Joe Basile, WR’s Community Energy Program Manager: Joe has 35+ years of electrical power generation experience beginning with the US Navy nuclear power program, then civilian nuclear, coal fired, natural gas combined cycle and renewable energy project development with various roles in maintenance, operations and management. Joe is passionate about energy conservation, efficiency and the related cost savings particularly for rural communities as well as the environmental stewardship responsibilities shared with the parent organization, Wallowa Resources. Joe is always looking for ways to bring new distributed energy projects into fruition for the benefit of the community and the environment. He brings a tenured and diverse blend of technical training, field experience,design/construction background as well as project and personnel management. Current project responsibilities include the completion of a Community Energy Strategic Plan for Wallowa County, managing a local microgrid resilience project, identification of renewable project opportunities, evaluation of project feasibility, project management during licensing, permitting, and construction, consultation with a myriad of stakeholders, project proponents, natural resource organizations, city, county, regulatory agencies and others.