$161,412 yearly
East Bay Municipal Utility District
CA
The Position
Advance your career as an Associate Electrical Engineer with an industry-leading water and wastewater utility. Reporting to the Senior Electrical Engineer, the Associate Electrical Engineer is the registered professional electrical engineer level on East Bay Municipal Utility District’s (EBMUD’s) career ladder. In 2012, EBMUD’s wastewater treatment plant became the first in North America to produce more renewable energy onsite than is needed to run the facility. Power generation is accomplished by converting biogas to electrical power using an energy-efficient, low-emission gas turbine and three gas engines for a combined rated capacity of over 10.5 megawatts. EBMUD sells excess renewable energy back to the electrical grid to cut fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions and provides savings for its ratepayers. Biogas production saves EBMUD approximately $3 million each year by reducing electric power demand.
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