2025 Mutual Aid Disaster Exercise
June 25, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 3:00 pm EDT
2025 Mutual Aid Disaster Exercise
June 25, 2025 (8:00 am – 3:00 pm)
NEPPA Training Center, 200 New Estate Road, Littleton, MA 01460
NEPPA’s Annual Mutual Aid Disaster Exercise will be held Wednesday, June 25th beginning at 8:00 am. This one-day workshop will allow utility representatives the opportunity to ‘game play’ in a realistic disaster scenario. Attendees will learn how national and local NEPPA Mutual Aid programs operate and participate in discussion about how these programs can be improved.
In addition, Peter Rossi, Chief Operating Officer and Incident Commander for Vermont Electric Cooperative will be doing a Drone demo and discussing the co-op’s use of drones for system maintenance and after-storm restoration. Discover how the co-op is using this technology to boost grid reliability, improve safety, and support power restoration efforts.
Who Should Attend
- General Managers
- Assistant General Managers
- General/Working Foreman/Lineworkers
- Operations Personnel
- Engineering Personnel
- Mutual Aid Coordinators
Agenda
This agenda is subject to change.
| 8:00 am – 8:30 am | Coffee and Registration |
| 8:30 am – 9:30 am | Mutual Aid Overview |
| 9:30 am – 9:45 am | Introductions |
| 9:45 am – 10:15 am | Exercise Overview/Scenario |
| 10:15 am – 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:30am – 12:00 pm | Tabletop Exercise |
| 12:00 pm – 1:00 am | Lunch and Drone Demo |
| 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm | Tabletop Exercise |
| 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Wrap-up |
| 3:00 pm | Adjourn |
Facilitator
Mike Hyland, PE
Executive Director, Northeast Public Power Association
Michael ‘Mike’ Hyland is currently the Executive Director of the Northeast Public Power Association (NEPPA), located in Littleton, Massachusetts. Mike took over the helm of NEPPA in May 2022 after a 40 year utility career that started inside a #6 fuel oil generation plant at Philadelphia Electric.
Prior to his role at NEPPA, Mike was the Energy & Technical Programs Manager for the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) in Hughesville, Maryland, and his main responsibility was the oversight of the Solar Interconnection and Electric Vehicle programs.
Before his stint at SMECO, Mr. Hyland served as the Senior Vice President of Engineering Services at the American Public Power Association (APPA) in Washington DC for 24 years. In that position, he was responsible for all the engineering, safety, cyber security, reliability, system planning, mutual aid and operations for the associations 2000+ municipal utilities operating in the United States.
Mike is a Professional Engineer with an Electrical Engineering degree from Drexel University in Philadelphia, is co-inventor on three US Patents, and now resides in Nashua, NH. Mike has been married to his wife Colleen for over 33 years. Together they have raised three engineering children: Reid, Erik and Jodie.
Registration
Registration fees include coffee/tea and light continential breakfast as well as lunch. If you have dietary restrictions please note them during registration so we can do our best to accomodate.
2025 Registration Fees:
Members: $179
Non- Members: $239
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations can be made up until 2 weeks prior to the start of the event. Substitutions are accepted at any time.
Lodging
Lodging is not included in your registration fees and must be arranged directly with the hotel. If you need overnight accommodations, please see our lodging information page for details on discounted rates.
Questions?
Please contact registrar@neppa.org or call (978) 540-2200.