Randy Baysinger joined the Turlock Irrigation District in 1982 and was promoted to his present position as Assistant General Manager of Power Supply in July 2006. In this capacity, he is responsible for managing all of the District’s internal and external power generation and supply resources, day-ahead energy scheduling, and interactions with the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the California Energy Commission (CEC) and the Federal Regulatory Energy Commission (FERC). He also manages the District’s interests within the Tuolumne River Watershed and is the project manager of the proposed Don Pedro Pumped Storage Project.
Mr. Baysinger also maintains responsibilities he held previously when he served as assistant general manager of Power Generation. Those duties involve permitting, licensing, design, construction and operation and maintenance of facilities. These projects include power generation, transmission and high voltage substation work, as well as technical studies.
He graduated from the University of California at Davis with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering and is a licensed professional electrical engineer in the State of California. He has also done post graduate work toward an MBA at California State University, Stanislaus.
Mr. Baysinger has co-authored various papers on power system protection, dam-break flood analysis, and FERC regulatory compliance. |