Keynotes and Special Events — 2027 Meter School
Expect an energizing keynote speaker who will bring strategic insight and real-world experience to the challenges facing metering and utility operations today.
Special events include a welcome reception that’s ideal for networking with instructors, vendors, and peers. The PRPA Rawhide Energy Plant tour and the opportunity to take the annual RMEMA Meter School Proficiency Exam.
Find more details below!
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Jon Rennie
“Earn Your Oxygen: Building a Career That Matters”
Managing your career in the electrical utility industry
About Jon Rennie:
Dr. Jon Rennie is co-founder and former CEO of AccuGrid Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of metering current transformers for electrical utilities. He is a former U.S. Navy Nuclear submarine officer who made seven deployments during the end of the Cold War. Prior to starting AccuGrid, he led eight manufacturing businesses for three global companies including ABB, Schneider Electric, and ESAB. He is the author of three best-selling leadership books and he hosts the globally ranked Deep Leadership podcast. In addition to his ongoing work at AccuGrid, he is a business professor at Thales College, where he teaches entrepreneurship, leadership, and strategy.
Monday Welcome Reception
Join us for the RMEMA Meter School Reception on Monday, March 15, 2027, at the Agave Room at the Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant in Fort Collins!
Food, drinks and games! Connect with fellow attendees and enjoy a fun evening together.
All registered attendees are invited and encouraged to attend!
Complimentary bus transportation will run a continuous loop between the Hilton Fort Collins, CSU, and the Rio.
RMEMA Meter School Proficiency Exam
Thursday March 18, 2027
The RMEMA Meter School Proficiency Exam is designed for individuals who have completed and mastered the content in the Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Tracks. This open-book exam tests your understanding of the full curriculum, with the Electric Meterman’s Handbook recommended as a key resource.
We strongly suggest completing one track per year in order — Basic, Intermediate, then Advanced — before attempting the exam. Each track builds on the previous year’s material, and all exam questions are drawn from concepts taught across all three.
What to Bring:
A calculator
Resource materials such as past course notes, the Handbook for Electricity Metering, Ugly’s Reference Book, and the All in One Book
Scoring & Certification:
You’ll receive your Pass/Not Pass results by email. A score of 70% or higher earns you a Certification of Completion from RMEMA Meter School.
Platte River Power Authority’s (PRPA) Rawhide Energy Station Tour
Thursday March 18, 2027
What happens before you flip the switch? Go behind the scenes at Platte River Power Authority’s Rawhide Energy Station near Wellington, Colorado, and learn how steam spins a turbine to generate electricity on a utility scale. Construction began in 1979, and the 280-megawatt coal-fired Unit 1 went into service in 1984. For more than four decades, it has helped power homes and businesses in Estes Park, Fort Collins, Longmont, and Loveland.
With Unit 1 scheduled to retire by the end of 2029, the tour is a chance to explore a working coal plant before it shuts down and learn what comes next for the site. Rawhide will continue to be an energy generation site after the coal unit retires. Its solar arrays, battery storage, and natural gas turbines offer a look at how Platte River’s mix of power sources has changed since the station first opened.
