging for fuel supplied to the power plants and optimizing the generation portfolio through short-term, day-ahead operations, as well as long-term transactions. Previously, Lee held a number of director positions at San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), a regulated subsidiary of Sempra Energy. His past responsibilities included construction, maintenance and operations of transmission, substation and distribution systems in the San Diego region, skills and compliance training, business processes support and performance management. Prior to joining SDG&E in 1991, Lee worked for Sacramento Municipal Utility District and the Electric Department at the City of Roseville in California. Some of his past experiences included electric system planning, engineering standards, transmission and substation construction and maintenance, electric reliability, system automation, smart meters, engineering data integration and business process re-engineering. Lee received a Chairman’s Team Award in 2004 for expanding and improving the Miguel Substation using Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) technology, and in 2001, he led the team to achieve the best electric reliability in company history. Lee has written articles in electric trade publications and presented papers at electric industry and technology conferences. Lee earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from San Diego State University and a Masters of Science in electrical engineering from California State University, Sacramento. He is a registered professional electrical engineer in California | 