About the Electrical Generating Systems Association (EGSA)

For almost 50 years, the Electrical Generating Systems Association (EGSA) has been on the cutting edge of generated power solutions. Providing codes and standards updates, emerging technologies, education, best practices, technician certification, and industry enrichment, we are the leading authority in the on-site power industry.

By Electrical Generating Systems Association November 14, 2014
About the Electrical Generating Systems Association (EGSA)
For almost 50 years, the Electrical Generating Systems Association (EGSA) has been on the cutting edge of generated power solutions. Providing codes and standards updates, emerging technologies, education, best practices, technician certification, and industry enrichment, we are the leading authority in the on-site power industry.
EGSA represents almost 1,000 members worldwide. This number includes 754 member companies and 243 student members. We manufacture, distribute, market, sell, install, maintain, and service on-site power equipment. Our trade association is poised to help people and organizations like yours meet ever-increasing business demands for emergency power solutions, while balancing those demands with cost, safety, security, and technology.
Programs that benefit members, the industry, and you
Our EGSA Technician Certification Program is the industry benchmark that provides organizations like yours with an objective way to gauge if someone is qualified to work on your system. Making this certification a part of your business plan is a smart investment and a great benefit to generator customers. It not only demonstrates proficiency, but it also certifies that a technician has attained sufficient levels of skill, knowledge, and expertise to work on your complex, sensitive equipment. We hope you remember this when it comes time to install, maintain, and service your clients’ systems and that you specifically ask for an EGSA-Certified Technician. New in 2014, EGSA now offers two levels of certification: the Apprentice and Journeyman levels. Visit the EGSA website for more details.
EGSA also offers a rigorous, two-tiered educational program with schools throughout the U.S. that outline the technical aspects of power generation. Explore our Basic and Advanced Power School curriculums, taught by leading industry experts (with Continuing Education Units available) to keep your skills sharp and to stay abreast of the technologies that support the power generation industry.
Finally, we also give back to the industry with EGSA’s David I. Coren Scholarship Program. Since the program’s launch in 2002, EGSA has granted more than $250,000 in scholarships to students pursuing a career in power generation. The benefits of this program are immeasurable, increasing not only students’ personal knowledge and earning power, but also increasing their value to employers within our own industry.
We actively encourage and promote the exchange of ideas and information. Please visit www.egsa.org for details of our programs and initiatives, or contact our staff at 561-750-5575.
EGSA announces 2015 board election results
The Electrical Generating Systems Association has announced the election of officers and three new board members for 2015.
The 2015 EGSA Executive Board members are:
  • President: Ed Murphy, Power Search Inc., Hampstead, N.H.
  • President-elect: Robert Hafich, Emergency Systems Service Co., Quakertown, Pa.
  • Vice president: Charlie Habic, Gillette Generators, Elkhart, Ind.
  • Secretary-treasurer: Dave Brown, Collicutt Energy Services, Santa Fe Springs, Calif.
  • Immediate past president: Vaughn Beasley, Ring Power Corp., St. Augustine, Fla.
Also elected to the Board of Directors for the 2015 to 2017 term are:
  • Ole Haaland, Anna Inc., Annapolis, Md.
  • David Stringer, ComAp LLC, Fort Collins, Colo.
  • Tom Wein, Generac Power Systems, Waukesha, Wis.
The new board members will assume their offices on Jan. 1, 2015.
The following members will remain on the Board of Directors through the coming year:
  • Katie Evans, Diesel & Gas Turbine Publications Inc., Milwaukee, Wis.
  • Bill Kaewert, Stored Energy Systems LLC (SENS), Longmont, Colo.
  • Rick Morrison, Nixon Power Systems, Charlotte, N.C.
  • Dennis Pearson, Woodward, Fort Collins, Colo.
  • Walter Petty, Atlantic Power Solutions, Siler City, N.C.
  • Lanny Slater, GFS Corp., Weston, Fla.
Important on-site power industry events
EGSA 2015 Spring Conference
Jacksonville, Fla., March 22-24, 2015 
The Annual Spring Conference features educational sessions on issues that impact today’s on-site power industry. If you are an engineer or facility manager in the Jacksonville area and are interested in joining us for breakfast during our conference, we would love to host you. For more information, visit www.EGSA.org/spring (after Jan. 1, 2015) or call 561-750-5575.

EGSA 2015 Fall Conference

Denver, Sept. 13-15, 2015
The EGSA Fall Conference is designed to focus on the on-site power community. EGSA invites speakers from member companies, utilities, research firms, government agencies, and others to give presentations. If you are an engineer or facility manager in the San Diego area and are interested in joining us for breakfast during our conference, we would love to host you. You will find the Exhibitor Showcase to be the ideal place for networking within the on-site power community. Registration information will be available online in July 2015 at www.EGSA.org/fall or by calling 561-750-5575.
EGSA’s On-Site Power Pavilion
POWER-GEN International 2015
Las Vegas, Dec. 8-10, 2015
EGSA’s On-Site Power Pavilion—a "show within a show"—provides EGSA member firms with a unique opportunity to showcase their products within a defined area on the POWER-GEN International show floor. Grouping displays of firms that make, sell, and distribute on-site power generation equipment, products, and services, raises awareness of on-site power’s place within the larger context of the overall electrical power generation industry. For exhibit information, contact EGSA at 561-750-5575, ext. 205, or e-mail Jalane Kellough at J.Kellough@EGSA.org.

EGSA education and training opportunities 
The EGSA George Rowley School of On-Site Power Generation, renamed in 2013, offers a two-tiered rigorous school program for professionals who need to understand the basics of power generation. EGSA’s on-site power generation schools provide the most comprehensive on-site power generation system overview. The schools now offer Continuing Education Units. For information, visit www.EGSA.org or call 561-750-5575.
Basic School: The Basic School is a general, but technical, overview of on-site power generation equipment. It is designed for those who are working in nontechnical positions, such as sales, marketing, administrative, or company management positions, and for those who have worked in the industry for less than three years. The 2015 Basic School schedule will be posted on the EGSA website when available.
Advanced Schools: Advanced Schools offer more highly technical and in-depth coverage of on-site power generation equipment. The Advanced School is designed for those who have attended the EGSA Basic On-Site Power Generation School; those employed in engineering, project management, or service positions; and for those who have worked in the industry for more than three years. The 2015 Advanced School schedule will be posted on the EGSA website when available.