Nicolas Dehlinger
GE

Don Jarrett
City of Petersburg

DESCRIPTION

Powerhouse components such as turbine, generators, and balance of plant equipment can be repaired extending their original life expectation or they can be replaced with new equipment. These capital investments include complex decision-making processes and criteria often including business cases, risk determinations, and economic evaluations.  This session will focus on how owners and OEMs approach repair or replace recommendations.  

This Panel is within the Technical, Dam Safety, and Engineering Track at the conference. 
 
This session is a 201-level discussion for those looking to take a deeper dive into this subject matter. 

Moderator

Dale Campbell, Grant County PUD

Panelists:

• Sean Flak, Portland General Electric
• Nicolas Delinger, GE
• Donald Jarrett, Owner, Jarrett PLLC, City of Petersburg

Speaker Bios:

• Don Jarrett started his career in 1974 folllowing graduation with a BSME from UC Berkeley. He worked in manufacturing in Portland Oregon, and in the nuclear field in Richland Washington before moving to Bellevue Washington 1983 to begin his career in hydroelectric projects. Don worked as a consultant until 1989 when he went to work as a regional manager for an independent power producer and was involved in 90 hydroelectric projects manangement, planning and acquisitions. In 2010 he returned to consulting in the hydroelectric business until he retired in 2024. Don has worked on dozens of projects in permitting, licensing, design, procurement, construction and operations. Don continues to provide consulting services to selected clients.